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Michael
O’Shaunessey
may be the son
of the Irish
ambassador to
Germany, but
in 1943- with
his flawless
German and
ambition- he
embodies the
perfect Hitler
Youth and
quickly climbs
the
organization’s
ranks.
However,
Michael is
living a lie;
he despises
the Nazis and
all they
represent. He
enlists in the
Hitler Youth
in order to
infiltrate
Nazi hierarchy
and access
information
that will
assist his
parents in
spying for the
Allies. When a
friend shows
him plans for
the new jet
airplane the
Nazis are
developing,
Michael’s
photographic
memory comes
in handy for
remembering
enemy codes
and formulas,
and his covert
activities
turn deadly
serious. (Vermont
Dorothy
Canfield
Fisher Book
Award,
2018) |
| SUBJECTS: Action and adventure fiction. Berlin (Germany) -- History -- 1918-1945 -- Fiction. Diplomatic and consular service -- Fiction. Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Fiction. Historical fiction. Hitler Youth -- Fiction. Irish Germany -- Fiction. Jet planes -- Fiction. Spies -- Fiction. Spy fiction. World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany -- Fiction. |
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