The Execution (The Plot to Kill Hitler #2) (2)

Based on the real-life scheme to take down one of history's greatest monsters, this heart-pounding trilogy puts two courageous kids at the center of the plot to kill Adolf Hitler.

Summer 1944.Max, Gerta, and their parents have abandoned their home and relocated to a safehouse in a different Berlin neighborhood. The Hoffmanns share the tight quarters with Kat Vogel, the daughter of an executed Becker Circle conspirator. Though they have strict orders to stay inside unless absolutely necessary, the three kids sneak out regularly, all while concocting a plan to keep the spirit of their resistance alive. They're going to burn down the headquarters of the Hitler Youth.Meanwhile, Claus Von Stauffenberg, a member of Operation Valkyrie's inner circle, vows to carry out the assassination of Adolf Hitler himself. And he will do it soon. Time is running out.The plots are carried out. Two small decisions change the life of one family -- and the path of history -- forever.

Andy Marino is the author of Escape from Vietnam, Escape from the USS Indianapolis, Escape from Alcatraz, Escape from Chernobyl, Escape from East Berlin, Escape from Stalingrad; the Plot to Kill Hitler trilogy; and several other novels for young readers. He lives in upstate New York with his wife and two dogs. You can visit him at andy-marino.com.