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A review by dphilton
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club by Phillip Hoose
4.0
I read this for a teacher book group at the middle school where I work. I didn't know the story at all, but it connected nicely to background I had from Lois Lowry's, "Number the Stars" as well as a little known but excellent documentary film called, "The Danish Solution" (see link below).
At the outset of World War Two, Germany advanced on Finland. The Fins fought back with all they could muster. Denmark, on the other hand, accepted occupation meekly. It took a group of sabotage-minded teenagers to inspire nationwide resistance. Hoose stumbled across the story on a trip to Denmark. He found Knud Pedersen - in his 80's but still fiery and cogent - and extracted this personal and engaging story.
This book hooked me as an adult with quite a bit of background knowledge. I also think it would work nicely as an introduction for young readers. The pacing is swift and the plot pulled me along. Photos, sidebars, and captions add to the book's accessibility.
(FMI about The Danish Solution: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437145/)
At the outset of World War Two, Germany advanced on Finland. The Fins fought back with all they could muster. Denmark, on the other hand, accepted occupation meekly. It took a group of sabotage-minded teenagers to inspire nationwide resistance. Hoose stumbled across the story on a trip to Denmark. He found Knud Pedersen - in his 80's but still fiery and cogent - and extracted this personal and engaging story.
This book hooked me as an adult with quite a bit of background knowledge. I also think it would work nicely as an introduction for young readers. The pacing is swift and the plot pulled me along. Photos, sidebars, and captions add to the book's accessibility.
(FMI about The Danish Solution: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437145/)