Author

Publication

2003 - Dutton Children's Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

72,500 words, Guess

Page Count

290 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing2577059
  • Goodreads2095319

Classifications

  • DDC[Fic]
  • LCCPZ7.L58 Rq 2003

Description

Told from several points of view, this novel reveals how life in Copenhagen was soiled by the Nazi occupation and how the Danes fought back with courage and kindness. Julie lives with the constant, nagging fear that her family will be sent to a concentration camp. Niels can't stand the brutish, arrogant Nazi soldiers and finds himself drawn to the Danish resistance. When Niels learns of the Nazi plot to round up all of Copenhagen's Jews, he is dominated by a single thought: rescue. Julie wonders how she will endure so many good-byes, especially to Niels. This riveting read is based on the true story of how thousands of Denmark's Jews were saved from the Nazis.

Description

After German forces occupy Denmark during World War II, fifteen-year-old Julie Weinstein and fifteen-year-old Niels Nelson and their friends and families try to cope with their daily lives, finding various ways to resist the Nazis and, ultimately, to survive.

Subjects

Topics

JewsFictionHistoryJuvenile fictionDenmark, fictionChildren's fictionWorld War, 1939-1945

Places

Genres

  • Fiction.
  • Juvenile fiction.

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