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Gr 6-9–This engrossing offering sheds light on the Norwegians’ courage during World War II. Preus masterfully weds a story of friendship with the complications faced by 14-year-old Espen and his friends as Nazi restrictions and atrocities become part of their everyday lives. Espen not only has to deal with the political turmoil, but also with discovering that his best friend has joined the German cause, which Espen is committed to work against. Even his y...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Preus (Heart of a Samurai, rev. 9/10) bases her latest historical adventure novel on the experiences of a real boy who spied for the Resistance during the Nazi occupation of Norway. “Ever since the Germans had invaded, Espen had felt as if the whole world had gotten off-kilter. Tipped wrong...He would do anything -- anything! -- to set the world right again.” Fourteen in 1940, Espen does his best, first delivering underground newspapers, then couriering messages for Resistance agents, and finally, by 1945, becom...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This historical adventure novel is based on the experiences of a real boy who spied for the Resistance during the Nazi occupation of Norway. Readers will get an a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More