The Book Summary of The Boy Who Dared

“The Boy Who Dared”
By: Susan Campbell
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Year: 2008
Genre: Non-Fiction

The Book Summary of "The Boy Who Dared"

This book is about a boy who dared named Helmuth. Will he get away with what he’s done?This book is about a boy named Helmuth who dared. He lived in an apolitical family. This book is written of the experience of being in a jail cell for Helmuth Hübener. It shows the way he was treated and the memories of his young and cheerful life. Then one day he discovered something that would change his life completely. He discovered a short wave radio and started to listen to restricted radio broadcast such as the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). He soon learned the truth about the war that was going in Germany. He started to write pamphlets and leaflets. He typed up 60 different leaflets. He got three other friends to help him with his work. Karl-Heinz Schnibbe, Rudi Wobbe, and Gerhard Düwer. Later that year Helmuth tried to add another person but was caught by his boss. The boss called the Gestapo. They took Helmuth and the three. Later on Helmuth was proven guilty, Helmuth was to be executed and he also lost his civil writes but the other three got 5-10 years of imprisonment. On 27 of October at the age of 17 he was beheaded. But while his relatives sent letters to have mercy, but they said no because they say that he is to intelligent for his age and that he would be punished as an adult and that he would be executed.
My Opinion of the Book

In my opinion of the book itself is that I thought it was sad and interesting. The sad part was when he was executed. It wasn’t fair because he was doing the write thing. I hate when people mistreat people because they were forced to. The interesting thing was the way he was discovered and his life was so religious. All-in-all I liked the book.
Analysis

I thought that the author achieved her purpose of writing t his book. She made me understand this book. She put amazing details. her writing is beautiful I wouldn’t let go of the book until I finished the book.the way she wrote the book made it feel as if she had no weaknesses. the author would have been a winner of the New York Times-Best Seller. at the end of the book when Helmuth was executed, I think she made it up a bit. The book was amazing, I loved it. I would recommend this book to all you readers. Why? Because it helped me understand Helmuth better. Did you know that WWII started because of the leader Germany, Hitler, Adolf Hitler. All I have to say if you haven't read the book then that means your missing something.