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Told from several perspectives, the story paints a vivid portrait of life in Copenhagen under Nazi occupation. Julie lives with the constant dread that her family could be sent to a concentration camp, while Niels cannot tolerate the brutality of the German soldiers and feels drawn to the Danish resistance. When the Nazis plan to round up all of Copenhagen's Jews, Niels becomes driven by a single goal: rescue. Julie, too, anticipates the many goodbyes she will endure, especially to Niels. Set against the real historical events that led to the safe evacuation of thousands of Danish Jews, this juvenile fiction offers both emotional depth and factual grounding.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Sonia Levitin
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