Book

The boys who challenged Hitler : Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club

Hoose, Phillip M., 1947- author

2015

Overview

\"The true story of a group of boy resistance fighters in Denmark 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\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Subject: Pedersen, Knud, 1925-2014 Juvenile literature. / Pedersen, Knud, 1925-2014. / Churchill-klubben (êAlborg, Denmark) History Juvenile literature. / Churchill-klubben (êAlborg, Denmark) History. / World War, 1939-1945 Underground movements Denmark Juvenile literature. / Boys Political activity Denmark Biography Juvenile literature. / Middle school students Political activity Denmark Biography Juvenile literature. / Heroes Denmark Biography Juvenile literature. / Sabotage Denmark History 20th century Juvenile literature. / Government, Resistance to Denmark History 20th century Juvenile literature. / World War, 1939-1945 Underground movements Denmark. / Boys Political activity Denmark Biography. / Middle school students Political activity Denmark Biography. / Heroes Denmark Biography. / Sabotage Denmark History 20th century. / Government, Resistance to Denmark History 20th century. / JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Military & Wars. / JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Europe. / JUVENILE NONFICTION / Adventure & Adventurers. / JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical. / JUVENILE NONFICTION / Boys & Men. / JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Europe. / Denmark History German occupation, 1940-1945 Juvenile literature. / Denmark History German occupation, 1940-1945.
• ISBN: 9780374300227, 0374300224