The boys who challenged Hitler : Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club

Hoose, Phillip M. 1947- (Author).

Summary: "At the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, fifteen-year-old Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the Nazis if the adults would not. Naming their secret club after the fiery British leader, the young patriots in the Churchill Club committed countless acts of sabotage, infuriating the Germans, who eventually had the boys tracked down and arrested. But their efforts were not in vain: the boys' exploits and eventual imprisonment helped spark a full-blown Danish resistance. Interweaving his own narrative with the recollections of Knud himself, Phillip Hoose captures the astounding story of these young war heroes who refused to give in without a fight."--

Record details

ISBN: 0374300224 (hardcover)
ISBN: 9780374300227 (hardcover)
Physical Description: viii, 198 pages : illustrations, maps, photograohs ; 24 cm
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux Books for Young Readers, [2015]
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- OPROP! -- The RAF Club -- The Churchill Club -- Learning to breathe -- Flames of resistance -- To arms -- Whipped cream and steel -- An evening alone -- The Nibe offensive -- Grenades -- No turning back -- King Hans Gades jail -- Walls and windows -- At large again? -- Nyborg State Prison -- First hours of freedom -- Better on the inside -- Our night with Winston Churchill -- Epilogue: The times that followed.
Target Audience Note:	970L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader MG+ 7.1 7 7 174400