Description
Berlin, November 1943. With bombing raids commencing, the city is blanketed by explosions.
Siblings Gerta and Max Hoffmann live a surprisingly carefree childhood amid the raids. Berlin is a city going about its business, even as it's attacked almost nightly.
But one night, the air raid sirens wail, and the Hoffmanns' neighborhood is hit. A mortally wounded man comes to their door, begging to be let in. He asks for Karl Hoffmann, their father. Gerta and Max watch as Karl tries in vain to save the man's life.
Before he dies, the stranger gives their father a bloodstained packet of documents, along with a message: "For the sake of humanity, the F?hrer must die. Finish it, Karl!"
Based on real events, this is the story of two children swept up in a fight for the soul of Germany -- and the world.
Author: Andy Marino
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Published: 04/21/2020
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.20w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781338359022
ISBN10: 1338359029
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Europe
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure | General
About the Author
Andy Marino is the author of Escape from the USS Indianapolis, Escape from Alcatraz, Escape from Chernobyl, Escape from East Berlin, Escape from Stalingrad; the Plot to Kill Hitler trilogy; and several other novels for young readers. He lives in upstate New York with his wife and two dogs. You can visit him at andy-marino.com.