Four teenagers and one deadly mission. The odds of them coming back, almost impossible. A story of courage and intelligence in the face of adversity as British Secret Services come up with a plan that could possibly end World War II. They decide to train Åse, Frederick, Jakob and Lars, four 13 year old adolescents, from occupied Norway. Their mission, to blow up heavy water stores at Vemork and prevent the Nazis from making an atomic bomb. You follow the characters journey through the snowy mountains and rivers and read on as they struggle to survive.
This is a great read for anyone around the ages of 14 or 15. I felt that I could relate well with the four main characters because we are all around the same age and their thoughts and feelings would be similar to mine in the same situation. Over the course of the mission the characters got closer and closer to each other and gained each other’s trust. When Amanda Mitchison wrote the description of Vemork, it was extremely easy to paint a picture in my head of the rocky cliffs and the flowing streams that surrounded the plant.
It kept me wanting to turn the next page because I had to know what would happen to the characters next and if anything would happen to them. I felt I was part of the expeditions that the group went on. There was also a great message about teamwork and how individuals can work together to get an objective done and i think that's important because it is something that we can learn to do today.
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