Threat of the Spider (The Web of the Spider)

Synopsis

A twelve-year-old boy searches for his father and fights for free press amid the chilling rise of Hitler&’s 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 what&’s on his mind. He&’s always the first among his friends to speak up when something doesn&’t feel right. When the Hitler Youth first set up shop in Heroldsberg the year before, Ansel quickly made enemies of the chapter&’s 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 Hans&’s tactics and the Youth organization is growing throughout the city. Ansel knows that Hans and his group are spreading false information—after all, Ansel&’s father is a journalist for the local paper and has been going toe to toe with Nazi propaganda for a long time. Then Ansel&’s father goes missing right before a prominent Nazi leader comes to town. With the local police in the Nazi&’s pocket, can Ansel and his friends use their detective skills to find his father and thwart the Nazi&’s plans to suppress the truth?

Copyright:

2025

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

176 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781665947251

Related ISBNs:

9781665947244

Publisher:

Margaret K. McElderry Books

Date of Addition:

06/24/25

Copyrighted By:

Michael P. Spradlin

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Children's Books, Military, Literature and Fiction

Grade Levels:

Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade

Reading Age:

8–12

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.