Shadow on the Mountain
Margi Preus
Abrams Publishing
Salt Lake City
2012
This
tells the story of a boy named Espen and his friends. It takes place during the
resistance movement in Nazi occupied Norway. This fourteen year old boy begins
delivering illegal newspapers as part of the resistance movement. Then he moves
up to the position of courier, and later becomes a spy. The Nazi’s reign for
five years, during this time, because of Espen’s position in the resistance
movement he both gains and loses friends, he falls in love, and makes mistakes.
As he flees to Sweden, he worries that his mistake with threaten to catch up
with him.
I
like this book because it is based on real people and includes old photos,
maps, and other archive materials. This is a great book because it tells a
story about an important and difficult part of history. It is important that
students learn about this time in history. This book gives students an
understanding of the emotions and struggles that people faced during this time
period. It includes great adventure as this child spy resists the strong forces
of the Nazi’s the students will find exciting and enjoy reading.
