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This is the story of German occupation of Denmark and the rounding up of the Jews as seen from the eyes of a 10 year old Danish girl who is protecting her best friend and her family from the Nazis. It's a book that makes you stop and think how you would react in such circumstances. It's a quick read and well worth it.
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Oh my gosh this book was AMAZING!! I love anything to do with the Holocust in general anyhow but this sucked me in instantly! It had me saying fussing out loud at certain parts. Of course I wish I could have know if the girls got back together. Love it! The best Lois Lowry book I've read.
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This is a YA novel of German-occupied Denmark in 1943. Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen are happy and innocent school girls when the occupation begins. Before they even realize the danger, they notice an increase in the number of soldiers on street corners. Soon shops closed and they hear rumors that the Nazis will be rounding up the Jews. Like many Danes, the Johansen family faces the danger with their Jewish friends, helping them evade the Germans. The danger of their circums
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I think if I had read this book in fifth grade, as my son is, I almost certainly would have given it five stars. It is a wonderful child-sized view of a slice of World War II/Holocaust history. In fact, I learned a lot about the Danes and their efforts to evacuate Danish Jews to Sweden that I didn't know before. The story is told quite simply from the viewpoint of Annemarie who lives in Copenhagen with her parents and whose best friend is Ellen Rosen, a Jewish girl. They are used to living in oc
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This read I paused to appreciate the craft that went into this 10 year old's view of WWII in Copenhagen. Our protagonist is one of the families that helped Jewish Danes escape when the Nazi's finally cracked down, so she's not in as much danger. Her family helps her, including her younger sister who serves as the role model for innocence when talking to German soldiers. It's a gem of a book.
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3.5 stars. The afterword, explaining how much of the story was fiction versus fact was very interesting. That most of the story is fact was enlightening.
May 30, 2009
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1992 Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award
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