The Boys who Challenged Hitler : Knud Pederson and the Churchill Club

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Call Number: Y BOCD 940.534 Ho
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Library ed.
Compact discs.
Unabridged.
Narrated by the author and Michael Braun.
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.

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Great addition to a long car trip submitted by Jessamynrm on July 16, 2019, 12:15pm This recording was fast paced and dramatic—just the thing for a long car ride with young kids. It was so compelling that the adults ended up being just as hooked.
This is a fascinating story it is well told and very nicely narrated. It focuses on a group of boys who defied many hours to be part of it their own resistance to the Nazi occupation of Denmark. The fact that most of these boys were in their early teens makes it even more fascinating and a contrast to what we sometimes think about kids capabilities in today’s day and age.