Notes

As the Nazis rise to power, German schoolboy Helmuth is caught up in all the swashbuckling bravado. But people's rights are being eroded, Jews are threatened, and the truth has been censored. How much longer can Helmuth keep silent? A novel based on a true story.

Award: the author's book "Hitler Youth: growing up in Hitler's shadow" was named a Newbery Honor Book, Sibert Honor Book, ALA Notable Children's Book, and ALA Best Book for Young Adults.