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The whispering town / Jennifer Elvgren ; illustrated by Fabio Santomauro.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Elvgren, Jennifer Riesmeyer, author.
- Series:
- Holocaust
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Denmark--History--German occupation, 1940-1945--Juvenile fiction.
- Denmark.
- World War, 1939-1945--Denmark--Juvenile fiction.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Jews--Denmark--Juvenile fiction.
- Jews.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Denmark--Juvenile fiction.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 volume (unpaged) ) color illustrations,
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- 2014.
- [Place of publication not identified] Kar Ben Pub 2014
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The dramatic story of neighbors in a small Danish fishing village who, during the Holocaust, shelter a Jewish family waiting to be ferried to safety in Sweden.It is 1943 in Nazi-occupied Denmark. Anett and her parents are hiding a Jewish woman and her son, Carl, in their cellar until a fishing boat can take them across the sound to neutral Sweden. The soldiers patrolling their street are growing suspicious, so Carl and his mama must make their way to the harbor despite a cloudy sky with no moon to guide them. Worried about their safety, Anett devises a clever and unusual plan for their safe passage to the harbor.Based on a true story.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Front Flap
- Copyright Page
- Title Page
- Author's Note
- Back Flap
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781467711968
- 1467711969
- OCLC:
- 1011184627
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