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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
This fascinating book based largely on interviews with one of the principal characters, tells the little known story of a group of young Danish resisters during World War II. The narrative switches back and forth between third person and first person, which was at times a little difficult to transition between, at least on my Nook, as an advanced reader galley from Netgalley. Hopefully, the design of the finished book will make this easier to navigate for younger readers. Nevertheless, as usual, Hoose has once again captured a remarkable, yet relatively unknown story in an engaging, extremely well-documented narrative, that will appeal to readers of Sheinkin's Bomb, or Bartoletti's Hitler Youth.
Read as an advanced reader copy from the publisher via Netgalley.
Read as an advanced reader copy from the publisher via Netgalley.
This book would pair nicely with fictional WWII books such as Hero on a Bicycle. I particularly enjoyed the original photos that accompanied the text. The history combined with a personal account, gave me a better understanding of exactly what it was like in Denmark during the war. Students and adults who enjoy reading about WWII will find this book engaging.
fast-paced
adventurous
informative
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
This is one I'm considering for our historical book clubs. It was an exciting story and I really liked the connections to historical events and how the story of the Churchill Club was woven into the beginning of Danish resistance. There is some challenging language, but it's a pretty short book and it has a lot of pictures so I think it balances out well and won't be too difficult. There are some darker moments, especially when they're in prison, but overall the tone is pretty lighthearted and adventurous for a story from that time period. And I think kids will enjoy reading about the actions and planning and rebellion of someone so close to their age, it'll work well for connections and deeper thinking about how they might react.
Content Warnings
Minor: Self harm
A powerfully excellent story of bravery that I'd never heard. It should be 5 stars, but I had some minor qualms with the writing. Since details weren't there that I wished for, and some connections were unclear. But all in all wonderful. Some omissions could be due to the fact that this was written mostly on the memory of a Churchill Club member, who was 89 at the time of the story's writing.
Great book for teens to get them excited about learning history!
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.
(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!