{"title":"They Made It Past Chapter 1...","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese are books recommended BY teenagers for our First Chapter Fridays!  \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"projekt-1065-a-novel-of-world-war-ii","title":"Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0545880165\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAward-winning, critically acclaimed author Alan Gratz (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePrisoner B-3087\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) returns with another gripping World War II story, this time about a spy in the Hitler Youth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInfiltrate. Befriend. Sabotage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorld War II is raging. Michael O'Shaunessey, originally from Ireland, now lives in Nazi Germany with his parents. Like the other boys in his school, Michael is a member of the Hitler Youth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Michael has a secret. He and his parents are spies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichael despises everything the Nazis stand for. But he joins in the Hitler Youth's horrific games and book burnings, playing the part so he can gain insider knowledge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Michael learns about Projekt 1065, a secret Nazi war mission, things get even more complicated. 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