Ensnared in the Wolf's Lair Inside the 1944 Plot to Kill Hitler and the Ghost Children of His Revenge

"I've come on orders from Berlin to fetch the three children." --Gestapo agent, August 24, 1944
With those chilling words Christa von Hofacker and her younger siblings found themselves ensnared in a web of family punishment designed to please one man—Adolf Hitler. The furious dictator sought merciless revenge against not only Christa’s father and the other Germans who had just tried to overthrow his government. He wanted to torment their relatives, too, regardless of age or stature. All of them. Including every last child. Praise for Ann Bausum’s The March Against Fear "An exceptionally well-written and -researched chronicle of a crucial civil rights turning point."--Kirkus, starred review "This exemplary look into civil rights history concludes with perspective and encouragement regarding ongoing struggles for social change."--Publishers Weekly, starred review "A must-have volume." --School Library Journal, starred review

ANN BAUSUM is an award-winning children''s book author who brings history alive by connecting readers to personal stories from the past that echo in the present day. The Wolf''s Lair is her 11th book for National Geographic Kids and her fourth look at international history. While researching the book, she traveled twice to Europe to get to know the people and places that became intertwined in 1944 after the failed effort to kill Hitler at the Wolf''s Lair. Previously Bausum has explored international history with such works as Stubby the War Dog; Denied, Detained, Deported; and Unraveling Freedom. Many of her books highlight themes of social justice, including her National Geographic title The March Against Fear. In 2017, her body of work was honored by the Children''s Book Guild of Washington, DC. Individual titles have won numerous starred reviews and been recognized with a Sibert Honor Award, the Jane Addams Children''s Book Award, the Carter G. Woodson Award, and the SCBWI Golden Kite Award, among other distinctions.