Projekt 1065
Infiltrate. Befriend. Sabotage.
World War II is raging. Michael O’Shaunessey, the son of the Irish ambassador to Nazi Germany, lives in war-torn Berlin with his parents. Like the other boys at his school, Michael is a member of the Hitler Youth. But Michael has a secret:
He and his parents are spies.
Michael and his family help downed Allied airmen to safety and send the Allies coded messages with the locations of Nazi factories, but when one of the boys in Michael’s Hitler Youth group shows him the secret plans to Projekt 1065, a prototype Nazi jet plane that could change the course of the war, Michael knows he has to steal the blueprints. To get close to the boy and the blueprints Michael has to go deeper and deeper into the madness of the Hitler Youth, and to do that, he may just have to sacrifice everything—and everyone—he loves.
Scholastic | October 2016 | Ages 8 and Up
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Praise
“Animated, well-researched, and thought-provoking.”
—Kirkus - STARRED REVIEW
“A suspenseful mystery that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.”
—School Library Journal - STARRED REVIEW
“A high-action spy thriller.”
—Booklist
Awards
Mrs. Laura Bush’s 2021 Summer Reading List for Kids
Kirkus Best Middle Grade Books of 2016
Fall 2016 Parents’ Choice Gold Award
2018 Georgia Children’s Book Award Winner
2017-2018 Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award Winner
2017-2018 North Carolina Young Adult Book Award Winner
2018-2019 Missouri Truman Award Winner
2019 Wisconsin Golden Archer Award Winner
2019 Wyoming Soaring Eagle Award 1st Runner-Up
2019 Nebraska Golden Sower Award Finalist
2018-2019 Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award Nominee
2018-2019 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Nominee
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