The+Boy+Who+Dared

=The Boy Who Dared: A Novel Based on the True Story of a Hitler Youth=

by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
This is a fictional story about a real 16 year old boy who began as a member of the Hitler Youth and ended up a traitor. He listened to an illegal radio and heard the lies that the Nazis were telling the German people. He decided to write and distribute pamphlets that told the truth about the war and the Nazis. He was denounced by an acquaintance, tried and convicted of being a traitor. He dared to stand up against the Nazis and lost his life.

The story is told in flashbacks. Helmuth is in prison waiting for his execution. The reader shares his memories of how and why he came to be there. It is a very sad story but his bravery makes it a good one.

If you are interested in more information about the Hitler Youth organization, read Ms. Bartoletti's other book __Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow. this book looks daring ^.^?__