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"The Boy who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti is a great read for youth and adults alike. Helmuth Hübener was a German during the time Hilter ruled. His struggle to understand what was going on in his country gives an insider viewpoint of WWI. He decides he can no longer stand idle while injustices are happening all around him. This book (based on a true story) tells of what his last days might have been like while explaining what led up to the youngest German ever sentenced to death.

The most touching part of the book was the letters and pictures found at the back of the book. Helmuth's two friends who helped him distribute Anti-Nazi paraphernalia share their memories of their friend. Helmuth's older brother also writes about his brother. I admit that it took me awhile to get through the last pages as I had to keep stopping to wipe the tears from my eyes. My 13 year-old son read it also and loved it.

I give this book 5 stars.

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