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Darkest Hour by Carolyn Tung Richmond

29 Friday Jul 2016

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darkest hour  As a spy of the Allies during World War II, sixteen year-old Lucie Blaise was not always the most proficient.  She had messed up two operations already, and the commander of Covert Ops was nearly ready to send her back to the U.S. before she could do any serious damage to the operations.

Then came the assignment to track down and interrogate a Nazi traitor who was offering the Allies important information about a new “weapon” than the Germans were about ready to release on the world.  Lucie and two other Covert Ops girls set out through France into Germany to complete this mission.

These types of assignments are always dangerous, but the girls nearly get themselves killed several times.  How they found the spy and then were able to destroy the lab where the weapon was being created is only a part of the story of espionage and intrigue. Lucie discovers that Covet Ops has a mole, and she must figure out who that is before someone dies.

The reader should be ready for a thrilling adventure as he/she sits down to read.  The fact that there actually were many real-life women operatives during World War II makes what might seem fantastical come to life.  I recommend the purchase of this book for readers in grade 7-13.

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The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Petersen and the Churchill Club

01 Thursday Oct 2015

Posted by truebooktalks in History, Young Adult

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hitler An often over-looked story about World War II is how a group of teenage boys sabotaged the Nazi invaders of their country.  They stood up to Hitler and his henchmen by doing things like flattening tires on army vehicles and even making bombs to destroy parts of the Nazi military installation.  When most of their countrymen were just trying to get along with the Nazis, they took courage from the radio broadcasts they were getting from England.  The boys were eventually caught and sent to prison, but not before others in Denmark saw their courage and began to take steps to defend their country.

This is a tale of courage and daring that sometimes can only come from young people who are dedicated to a cause, but do not really understand their own danger.  I highly recommend this book for middle school and high school libraries.

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