The Boys Who Challenged Hitler
Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club
Farrar Straus & Giroux · Print & ebook · May 12, 2015
A Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor Winner At the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation.
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- Who it’s for
- A close, documented account of young Danes whose defiance helped stir resistance under occupation.
- Themes
- Danish resistance, Youth activism, Sabotage under occupation
- Genres
- Wars & Military History for Teens, Lives in History, Holocaust History for Teens
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A Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor Winner 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.
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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, The Boys Who Challenged Hitler is National Book Award winner Phillip Hoose's inspiring story of these young war heroes. This thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum.
Youthful Defiance
A close, documented account of young Danes whose defiance helped stir resistance under occupation.
Come here for
- Teenage resistance against Nazi occupation
- Knud Pedersen’s recollections woven into the narrative
Expect
- A sustained story of sabotage, arrest, and consequence
- A view of Denmark’s early response to occupation
Where it sits
| Holocaust History for Teens | 56% |
|---|---|
| Lives in History | 54% |
| Wars & Military History for Teens | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Lives in History
- European History
- Wars & Military History for Teens
- Authors
- Phillip Hoose
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus & Giroux
- Published
- May 12, 2015
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Danish resistance · Youth activism · Sabotage under occupation
- Reading lane
- Lives in History