Bibliograph

The boys who challenged Hitler, Knud Pederson and the Churchill Club, Phillip Hoose

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The boys who challenged Hitler, Knud Pederson and the Churchill Club, Phillip Hoose

Language

eng

resource.accompanyingMatter

technical information on music

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resource.interestAgeLevel

Years and up

Literary text for sound recordings

biographyhistory

Main title

The boys who challenged Hitler

Music parts

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Oclc number

910273581

Responsibility statement

Phillip Hoose

Sub title

Knud Pederson and the Churchill Club

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, here is Phil Hoose's inspiring story of these young war heroes

Target audience

juvenile

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not applicable

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