Paul Kirchhoff is 17 years old. He has witnessed the National Socialist domination of Germany for more than half of his life. He sees much that he does not understand. And even more that he does not agree with. But anyone who speaks up is punished. In December 1942, Paul finds a leaflet that will change his life. The'author'of the leaflet is The White Rose.

Fee-Christine Aks lives and works in Hamburg, Germany. She has studied in Germany, England and Sweden and gathered many impressions on her trips around the world that inspire her literary works. She writes historic-modern fiction for young readers and adults. This novel is part of her novel series "Lost Youth" about the time of National Socialism. More about the author on fee-christine-aks.com and on facebook.com/feechristine.aks