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unluckyprimes's review against another edition
2.0
Rating a book like this is hard.
The story here is obviously so incredibly important. And preserving that narrative and history equally so. Especially when it comes to first-hand accounts.
And the writing was fine. ... I feel like that's a good way to describe this. "Fine." There wasn't anything wrong with it. It's relatively short and to the point. I didn't mind the first person narrative woven in among the rest of the descriptive detail.
But it was just fine. Okay. It's good that I've read it but that's about it. I still feel a little bit guilty about rating this with only 2 stars but.
The story here is obviously so incredibly important. And preserving that narrative and history equally so. Especially when it comes to first-hand accounts.
And the writing was fine. ... I feel like that's a good way to describe this. "Fine." There wasn't anything wrong with it. It's relatively short and to the point. I didn't mind the first person narrative woven in among the rest of the descriptive detail.
But it was just fine. Okay. It's good that I've read it but that's about it. I still feel a little bit guilty about rating this with only 2 stars but.
thisfoxreads's review against another edition
4.0
(North Carolina Battle of the Books middle school title)
Thoroughly interesting look at a group of Danish teens that, disgusted with how their country allowed Nazi Germany to take it over, decide to cause their own rebellion--and inspired the nation. Much of it is told through the memories of the club's instigator. Absolutely recommend this!
Thoroughly interesting look at a group of Danish teens that, disgusted with how their country allowed Nazi Germany to take it over, decide to cause their own rebellion--and inspired the nation. Much of it is told through the memories of the club's instigator. Absolutely recommend this!
heatherbrae_bock's review against another edition
3.0
I actually didn't finish this book... although it deals with interesting subject matter, the writing is not great. It really doesn't bring to life the events and draw you in to it. Perhaps it's because the author sticks to closely to his interviews with Knud Pedersen. Ultimately I decided to set it aside and go on to another book.
ljackman's review against another edition
4.0
I had no idea that a little group that called themselves the "Churchill Club" in Denmark sparked a Danish rebellion that did cause a lot of trouble for the Nazi soldiers stationed in Denmark.
The chutzpah of the young boys sabotaging German supply lines, stealing Nazi weapons and harassing the Nazi in general -- and surviving years in jail and still wanting to be part of the Danish rebellion after being released...that's heroically impressive!
I liked the epilogue where the author tells how the members of the Churchill Club ended up after WWII.
The chutzpah of the young boys sabotaging German supply lines, stealing Nazi weapons and harassing the Nazi in general -- and surviving years in jail and still wanting to be part of the Danish rebellion after being released...that's heroically impressive!
I liked the epilogue where the author tells how the members of the Churchill Club ended up after WWII.
peatsa's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. It was a really interesting read and it talked about a country that I usually don't hear about when discussing the Second World War.
srousseau's review against another edition
4.0
I like that this is a story of historical teens who saw a problem and tried to come up with a fix. I did get distracted by the side notes, etc. but I'm not sure if it will bother teens. I like the narrative style of Sheinkin better, but I think this one will be more popular in my library.
gileslibrarian6's review against another edition
3.0
An anecdotal historic story of Knud Petersen and the Churchill Club- the youngest Nazi resisters. Very interesting to read how they accomplished great acts of sabotage, endured prison, and lived their life after the war.
jcdfrog's review
4.0
A fascinating and inspiring non-fiction account of Danish teenagers who "challenged Hilter" after being disgusted with their own government's response (and even that of some citizens) to the German occupation of their country during WWII. These boys took little consideration for their own safety, knowing the risks, and became the Churchill Club, a club whose purpose was to steal, burn, bomb, trick, and deface anything that would help the Nazis.
The School Library Journal recommends this account for 9th grade and up.
The School Library Journal recommends this account for 9th grade and up.