The Boy Who Dared - wikipedia The Boy Who Dared This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2014 ) The Boy Who Dared Cover of The Boy Who Dared Author Susan Campbell Bartoletti Country America Language English Genre Historical Fiction Publisher Scholastic Publication date 2008 Published in English 2008 Media type Print ( Paperback ) Pages 192 pp ISBN 0 - 439 - 68013 - 1 OCLC 123349649 LC Class PZ7. B2844 Boy 2008 The Boy Who Dared is a 2008 novel by American children 's author Susan Campbell Bartoletti. It is based upon the true story of Helmuth Hübener, the youngest person to be sentenced to death by the Nazis during World War II. He was arrested and killed on October 27, 1942 sent to a death penalty by guillotine. Bartoletti fleshed out one episode from her non-fiction Newbery Honor Book, Hitler Youth : Growing Up in Hitler 's Shadow ( 2006 ), into this novel. Contents 1 Plot 2 History 3 Contents 4 Awards 5 References Plot The majority of the story is told through flashbacks, as Helmuth Hübener, charged with treason, waits in a Berlin prison for his execution. Starting with his memories as a young boy, Helmuth recounts his childhood growing up in Nazi Germany with his mother Mutti ( German for `` Mom '' ), grandparents, two brothers, his best friends Rudi and Karl and his future stepfather Hugo, a Nazi soldier. As a young boy, Helmuth plans to become a soldier and fight for Germany but that changes when he grows up, and Helmuth stands out as a very intelligent young man. He becomes very opinionated about the Nazi government when he sees his Jewish classmate 's father mercilessly murdered by the SA. He begins to secretly listen to forbidden enemy radio broadcasts, and enlists the help of two of his closest friends in distributing anti-Nazi material. Helmuth and his brothers fight very hard to keep their family together while they argue with Hugo about Germany 's laws, rules, and restrictions on all people of Germany and the rights of the Jewish people in Germany. Later, a fellow apprentice of Helmuth 's turns him in to the Gestapo, and he is jailed and is killed on October 27, 1942 in the guillotine. History This story about Helmuth Hübener chronicles his years in school and his first job after graduation. Helmuth took an apprenticeship in the Bieberhaus, which is at the Social Welfare Department at City Hall. Although originally proud of the Fatherland and an enthusiastic participant in the Jungvolk, the Hitler Youth group, Helmuth became disillusioned as Nazi power and policies spread in Germany. Helmuth and a group of friends including Karl - Heinz Schnibbe, Rudolf Wobbe, and Gerhard Duwer, monitored banned radio broadcasts, in which the Allied Powers gave an accurate portrayal of the war in Europe rather than the version told through Axis propaganda. The friends printed pamphlets that were critical of Nazi Germany and distributed them to the public. Their activities were discovered by a co-worker of Helmuth 's at the Bieberhaus and they were turned in to the Gestapo, where Helmuth was interrogated, beaten, and arrested for what was considered treason. Helmuth 's friends received lighter sentences for their crimes. A brief trial for `` show '' was held at the People 's Court or Volksgerichtshof, and at age seventeen, Helmuth Hübener was executed at Plotzensee Prison in Berlin, becoming the youngest person in history executed for opposing the Third Reich. Contents The book includes author 's note, pictures, copy of poster announcing Helmuth Hübener 's execution, 1936 map of Europe, and a Third Reich timeline, 1918 - 1945. Awards 2009 Notable Books for a Global Society 2008 Booklist Editors ' Choice : Books for Youth Book Sense Children 's Picks - Spring 2008, Booklist Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth 2009 ALA Best Book for Young Adults NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2009, World History and Culture References Jump up ^ Millett, Lisa ( January 28, 2003 ), `` Documentary captures anti-Nazi Mormon youths '', The Universe, BYU ^ Jump up to : `` The Boy Who Dared ''. Scholastic.com. Retrieved February 2, 2015. Jump up ^ `` The Boy Who Dared : A Novel Based on the True Story of a Hitler Youth ''. Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2014 - 02 - 28. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Boy_Who_Dared&oldid=822231858 '' Categories : 2008 American novels World War II novels American children 's novels American historical novels Novels set in Germany 1942 in fiction 2008 children 's books Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from February 2014 All articles needing additional references Pages to import images to Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 25 January 2018, at 04 : 25. About Wikipedia

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