The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti is a true story about a young boy named Helmuth who defies the Nazi government in hopes of trying to expose their heinous actions towards Jews and other prisoners. The story begins in 1935 in Germany. After Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, Helmuth is just starting middle school. He doesn’t know about all the bad things that Hitler is involved with. Helmuth’s first middle school teacher is a retired Nazi soldier and strong supporter for Hitler. Helmuth learns just how horrible Hitler is when his teacher tunes into a radio broadcast of Hitler giving a speech. Hitler was trying to convince everyone that Jewish people were the enemy and that they should be avoided at all cost. Helmuth’s
