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A Brief Summary Of The Boy Who Dared

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The Boy Who Dared by: Susan Campbell Bartoletti is a realistic/ historical fiction book about a boy named Helmuth’s life during World War II. The book takes place in Helmuth’s jail cell on the day that he is going to be executed. The story reflects on Helmuth’s life and tells you how he got into jail. He tried to start a rebellion against Hitler by writing and spreading out flyers to show how the German government was lying to its citizens. The government found him, arrested him, and sentenced him to death for releasing the flyers and for rebelling against Hitler. On the 264th day after his imprisonment he is executed around 8 pm. This book was very interesting and gave you a lot to think about. One thing that stood out to me and

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