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My brother's secret

In 1941 twelve-year-old Karl is proud to be a member of the Hitler Youth, but when his father is killed on the Eastern Front everything changes--his family moves to the country to live with his grandparents, he encounters a brutal Gestapo officer, and he begins to realize that his sixteen-year-old b...

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Main Author: Smith, Dan, 1970- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Chicken House, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2015.
Edition: First American edition.
Subjects:
Hitler-Jugend > Juvenile fiction.
Anti-Nazi movement > Juvenile fiction.
Brothers > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Germany > Juvenile fiction.
Rescues > Juvenile fiction.
Germany > History > 1933-1945 > Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction > Juvenile.
Summary: In 1941 twelve-year-old Karl is proud to be a member of the Hitler Youth, but when his father is killed on the Eastern Front everything changes--his family moves to the country to live with his grandparents, he encounters a brutal Gestapo officer, and he begins to realize that his sixteen-year-old brother has joined a youth group who opposes the Nazis.
Item Description: "First published in the United Kingdom in 2014 by Chicken House"--Copyright page.
Physical Description: 293 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN: 9780545771559 (alk. paper)
0545771552 (alk. paper)
Author Notes: Growing up, Dan Smith moved with his family through Africa, Asia, and South America. He now lives in Newcastle, England, with his wife and two children. He made his publishing debut with the novel My Friend the Enemy , released September 2014. Find out more about the author at www.dansmithsbooks.com.

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