SuitabookYoung people and responsibility
Four teenagers are entrusted with a mission whose outcome is described as significant to the Allies and the war.
Loading your next page
Book details
Amanda Mitchison - Author
This is a high-stakes historical adventure about four teenagers undertaking a dangerous sabotage mission after an earlier attempt has failed. Its setting combines wartime urgency with prolonged exposure to freezing conditions.
Norway, December 1942. Following the German occupation of the power plant at Vemork in southern Norway, the British government has become aware that Hitler is trying to find a way to use the heavy water it produces to make a nuclear weapon. One mission to destroy the power plant has already failed and time is running out. Now the Allies' fate rests in the hands of four teenagers - Jakob, Freddie, Ase and Lars - who must survive for weeks in the freezing conditions of the Hardanger Plateau before they launch a sabotage attempt that will decide the course of the war.
Book Brief
Sign in to see how this book fits your child and family preferences.
Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a high-stakes historical adventure about four teenagers undertaking a dangerous sabotage mission after an earlier attempt has failed. Its setting combines wartime urgency with prolonged exposure to freezing conditions.
Four teenagers are entrusted with a mission whose outcome is described as significant to the Allies and the war.
The group plans to destroy a German-occupied power plant producing heavy water connected with a nuclear-weapons effort.
The teenagers must remain on the Hardanger Plateau for weeks in freezing conditions before beginning the operation.
The wartime mission involves sabotage, a nuclear-weapons threat and the possibility of danger. Consider discussing whether the reader would prefer support around suspense, conflict and the characters’ prolonged exposure to harsh conditions.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
Book information
Limited information
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.