Recommended Age:
11
+
Ideal for readers who like fast-paced, suspenseful, character-driven adventure stories.
About the Book
In 1942 Denmark, thirteen-year-old Henrik must help his family hide Jewish neighbors and then assist in their escape to neutral Sweden as the Nazis begin rounding up Danish Jews. A companion novel to Resistance set in a different country and with a different protagonist, exploring the extraordinary response of ordinary Danes to the Holocaust.
Content Ratings
💡
Moderate Themes
The moral clarity required to help persecuted neighbors at personal risk, the psychology of living under occupation, and the danger of indifference during atrocity are central to the story.
⚔️
Moderate Violence
Nazi soldiers arrest civilians. Hiding and smuggling people creates sustained danger and tension.
Engagement:
Genre:
Historical Fiction
Published:
2022
Page Count:
293
