The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill (Young Reader’s Edition)

Gr 6–In response to the Anti-Semitism around us, Meltzer has written a WWII nonfiction work that does not shy away from describing the horrific atrocities committed against innocent Jews. While the work follows the timeline of WWII, the history of the meeting in Tehran and planning of Operation Overload uncovered by Meltzer will likely not be familiar. Readers may have seen the picture of The Big Three (FDR, Churchill and Stalin) taken in Tehran, most will not know the years of planning that went into the meeting and dangers present and avoided. The text is broken up with black-and-white photos and front pages of newspapers with credit given to Library of Congress and stock photo owners. While there are many quotes from letters and conversation in the text, there are no footnotes. A selected bibliography and source notes sorted by chapter conclude the work (final index not seen). While the writing style is similar to narrative nonfiction, the nature of the book’s content makes for a difficult read at times. Chapters bounce between locations and fronts in a manner that builds tension.