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Synopsis
In an astonishing feat of empathy and narrative invention, our most ambitious novelist imagines an alternate version of American history. In 1940 Charles A. Lindbergh, heroic aviator and rabid isolationist, is elected president. Shortly thereafter, he negotiates a cordial "understanding" with Adolf Hitler while the new government embarks on a program of folksy anti-Semitism. For one boy growing up in Newark, Lindbergh's election is the first in a series of ruptures that threaten to destroy his small, safe corner of America - and with it his mother, his father, and his older brother.
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Is The Plot Against America appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
Mature alternate history exploring antisemitism and fascism through a child's perspective during a reimagined WWII-era America. Emotionally intense themes of political persecution and family fear, but no graphic content.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include antisemitism, political violence, and racism (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens interested in history and politics will find this thought-provoking exploration of what America could have become deeply compelling.