A twelve-year-old boy searches for his father and fights for free press amid the chilling rise of Hitlerâs Germany in this second book in the action-packed middle grade series Web of the Spider for fans of I Survived and A Night Divided.
Ansel has never been afraid to say whatâs on his mind. Heâs always the first among his friends to speak up when something doesnât feel right. When the Hitler Youth first set up shop in Heroldsberg the year before, Ansel quickly made enemies of the chapterâs arrogant leader, Hans. Of course, Ansel is also twelve years old, so he spends much of his time reading his favorite Dirk Goodly, Boy Detective novels and trying to make his friends laugh.
But more and more of his classmates have been swayed by Hansâs tactics and the Youth organization is growing throughout the city. Ansel knows that Hans and his group are spreading false informationâafter all, Anselâs father is a journalist for the local paper and has been going toe to toe with Nazi propaganda for a long time.
Then Anselâs father goes missing right before a prominent Nazi leader comes to town. With the local police in the Naziâs pocket, can Ansel and his friends use their detective skills to find his father and thwart the Naziâs plans to suppress the truth?