Shadow on the Mountain

            

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.