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Backpack, Boy, Berlin by Kip Wilson, illus. Matt Schu
Candlewick · New release

Backpack, Boy, Berlin

Based on a True Story of World War II Espionage

Kip Wilson, illus. Matt Schu

Candlewick · Middle Grade · Ages 8-12
Releases November 03, 2026 · ISBN 9781536239461

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About the book

In 1938, ten-year-old Don moves to Berlin with his diplomat father and begins carrying secret messages for the resistance. A novel in verse.

Content note: Nazi persecution and danger to members of the resistance.

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