The Boys Who Challenged Hitler

Posted on 08 January 2018 by Phillip M. Hoose

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 Phillip Hoose s inspiring story of these young war heroes.This thoroughly researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum. New Download eBook The Boys Who Challenged Hitler By Phillip M. Hoose – kino-fada.fr E ARC from Netgalley.comIn this wonderful piece of narrative nonfiction, Hoose brings us the experience of Knud Pedersen in his own words As a Dane, the teenaged Pedersen was perturbed that his government had caved so easily to the Nazis demands, agreeing to cooperate with the Nazi soldiers in exchange for relative safety While Norway was fighting the Nazis, it took a while before opposition to the Nazis took hold in Denmark, and that opposition was started by a group of teenagers headed by Pe E ARC from Netgalley.comIn this wonderful piece of narrative nonfiction, Hoose brings us the experience of Knud Pedersen in his own words As a Dane, the teenaged Pedersen was perturbed that his government had caved so easily to the Nazis demands, agreeing to cooperate with the Nazi soldiers in exchange for relative safety While Norway was fighting the Nazis, it took a while before opposition to the Nazis took hold in Denmark, and that opposition was started by a group of teenagers headed by Pedersen At first, the boys contented themselves with painting graffiti and doing small amounts of damage to Nazi property, but soon escalated to major acts of arson as well as stealing weapons and accumulating quite an arsenal When the Danish people saw that not everyone was acquiescing to Nazi demands, the Resistance was able to take off The Churchill Club, as the group called itself, continued to bedevil the Nazis, although the boys found it...I can t say if it s mainly a keen eye for selecting stories that have powerful emotional potential, an ability to distill timeless wisdom from the basic facts of history, or his own transcendent talent for dynamically and sensitively recounting historical events so they feel relevant to young readers, but Phillip Hoose is one of the best nonfiction writers whose work I ve encountered When widespread recognition came his way in 2010 after being awarded a Newbery Honor for Claudette Colvin Twic I can t say if it s mainly a keen eye for selecting stories that have powerful emotional potential, an ability to distill timeless wisdom from the basic facts of history, or his own transcendent talent for dynamically and sensitively recounting historical events so they feel relevant to young readers, but Phillip Hoose is one of the best nonfiction writers whose work I ve encountered When widespread recognition came his way in 2010 after being awarded a Newbery Honor for Claudette Colvin Twice Toward Justice, I was eager to read this author I d never heard of, and quickly discovered the hype w...Very interesting book about Denmark during WWII I had no idea that Hitler basically told the leaders, in Denmark, to do as he asked or he would bomb them until they did This book is about a group of teenage...Relying on 24 hours worth of face to face interviews with Knud Pedersen as well asthan 1,000 emails and Pedersen s published writing, this nonfiction account of a group of Danish teens who dared to defy Adolph Hitler reads as smoothly as the most engaging novel When Knud Pedersen was in the eighth grade, the Germans began to occupy Denmark, and his life changed completely Suddenly, he became keenly aware of the difference in the reaction of the Norwegians and the Danes to the Germans, a Relying on 24 hours worth of face to face interviews with Knud Pedersen as well asthan 1,000 emails and Pedersen s published writing, this nonfiction account of a group of Danish teens who dared to defy Adolph Hitler reads as smoothly as the most engaging novel When Knud Pedersen was in the eighth grade, the Germans began to occupy Denmark, and his life changed completely Suddenly...When Germany invaded Denmark in World War II, there was no resistance or fighting from the Danes Knud Pedersen was fourteen and disgusted that his country did nothing in wake of the takeover He and his brother met with other boys at their school and formed a resistance unit modeled after the Norwegian resistance and British Royal Air Force RAF They began fighting the Germans by switching up German signs confusing arriving soldiers with misdirections With their bikes as their weapons, they When Germany invaded Denmark in World War II, there was no resistance or fighting from the Danes Knud Pedersen was fourteen and disgusted that his country did nothing in wake of the takeover He and his brother met with other boys at their school and formed a resistance unit modeled after the Norwegian resistance and British Royal Air Force RAF They began fig...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 young adult book about the conflict in Scandinavia andspecifically Denmark It was amazing to hear the bravery that these Danes showed under German occupation, but it is evenimpressive co 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 ar...an amazing backstory or behind the scenes story so to speak about ww2 teenager Knud Pederson is a Danish living among the reign of the German, and he decides to take a stand for his country along with fellow classmates they start off by vandalizing German property and move onto stealing weapons one day they go too far and are caught and sentenced to 2 years in prison this story, to me, was a story of taking a stand, eve...As World War II began Denmark was quietly assimilated by Nazi Germany as a protectorate Trying to prevent bloodshed the Danish leaders did not fight Ashamed that their leaders did not lead the people to fight, Knud Pedersen with other 14 year olds started a group of saboteurs called The Churchill Club who as children attacked Nazi supplies, stole weapons and spread anti Nazi slogans Truly an interesting history that kept me mesmerized I have a 14 year old son and I found myself imagining As World War II began Denmark was quietly assimilated by Nazi Germany as a protectorate Tr...Continuing on my nonfiction kickI really, really enjoyed this one These boys in Denmark started the first resistance group during WWII while they were occupied by the Nazis They were just BOYS It was amazing to read about their courage and determinatio...I had never heard of this story and knew little about the Danish involvement in WW2, so this was not only informative but great story telling as well I appreciated the author s notes on how he got the story and the relationship he developed with the original Chu...

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08 January 2018

Phillip M. Hoose