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A review by anbar
Hitler's Canary by Sandi Toksvig
4.0
"There are hundreds of personal stories from that time, but this is not one in which all the Germans were bad and all Danes were good. It didn't work that way."
Good heartwarming story that shows the Nazi occupation of Denmark from a kid's point of view, so kids can understand and relate to it (not in the black-and-white way kids are usually told of WW2, but not cynically or confusingly either). At the same time, it's a good read for grown-ups, too. Includes the amazing true story of how the Danes managed to get almost every single Jew in Denmark safely to Sweden over a 10-day period (and it wasn't even a co-ordinated effort, just everyone talking to someone they know who knows someone who has a shed who knows someone who has a boat, hey did you know so-&-so knows someone who has a boat?)! Over 7000 people saved, only a few hundred got caught, and when they eventually got home again most of them found all their stuff still there.
Good heartwarming story that shows the Nazi occupation of Denmark from a kid's point of view, so kids can understand and relate to it (not in the black-and-white way kids are usually told of WW2, but not cynically or confusingly either). At the same time, it's a good read for grown-ups, too. Includes the amazing true story of how the Danes managed to get almost every single Jew in Denmark safely to Sweden over a 10-day period (and it wasn't even a co-ordinated effort, just everyone talking to someone they know who knows someone who has a shed who knows someone who has a boat, hey did you know so-&-so knows someone who has a boat?)! Over 7000 people saved, only a few hundred got caught, and when they eventually got home again most of them found all their stuff still there.