Neal Bascomb is the author of The Nazi Hunters, winner of the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award in 2014, among numerous other awards. His second young adult book, Sabotage, was called "excellent" in a starred review from School Library Journal. He is also the author of six nonfiction books for adults on subjects ranging from a 1905 Russian submarine mutiny to a contemporary high school robotics team. The Perfect Mile, Winter Fortress, and Hunting Eichmann went on to be New York Times and international bestsellers. Neal lives in Seattle with his family and rascal dog Moses. Please visit his website at www.nealbascomb.com and follow him on Facebook at @nealrbascomb.
Praise for The Nazi Hunters
Winner of the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award
Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award for Teen Readers "The
Nazi Hunters is a fabulously exciting piece of history that
teens should know about -- and now they will! Bascomb's
detailed scenes allow readers to live through this true tale of
courage and daring as if they were there." -- Deborah Heiligman,
Printz Honor-winning author of Charles and Emma and
Intentions "I found The Nazi Hunters riveting, from
its suspenseful search for Eichmann to the capture of the war
criminal responsible for orchestrating the murder of eleven million
people, including six million Jews. Neal Bascomb's book is
incredibly well-researched and paced like an espionage thriller.
The hunters' commitment to bringing Eichmann to justice is sure to
captivate readers." -- Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Newbery
Honor-winning author of Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's
Shadow and The Boy Who Dared "From cafes in Buenos Aires
to the halls of the fledgling Israeli government, from false
identities to secret drops, this story has all the hallmarks of a
spy novel. Bascomb has a knack for turning complex detail into a
suspenseful, heart-pounding narrative." -- School Library
Journal "Photographs are included throughout the text, adding
not just to the evidence of Eichmann's guilt but to the reader's
sense of being along on the mission." -- The Horn Book
Magazine "Tension rises from the pages, thanks to Bascomb's
command of pacing, judicious use of quoted material, inclusion of
archival photographs and strong descriptions." -- Kirkus
Reviews Praise for Sabotage: The Mission to Destroy Hitler's
Atomic Bomb "This is an exciting and impeccably researched
story of science, spies, and commando raids -- page-turning
nonfiction at its best." -- Steve Sheinkin, Newbery Honor-winning
author of Bomb: The Race to Build -- and Steal -- the World's
Most Dangerous Weapon * "Bascomb is a master of taking
complicated histories and turning them into exciting works of
nonfiction... This excellent treatise on a little-known episode of
World War II is a first choice." -- School Library Journal,
starred review "Bascomb's detailed narrative builds tension through
each attempt, narrow escape, and comeback...vivid descriptions of
the principal participants and their motivations, rigors of
Norway's climate and terrain, and the risks calculated (and those
unforeseen), producing a gripping account of individual and
collective heroic effort." -- Publishers Weekly "The book is
enhanced by impressive supplemental material, including a helpful
list of participants, photographs, maps, and an intriguing author's
note. A rich, well-paced narrative." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Bascomb admirably balances dramatic tension and context
throughout... Sabotage will find its place in a growing body
of narrative nonfiction centering on military and political
history." -- Horn Book "Bascomb's clear-eyed account, helped
along by photos, maps, and diagrams, of the thrilling mission and
its many challenges... will handily engage teens." --
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