The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club
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A Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor Winner
At the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, fifteen-year-old Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the Nazis if the adults would not. Naming their secret club after the fiery British leader, the young patriots in the Churchill Club committed countless acts of sabotage, infuriating the Germans, who eventually had the boys tracked down and arrested. But their efforts were not in vain: the boys' exploits and eventual imprisonment helped spark a full-blown Danish resistance. Interweaving his own narrative with the recollections of Knud himself, The Boys Who Challenged Hitler is National Book Award winner Phillip Hoose's inspiring story of these young war heroes. This thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum.Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0374300224
ISBN13:9780374300227
Release Date:May 2015
Publisher:Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Length:208 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"
Age Range:12 to 17 years
Grade Range:Grades 7 to 12
Customer Reviews
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I like reading stories of real life heroes.
Published by Beans , 5 years ago
I enjoyed this book and shared it with a 15 year old friend. He is really enjoying it too.
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