25. The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill. Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch. 2025. 384 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars, mg nonfiction, ya nonfiction, world war II]
First sentence: The President is hiding.
Premise/plot: This is a young reader's adaptation of adult nonfiction. It is historical nonfiction focusing on the Second World War. Spies. Intelligence. War. History. It is an interesting, mostly fascinating story. It is about the long process of setting up a meeting between the 'big three' the Allies--Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill. Setting up a meeting between two at a time, was perhaps easier, getting them ALL ready to meet and agree on how to plan ahead for the war, much more difficult.
My thoughts: I enjoyed reading this one. I did. I have an interest in World War II. I like history. I like nonfiction. I think it's good to adapt books for younger readers to make them more accessible. You can be greatly interested in a subject and still need it to be written more for your age and/or reading level. It was relatively easy to follow the main people.
One thing--for better or worse--is that the book ends by saying that the 'secret plot' has mystery surrounding it. Was there truly a "secret" plot? Was it fabricated? Was it a manipulation tactic? Was it exaggerated? How 'real' was the danger? Was it just head-games by politicians? BUT the majority of the book treats it as true, historical, documented fact. And then it throws ambiguity into it--if I was reading the last bit properly?!?! So I'm not sure how to feel about it.
© 2026 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews
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