Helmuth's The Boy Who Dared

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The Boy Who Dared is based in Hamburg Germany. It takes place during WWll and is about a German boy trying to go against the Nazis. Helmuth is the protagonist in the story. He is a German boy and was 17 when executed. Helmuth was a boy who was sentenced to death for listening to illegal radio and putting up flyers about the Nazis. Helmuth is smart and brave and wants to fight for his country. The conflict in the story is Hitler becoming leader and the war starting.
The book starts with memories and stories from Helmuth’s past. Some of the memories have his family members in them and others have just him. Hitler becomes chancellor of the country of Germany. As chancellor, Hitler takes over many countries and enforces a lot of unreasonable

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