In Nazi-occupied Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen is called upon for a selfless act of bravery to help save her best friend from a terrible fate.
Winner of the Newbery Medal, newly reissued in the Essential Modern Classics range.
“They plan to arrest all the Danish Jews. They plan to take them away. And we have been told that they may come tonight.”
It is 1943 and life in Copenhagen is becoming complicated for Annemarie. There are food shortages and curfews, and soldiers on every corner.
But it is even worse for her Jewish best friend, Ellen, as the Nazis continue their brutal campaign. With Ellen’s life in danger, Annemarie must summon all her courage to help stage a daring escape.
Inspired by true events of the Second World War, this gripping novel brings the past vividly to life for today’s readers.
Product details
Publisher : HarperCollins GB; New edition (22 November 2011)
Language : English
Paperback : 176 pages
ISBN-10 : 0007395205
ISBN-13 : 978-0007395200
Reading age : 9 years and up
Dimensions : 13 x 1.12 x 19.71 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 17,539 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
3 in Jewish Fiction for Children
11 in Holocaust Historical Fiction for Children
27 in Children's Historical Fiction on Military & Wars
Customer Reviews: 4.7
17,635 ratings
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission at no cost to you.