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.

A true account of seven Danish teens who dared to fight the Nazi war machine, from a National Book Award- and Newbery Honor-winning author.
Awards
Commended for Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Nonfiction) 2015 and Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award (Children's Book) 2016 and Texas Lone Star Reading List 2016.



Book Information
ISBN 9780374300227
Author Phillip Hoose
Format Hardback
Page Count 208
Imprint Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
Publisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 25mm