{"product_id":"threat-of-the-spider-paperback","title":"Threat of the Spider - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael P. Spradlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA twelve-year-old boy searches for his father and fights for free press amid the chilling rise of Hitler's Germany in this second book in the action-packed middle grade series Web of the Spider for fans of I Survived and \u003ci\u003eA Night Divided.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnsel has never been afraid to say what's on his mind. He's always the first among his friends to speak up when something doesn't feel right. When the Hitler Youth first set up shop in Heroldsberg the year before, Ansel quickly made enemies of the chapter's arrogant leader, Hans. Of course, Ansel is also twelve years old, so he spends much of his time reading his favorite Dirk Goodly, Boy Detective novels and trying to make his friends laugh. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut more and more of his classmates have been swayed by Hans's tactics and the Youth organization is growing throughout the city. Ansel knows that Hans and his group are spreading false information--after all, Ansel's father is a journalist for the local paper and has been going toe to toe with Nazi propaganda for a long time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen Ansel's father goes missing right before a prominent Nazi leader comes to town. With the local police in the Nazi's pocket, can Ansel and his friends use their detective skills to find his father and thwart the Nazi's plans to suppress the truth?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael P. Spradlin is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author of the Spy Goddess series, The Youngest Templar series, and the Web of the Spider series, as well as several works of historical fiction, including the Western Heritage Award-winning \u003ci\u003eOff Like the Wind: The Story of the Pony Express\u003c\/i\u003e. He currently resides in Lapeer, Michigan, with his wife, daughter, and his schnoodle, Sequoia. Learn more at MichaelSpradlin.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 7.63 x 5.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52665885360435,"sku":"9781665947244","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/eNz7xUFy5B9781665947244.webp?v=1762753967","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/threat-of-the-spider-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}