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Finally finished this with my son, and I really enjoyed it. It‘s not suuuuuuper realistic, but I get it‘s for kids (my son is 11). Michael‘s dad is the Irish ambassador in Berlin during WWII, and they, along with Michael‘s mom, are spies for Britain. It has enough to teach about WWII, with hints of the Holocaust, while not being horrific. It‘s a great book for kids interested in history and the world wars.

Read this on advice of a ninth-grade student. Fast-paced, interesting book. Engaging for youth, especially a young boy. This book had enough to keep me interested. There‘s nothing deep or over-thinking things, but I think a lot of boys would like this book. I would read another book by this author!

This is an incredibly taut thriller, made even more engrossing and gut-wrenching due to the fact that so many of the events are real. Michael is a young boy in Germany, the son of Irish spies trying to do all that he possibly can to help defeat the Nazis and end the war. While a number of instances in the book are very convenient , the novel as a whole is really strong and will be incredibly popular with young fans of the spy thriller genre.

This is an action packed middle grade/teen novel about WWII espionage and the Hitler Youth. I think younger readers would stay interested because of the action and learn a lot. I know I did.

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I can‘t recall ever reading a book with a character with my name. I‘m as excited as a kid finding their name on a keychain!

In the novel “Projekt 1065” a quote that really stood out to me and made me more engaged in the novel was “...there wasn‘t time to get word to my parents. I was just going to have to save the British pilot myself.” (Pg. 44). Without spoiling anything about “Projekt 1065”, the main character has joined a hitler youth camp and has to save the British pilot that has fallen from the sky all by himself...

I am going to be starting the novel “Projekt 1065”. This novel is by Alan Gratz. “Projekt 1065” is about a young boy joining the Hitler Youth as a spy and going undercover to save a British pilot that has fallen from the sky.

"No matter who created these things, we must defend them against the culture destroyers, yes? For what do culture destroyers do? They burn books. They ban music. They rip great art from museum walls. They refuse to teach literature, music, art to their children. They are monsters." pg104

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I will read pretty much any World War II novel you put in my hands, and the fact that this one was about a young boy who infiltrates the Hitler Youth as a spy was just a bonus. My only complaint about this book was that the ending felt a little rushed and could have been drawn out a little longer.

This book was a tough read for me, I took a class in college called Social Psychology of the Holocaust, it was about why people did the things that they did & how they justified their actions. This book is about a boy who joins Hitler‘s Youth as a spy to get information, but there are a lot of male characters that join because that is what they believe in. All that being said this book was very good! And I would totally recommend it!
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Projekt 1065
Genre: Spy Fiction and Adventure fiction
Date started: December 2, 2019
Date Finished: December 12, 2019
Why did you choose this book: I chose this book because the cover was eye catching and I like to read mystery fictions.
Summary: Michael is a member of Hitler Youth, but he has a secret, he is a spy from Ireland. When he figured out that his friend's dad was in charge of “Projekt 1065“ he uses his photographic memory to steal it.

World War II is raging. Michael O‘Shaunessey, the son of the Irish ambassador to Nazi Germany, lives in war-torn Berlin with his parents. Like the other boys at his school, Michael is a member of the Hitler Youth. But Michael has a secret...

I absolutely loved this book. It was suspenseful and very well written. A real page-turner. If you are a big fan of World War Two literature( like I am!),I would definitely recommend this book.

It was a good book with suspensive action and in depth story about spy operations

Sophie and I are reading on the couch tonight with a Cup of Calm tea. #catsoflitsy

I get the #summertimeblues when I‘m missing my students and my routine, but those blues dissipate when I‘m reading in the summer sun. #songsofsummer

Home from a great, although rainy, day at the Children‘s Literature Festival! I still haven‘t made time to read this one, but it‘s moving up the list after a great presentation by Alan Gratz. I also added several other books by various authors to my TBR list. 📚

My school takes students to the Children‘s Literature Festival at the University of Central Missouri each March, but I‘ve never been able to go. This year I am going, and my group is supposed to see Kendare Blake, Alan Gratz, Roland Smith, and Beth Vrabel! I read these books by Smith many years ago and really enjoyed Anna Dressed in Blood, but the books on the left are suddenly on my March TBR. 📚

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This one is recommended by my 14 yr old son. He loves reading about WW2. Said it was well written and the story was good as well.

Good enough to finish, but not a new favorite. The ending seemed rushed and far-fetched.