Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke
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Acclaimed author Anne Blankman returns to the shadowy and dangerous world of 1930s Germany in this thrilling sequel to Prisoner of Night and Fog, perfect for fans of Code Name Verity.
The girl known as Gretchen Whitestone has a secret: She used to be part of Adolf Hitler's inner circle. More than a year after she made an enemy of her old family friend and fled Munich, she lives in England, posing as an ordinary German immigrant, and is preparing to graduate from high school. Her love, Daniel, is a reporter in town. For the first time in her life, Gretchen is content.
But then Daniel gets a telegram that sends him back to Germany, and Gretchen's world turns upside down. When she receives word that Daniel is wanted for murder, she has to face the danger she thought she'd escaped—and return to her homeland.
Gretchen must do everything she can to avoid capture, even though saving Daniel will mean consorting with her former friends, the Nazi elite. And as they work to clear Daniel's name, Gretchen and Daniel discover a deadly conspiracy stretching from the slums of Berlin to the Reichstag itself. Can they dig up the explosive truth and get out in time—or will Hitler discover them first?
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Anne Blankman. (2015). Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke. Unabridged Balzer + Bray.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Anne Blankman. 2015. Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke. Balzer + Bray.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Anne Blankman, Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke. Balzer + Bray, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Anne Blankman. Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke. Unabridged Balzer + Bray, 2015.
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Anne Blankman is the acclaimed author of Prisoner of Night and Fog, which received a starred review and a Flying Start from Publishers Weekly. When Anne was twelve, she read Anne Frank's diary and has been haunted by World War II ever since. The idea for Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke came to her after she read about a real-life unsolved street assassination from January 1933, which was the inspiration for Monika Junge's murder. To research this book, she studied a wide range of sources, including biographies, memoirs, social histories, psychological profiles, old maps, photographs, and video footage.
Anne lives in southeastern Virginia with her husband, Mike, her young daughter, Kirsten, and, of course, lots and lots of books.
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Acclaimed author Anne Blankman returns to the shadowy and dangerous world of 1930s Germany in this thrilling sequel to Prisoner of Night and Fog, perfect for fans of Code Name Verity.
The girl known as Gretchen Whitestone has a secret: She used to be part of Adolf Hitler's inner circle. More than a year after she made an enemy of her old family friend and fled Munich, she lives in England, posing as an ordinary German immigrant, and is preparing to graduate from high school. Her love, Daniel, is a reporter in town. For the first time in her life, Gretchen is content.
But then Daniel gets a telegram that sends him back to Germany, and Gretchen's world turns upside down. When she receives word that Daniel is wanted for murder, she has to face the danger she thought she'd escaped—and return to her homeland.
Gretchen must do everything she can to avoid capture, even though saving Daniel will mean consorting with her former friends, the Nazi elite. And as they work to clear Daniel's name, Gretchen and Daniel discover a deadly conspiracy stretching from the slums of Berlin to the Reichstag itself. Can they dig up the explosive truth and get out in time—or will Hitler discover them first?
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Gr 8 Up-German Gretchen Muller and German Jew Daniel Cohen are now living in England in 1933, trying to put the dangerous and complicated past behind them. Then Daniel receives word that his cousin is in grave danger back in Munich. Daniel himself is a hunted man, but his need to put his family first draws him back. He takes off in the middle of the night, but first leaves Gretchen a quick note about his plans. Gretchen, formerly one of Adolf Hitler's close friends and now much despised by the man, refuses to let Daniel face the situation alone. Unbelievably, Gretchen manages to find Daniel in Munich and learns that he is the prime suspect in the murder of a young prostitute. What follows is the winding and twisting adventure of Gretchen and Daniel, as they evade National Socialists and the police and try to clear Daniel's name. While the author references many historical events of the early 1930s in Germany, this story reads far less as historical fiction and more as an action/thriller. Heather Wilds very capably uses different voices for the characters. VERDICT Add to collections where historical romances are flying off the shelf.-Suzanne Dix, The Seven Hills School, Cincinnati, OH
Copyright 2015 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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A former intimate of Adolf Hitler returns to prewar Germany to save her beloved, all while fighting the rising power of the Nazi Party. In this sequel to Prisoner of Night and Fog (2014), 18-year-old Gretchen returns to her native land in 1933, as the Nazis become ever more firmly entrenched in German politics. Gretchen and her Jewish beau, Daniel, seek the truth about the (real-life) Reichstag fire in order to discredit Hitler and the National Socialists. If only they can prove Hitler is lying about the arsonists, surely they can prevent him from gaining a stranglehold on German politics. The tight interweaving of Gretchen's journey with historical events lends a sense of the genuine-and results in the fascinating experience of following a quest readers know is doomed to fail. As Gretchen winds ever closer to the inevitable confrontation with her formerly loving "Uncle Dolf," it becomes increasingly unclear what she can salvage from the rising horror of Nazism. Mixed in with the bleak reality are adventure-novel goodies to maintain the pace: organized crime, prostitution and cocaine. Gretchen's too inwardly focused to see danger in Hitler's rise beyond the risk to herself and her friends, but Daniel provides rare if vital perspective. Suspenseful and clever, intertwining historical truth with action-packed shootouts. (author's note, bibliography) (Historical fiction. 13-16)COPYRIGHT(2015) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Grades 9-12 Blankman's sequel to Prisoner of Night and Fog (2014) furthers her budding reputation as one able to seamlessly incorporate impressive amounts of research into a rich, surprising narrative. Gretchen, 18, and her Jewish boyfriend, Daniel, might have escaped Hitler's Germany, but a fabricated murder charge draws them back to clear Daniel's name. It's a somewhat unconvincing motivation, but after the duo hits Berlin, the book's meld of romance, action, and thriller is utterly convincing. Blankman organizes her story around a series of gangbusters set pieces: first, our heroes land at a Nazi rally; next, Gretchen goes undercover in a brothel; then, she and Daniel find themselves among a gang of tough-nosed Communist resisters; then, Gretchen finds herself at a ballroom dance, suddenly swept into the arms of the infamous Reich military leader Hermann Goringand so forth, creating a heady sweep of truth and fiction. The mystery, revolving around Goring and a mistress he might have killed, twists effectively, ramping up to a real-life historical conspiracy. Bold and brave.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2015, American Library Association.)
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Gr 8 Up-Using false identities, Gretchen Whitestone and Daniel Cohen barely escape to England as the Nazis come to power in Germany. Gretchen, now Gisele, is living with Dr. Whitestone and his family, finishing high school with the goal of becoming a psychoanalyst. Meanwhile, Daniel is frustrated working for a society column that publishes meaningless news, yearning for the work he did back home. Living in safety, they can't help but feel powerless as they hear of the terrible events unfolding in Germany. Then Daniel receives a disturbing telegram that forces him to return despite the risks. When Gretchen receives news that Daniel is wanted for murder, she knows she must face her greatest fears in order to save him. As the Nazi net tightens it grip around the pair, they find allies in the most unlikely of places. This leads to information that will not only clear Daniel's name but could taint the credibility of Hitler and the Nazi party. In the sequel to Prisoner of Night and Fog (HarperCollins, 2014), Blankman once again expertly crafts a powerful story full of mystery, intrigue, romance, and edge-of-your-seat terror and suspense. The well-researched plotlines are fascinating, while the multidimensional cast of characters drive the story. Readers will root for Gretchen and Daniel as they place themselves in danger while fighting to uncover the truth. VERDICT A captivating historical fiction title with an author's note for reference.-Donna Rosenblum, Floral Park Memorial High School, NY
Copyright 2015 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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The girl known as Gretchen Whitestone has a secret: She used to be part of Adolf Hitler's inner circle. More than a year after she made an enemy of her old family friend and fled Munich, she lives in England, posing as an ordinary German immigrant, and is preparing to graduate from high school. Her love, Daniel, is a reporter in town. For the first time in her life, Gretchen is content.
But then Daniel gets a telegram that sends him back to Germany, and Gretchen's world turns upside down. When she receives word that Daniel is wanted for murder, she has to face the danger she thought she'd escaped—and return to her homeland.
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