Partners To A Degree

Growing Up Under The Third Reich: Book 4

A World War II historical novel based on the author’s firsthand experiences growing up in Germany under the Third Reich.

Berlin has fallen. Germany has surrendered. But for fourteen-year-old Karl Veth and his best friend Harold Kellner, the fight to survive is far from over.

Trapped in Soviet-occupied Berlin, the boys find themselves working for a powerful Russian Political Kommissar who offers them an impossible bargain: complete dangerous missions in exchange for their freedom and the chance to learn what became of their families.

As the weeks unfold, Karl’s courage, compassion, and unwavering moral convictions earn the Kommissar’s respect, leading to an unexpected opportunity to reunite with his long-lost father. But with Soviet patrols sweeping the city and thousands of German prisoners being sent to labor camps, escaping Berlin may prove even more dangerous than surviving the war itself.

While Karl dreams of rebuilding the life that war stole from him, Harold struggles with devastating personal loss. As their paths begin to diverge, the lifelong friends must decide what kind of men they want to become in a world forever changed by war.

Filled with suspense, hope, friendship, and impossible moral choices, Partners To A Degree brings the Growing Up Under the Third Reich series to a powerful and emotional conclusion while setting the stage for the extraordinary postwar journeys of Karl and Harold.

Perfect for readers of The Book Thief, All the Light We Cannot See, Beneath a Scarlet Sky, and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.