Behind Enemy Lines by Nielsen Jennifer A

Author:Nielsen, Jennifer A. [Nielsen, Jennifer A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Ages 8 & Up, Young Adult, Historical, Adventure, Mystery, Science Fiction, Fantasy
ISBN: 9781407136028
Amazon: B00GNXDGMM
Goodreads: 21320998
Publisher: Scholastic Fiction
Published: 2013-09-01T07:00:00+00:00

SERA ARRIVED at the Madrid train station early the next morning. The air was cool, but the skies were clear. Hopefully, it would warm up before she turned into a PopSQicle.

She had the letter for Major Kuhlenthal clutched in her hand. For most of the train ride, that’s where it had been, so she would be sure not to lose it. The ride here had been crowded and miserable, with people speaking so many languages that it drove the translator in her ear nuts. At one point she had been pushed into a small kitchen area where she was nearly burned by a hot coffeepot. For a few moments she stared at it as she considered using it to steam open the envelope. Then she could know what the letter said. However, Dak had once told her about an old spy trick of leaving something inconspicuous in the seal of an envelope, such as an eyelash or hair, to test whether someone else had opened it. She wondered if Clauss had done that to the letter for Major Kuhlenthal, or for that matter, whether the British had done that with Major Martin’s sealed letters.

Clauss hadn’t been clear on where she was supposed to meet Kuhlenthal, only that he would meet her at the train station. And that question was answered the instant she stepped off the train.

The tall man standing on the train platform immediately reminded her of a hawk. His sharp blue eyes were on her the moment she emerged, and the weight of his glare made her feet drag as she shuffled forward. He looked her over like he was examining a moldy piece of bread.

“You’re the child sent by Clauss?” he asked.

Sera tried not to let her irritation show. “Yes.”

“What does it say about the Nazis that we need the help of a young girl?”

Sera had more than a few ideas of what she’d say about the Nazis, but she only straightened up tall and said, “I saw the postmortem and the papers inside the briefcase. Nobody would suspect someone like me.”

“I hope he didn’t pay you too much for that useless information,” Kuhlenthal said. “Those papers are probably fakes anyway. We are suspicious.”

“It’s good that you are,” Sera said. “Because I think Captain Clauss believes they’re real. You should let him write to the Führer about the papers. If he’s wrong, he’ll get the blame.”

“And if he’s right, he’ll get the credit!” Kuhlenthal shook his head sharply. “No. If the Führer is going to reward one of his officers, it must be me.”

Sera glanced at a clock on the wall of the station. She wasn’t sure how long it would take for her to get to Retiro Park from here, but she didn’t see the point of sticking around just to get insulted again.

“Listen, I’ve got to go,” Sera said. “If you don’t need my help —”

“I don’t,” Kuhlenthal said. “Not unless you can read English well. I speak the language, but once I get those papers, it might help to have another set of eyes on them.

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