Projeckt 1065 is a masterpiece of blending a spy novel,  historical realistic fiction, deceit in order to gain insider's knowledge, necessary risks to save family, others, and oneself and incredible writing that weaves a classic story line told through the point of view of a teenager, a style that Alan Gratz has perfected in order to show the reader the change he / she can make in the world. The main character, MIchael, and his family from Belgium are spies- a secret Michael must keep while playing a crucial role in the plot in order to play the part of a Hitler Youth in order to gain critical knowledge, especially about Projekt 1065,  even though he clearly despises all Hitler and his youth programs stand for. Infiltrate, befriend, and sabotage are key to the plot of this edge-of-your seat novel that shows Mr. Gratz's perfection in building tension and suspense through cliffhangers, important themes, inner conflict along with conflict with Nazi party members and who can / cannot be trusted, historically realistic details, deep character motives,and characters that will come to  life for the reader with the voice and depth of what they are dealing with in order to reach their goals and search for survival. This novel contains powerful characters, created by Gratz,, that will have you rooting for the protagonists and leave you searching for clues when the plot takes critical plot twists that the reader will not see coming.  This is classic Alan Gratz.  Discussions become the focus of the class time including emphasis on conflicts, turning points, cliffhangers, voice, character motives, the role of children in the war, figurative powerful language, and decisions made by antagonists as the war began its decline for them.

All classes involve the positive and thoughtful treatment of each other, valuing all members of our learning community and the ideas that are shared. We treat each other with respect and kindness and build upon the ideas of the group.  IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT LEARNERS READ THE SECTIONS OF THE NOVEL THAT ARE ASSIGNED FOR EACH WEEK AND LISTED IN THE HW SECTION OF THE CLASS DESCRIPTION.  A PDF will  be sent for some note taking while reading the chapters in order to better organize learner's thoughts and ideas for the discussions.