The Boys Who Challenged Hitler, Phillip Hoose
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler, Phillip Hoose
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The Boys Who Challenged Hitler
Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club

Author: Phillip Hoose

Narrator: Phillip Hoose, Michael Braun

Unabridged: 4 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/12/2015

Synopsis

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, The Boys Who Challenged Hitler is National Book Award winner Phillip Hoose's inspiring story of these young war heroes. “These teenagers risked all—and lost much … This energetic work of nonfiction … will cheer the hearts of readers whatever their age.”—The Wall Street Journal A Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor Winner • A Boston Globe–Horn Book Nonfiction Honor Winner • A Booklist Editors’ Choice • A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year and Best Teen Book of the Year • A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year • A New York Public Library Notable • A Washington Post Best Children's Book of 2015

About Phillip Hoose

Phillip Hoose is an award-winning author of books, essays, stories, songs and articles. Although he first wrote for adults, he turned his attention to children and young adults in part to keep up with his own daughters. His book Claudette Colvin won a National Book Award and was dubbed a Publisher's Weekly Best Book of 2009. He is also the author of Hey, Little Ant, co-authored by his daughter, Hannah; It’s Our World, Too!; The Race to Save the Lord God Bird; The Boys Who Challenged Hitler; and We Were There, Too!, a National Book Award finalist. He has received a Jane Addams Children’s Book Award, a Christopher Award, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and multiple Robert F. Sibert Honor Awards, among numerous honors. He was born in South Bend, Indiana, and grew up in the towns of South Bend, Angola, and Speedway, Indiana. He was educated at Indiana University and the Yale School of Forestry. He lives in Portland, Maine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by La Crosse County Library

Being a grandparent has enriched my life in so many ways, including the books I read. Being on the lookout for children’s books to share with my grandsons, who have also become quite avid readers, I have discovered that children’s books can be very enjoyable for adults as well. One of my favorite ch......more

Goodreads review by Maria

The Churchill Club They were young and brave enough to piss off the Nazis. They were a group of Danish teens — young warriors that History recalls as the Churchill Club What an inspiration for the young generation 👍👍 ❤️🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟❤️......more

Goodreads review by Maria

O Clube de Churchill Jovens, Rebeldes e Corajosos q.b. para importunarem os Nazis, o Clube de Churchill era um grupo de adolescentes dinamarqueses determinados a não se submeter à loucura bélica de Hitler. Montados em bicicletas, investiam em “raids” velozes. Entre os seus atos de heróico vandalismo,......more

Goodreads review by David

4.25 I am so glad I read this book. So many books about World War II are focused on France or the Holocaust. While those are extremely important topics, and should be be written about, there were many events in other areas of the world whose stories do not get told. It was very interesting to read a......more

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