Threat of the Spider

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A twelve-year-old boy searches for his father and fights for free press amid the chilling rise of Hitlers 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 whats on his mind. Hes always the first among his friends to speak up when something doesnt feel right. When the Hitler Youth first set up shop in Heroldsberg the year before, Ansel quickly made enemies of the chapters 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 Hanss tactics and the Youth organization is growing throughout the city. Ansel knows that Hans and his group are spreading false informationafter all, Ansels father is a journalist for the local paper and has been going toe to toe with Nazi propaganda for a long time.

Then Ansels father goes missing right before a prominent Nazi leader comes to town. With the local police in the Nazis pocket, can Ansel and his friends use their detective skills to find his father and thwart the Nazis plans to suppress the truth

Author Bio

Michael P. Spradlin is theNew York Timesbestselling and Edgar Awardnominated author of the Spy Goddess series, The Youngest Templar series, and the Web of the Spider series, as well as several works of historical fiction, including the Western Heritage AwardwinningOff Like the Wind: The Story of the Pony Express. He currently resides in Lapeer, Michigan, with his wife, daughter, andhis schnoodle, Sequoia. Learn more at MichaelSpradlin.com.