In 1933, best friends Daniel and Armin admire Hitler, but as anti-Semitism buoys Hitler to power, Daniel learns he is half Jewish, threatening the friendship even as life in their beloved Hamburg, Germany, is becoming nightmarish. IOWA TEEN AWARD 2006 - 2007 Interest Level: YA ATOS Book Level: 5 AR Interest Level: MG AR Points: 9 AR Quiz: 83161EN Reading Counts Level: 5.6 Reading Counts Points: 14 Lexile Measure: 740.