Lydia and Carl Schmidt are in danger. Their father is a union officer, and someone who doesn't like his work leaves threatening messages at their home. When Carl reads about some union families who are killed in Colorado, he worries that the same thing might happen here. Then Germany invades Belgium and starts a war in Europe. Lydia and Carl are harassed at school for their German background. Just when they think things can't get worse, they learn that newsboys they have befriended are threatening to attack the newspaper offices. Will Lydia and Carl be able to stop the newsboys in time? And what can they do to keep their family safe?
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Clash with the Newsboys
Lydia and Carl Schmidt are in danger. Their father is a union officer, and someone who doesn't like his work leaves threatening messages at their home. When Carl reads about some union families who are killed in Colorado, he worries that the same thing might happen here. Then Germany invades Belgium and starts a war in Europe. Lydia and Carl are harassed at school for their German background. Just when they think things can't get worse, they learn that newsboys they have befriended are threatening to attack the newspaper offices. Will Lydia and Carl be able to stop the newsboys in time? And what can they do to keep their family safe?
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