An intriguing, layered action story, Oshadha Perera

Katipo Joe: Wolf’s Lair

Brian Falkner
Scholastic
2022

 

 

 

 

December 14, 2022

Wolf’s Lair is the third book in Brian Falkner’s Katipo Joe series. Following on from Joe’s mission of infiltrating Hitler’s inner circle, he is now tasked with travelling to Wolf’s Lair, Hitler’s eastern military headquarters. While he has gained the trust of Hitler, not everything is perfect, with Himmler and Roth starting to be suspicious of Joe. His bosses at M15 want Hitler assassinated, but to Joe, it is not that simple: he wants to find his father and doesn’t want his friends to get hurt by M15’s plans.  Read more

January, 2023 Melissa Scroll down to see reviews submitted by YA readers: , ,

A riveting spy story with deep themes, Ashika Hira

Katipo Joe: Wolf’s Lair
Brian Falkner
Scholastic
2022

 

 

 

 

 

July 22, 2022

Joe is back at it again, still deep undercover as Jürgen Weyl, in Brain Falkner’s third and final book in the Katipo Joe series. Published in 2022 by Scholastic, we join Joseph St George again, this time with even more danger and secrecy. This is the closest that any British spy has gotten to Hitler, and Joe must work hard to maintain this cover, but it won’t be easy! Although Joe has friends who know who he is, that just means there is more of a chance to get discovered.  Read more

July, 2022 Melissa Scroll down to see reviews submitted by YA readers: , , , , , , , ,

An emotional rollercoaster filled with suspense, Savarna Yang


Katipo Joe: Wolf’s Lair
Brian Falkner
Scholastic
Pub. 2022

 

March 29, 2022

It’s 1941. World War Two is raging and Germany has taken over almost all of Western Europe. Russia still stands, but Germany plans to invade any day.

Now Hitler’s unofficial heir, Joe St George is still in Berchtesgaden – a small town in the Bavarian Alps. His previous mission of infiltrating an elite Hitler Youth programme is complete, and he’s become a part of Hitler’s trusted inner circle. But unlike the rest of this select group, he’s a spy. And not Hitler’s spy. He’s a spy for MI5.  Read more

March, 2022 Tanya Prince Scroll down to see reviews submitted by YA readers: , , , , , ,

A nail-biting historical adventure, Amber Cayley


Coastwatcher
David Hill
Penguin NZ
Pub. 2021

 

 

October 27, 2021

Coastwatcher by David Hill is a gripping war story inspired by the coastwatchers of Operation Pacific. Coastwatchers were the eyes and ears of the Pacific Ocean in World War Two who watched for strange ships and aircrafts, listened into radio activity, and reported any activity back to New Zealand Headquarters. In this book we get a glimpse of what it was like to be a coastwatcher in the war.

It’s 1943 and radio operator Frank Benson is settling into the harsh life of being a soldier when he hears the news that he is to become a coastwatcher along with his pal Wally Ropata and Les Murray, an annoying Australian.  Read more

October, 2021 Tanya Prince Scroll down to see reviews submitted by YA readers: , , , , , , ,
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