France has been under occupation by Nazi Germany for over two years now, and the French population is suffering under shortages, forced transfers to factories in Germany, constant propaganda, conflicting political views, and the brutal presence of a new pro-Nazi French militia. Nevertheless, hope remains alive as German troops are experiencing their first major defeats, and the Resistance network keeps growing. Communication with London is steadily...

As François and his friends continue to carry out their usual Resistance activities, a threatening new law is announced: young Frenchmen would now be sent to work in the factories of Nazi Germany, whose own young men were now deployed in battle across the continent. This provides a new challenge for our young heroes, but also an opportunity to encourage the French to engage in civil disobedience and to recruit new members for the Resistance.

Starting a new school is daunting at the best of times, but for Bastien, Hina, and Boris, their first year at the Institute of Excellence is going to be downright terrifying. New students at the ultra-elite private school are subjected to the "ritual"-weeks of hazing by the seniors-and if they refuse to take part, they are branded "bastards" for life and can say goodbye to any kind of social life. But something even more sinister is going on behind...

After refusing to take part in the initiation ritual, Boris, Bastien, and Hina are facing three long years at the Institute of Excellence; no one will talk to them, they're forced to sleep in a storage closet, and the cafeteria has always just run out of dessert as soon as they show up. But no chocolate pudding is the least of their worries… Franck, the ritual president, is being forced to make amends for his failure, and Bastien has been selected...

"Twelve-year-old street orphan Helene survives by living as a boy and selling copies of the country's most popular newspaper, Le Soir, now turned into Nazi propaganda. Helene's world changes when she befriends a rogue journalist, Marc Aubrion, who draws her into a secret network that publishes dissident underground newspapers. The Nazis track down Aubrion's team and give them an impossible choice: turn the resistance newspapers into a Nazi propaganda...