Playing with Matches: Coming of age in Hitler's Germany (a WW2 novel)

Heinz Schultzs word could send a man to prison. Though only a youth of fifteen he was strong tall and blond. The boys in his Deutsches Jungvolk unit esteemed him and feared him. And they wanted to be just like him. Emil Radle wanted to be just like him. A dedicated member of Hitler Youth Emil was loyal to the Fuehrer before family a champion for the cause and a fan of the famous Luftwaffe Airforce. Emils friends Moritz and Johann discover a shortwave radio and everything changes. Now they listen to the forbidden BBC broadcast of news reports that tell both sides. Now they know the truth. The boys along with Johanns sister Katharina band together to write out the reports and covertly distribute flyers through their city. Its an act of high treason that could have them arrested--or worse. As the war progresses so does Emils affection for Katharina. Hed do anything to have a normal life and to stay in Passau by her side. But when Germanys losses become immense even their greatest resistance cant prevent the boys from being sent to the Eastern Front. ****Available in German as Gefährliche Zettel****