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published
March 6th 2007
(first published 2005)
by Roaring Brook Press
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Hardcover, 192 pages
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1596432470
(isbn13: 9781596432475)
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"My brother stood up so quickly he almost knocked Mama over. 'Why aren't you doing something? Do you know what the British are calling us? Hitler...more
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Read in November, 2008
A great story about the German occupation of Denmark and the Danish resistance told from an eleven year old boys point of view.
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Read in September, 2008
I really thought I would love this book...I really wanted to like this book. It takes place in Denmark during WWII and tells the story of one family's experience participating in the danish resistance against the Nazi invasion. In telling their story, it also touches on some of the overall experiences that occurred in Denmark during this time. While I LOVE stories of the remarkable Danish people and their amazing efforts during this time in history, this particular story really fell flat for me....more
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Read in May, 2007
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Based on accounts of her own grandparents' work in the Danish resistance, Toksvig tells a compelling story of the many Danes who helped smuggle Danish Jews out of the country to Sweden before they were taken to Hitler's Concentration camps. The story revolves around ten-year-old Bamse and his family--a group of "theater people" as he calls them (the story is broken into scenes and acts instead of chapters). The story begins with the German occupation of Denmark in 1940 (when the BBC be...more
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Read in May, 2008
Even though it is about WW II and the Holocaust it is uplifting and inspiring. It shows that there are good and bad people on both sides of the issues. It happens in Denmark and is a good companion to "Number the Stars.".
It was on the Beehive Book Award list for just a moment, then taken off because there is a gay character.
It was on the Beehive Book Award list for just a moment, then taken off because there is a gay character.
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A suprisingly humorous novel, that, although short in pages is tough to get through because of its slow pace. However, it tells an interesting and uplifting story of not entirely normal people standing up and doing great deeds on both sides during the invasion of Denmark by Germany during the Holocaust.
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Read in June, 2008
This book was based on a true story and is about a family in Denmark during the German occupation. This family, along with so many other citizens, risked their lives to help their Jewish friends escape the German raids. As I was reading this book I wondered if I would have the courage that these Danish cititizens had. They never gave a second thought to helping their friends even though it meant that if they were caught they would be killed or sent to the concentration camps. They did it becau...more
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03/05/09
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This is a juv book. Sandi toksvig brings to life the Nazi occuption of Denmark and the courage of ordinary danes-based on her father's life-in a remarkable funn and gripping novel.
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Read in April, 2009
This book has the same setting as Number the Stars---WW2 Denmark. It is a very different story, though. I liked it!
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Read in March, 2009
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A decent read. I like that it's about the Danish occupation/resistance. We stupid Americans think it only happened in Germany.
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A fantastic way for young children to be introduced to the horrors of WW@. Great book
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Read in March, 2009
a great wartime adventure about Copenhagen under natxi control.
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Read in April, 2009
We're learning about WWII in class, so I thought it would be interesting. WWII is interesting enough for me on its own, even. pretty good book.
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Read in June, 2008
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a fellow librarianrecommends it for: anyone interested in holocaust literature.
This story, based on real people and real events from the author's family history, concerns an aspect of WWII that we hear less about: The German occupation of Denmark. Hitler used Denmark's factories and workers to fuel his war effort, and because the people didn't actively fight him, Denmark was often called "Hitler's Canary" because he had them caged up and they would sing for him. There was actually a lot of resistance on many levels. This is a bittersweet story of national pride a...more
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Read in April, 2008
I read this as a supplement to Number the Stars, which we are discussing this month for Great Reads for Girls at the library. It is based on the experiences of the author's father in Denmark during World War II and illustrates well that "in the rescue of the Danish Jews, not all the Germans were bad and not all the Danes were good. There were just some good people and some bad people, and it wasn't always easy to tell the difference."
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Such an inspiring story! After reading the Devil's Arithmetic, this provides a nice contrast. The Danish resistance saved over 7700 lives-the story shows what a monumental task this was-every Dane was involved. The author often repeats the line, "Not all Germans were bad and not all Danes were good." There are lots of great lessons inside this story based on the lives of the author's parents.
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This book falls in the adolescent literature genre. I didn't love this book. I wanted to, but the story, though based on true events, was hurried and the characters weren't well developed. I wouldn't discourage someone from reading this book, but I also wouldn't encourage it as well. There are better books out there such as The Hiding Place, Number the Stars and Yellow
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Excellent children's novel on the holocaust. Twelve-year-old Bamse and his Jewish friend participate in the Danish Resistance during WWII. The Danes were called "Hitler's Carnary" by the world during that part of the war because they tried to make their country normal and do anything they could to save the Jewish people from the concentration camps and certain death.
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Read in September, 2008
This one goes up near the top of my Virginia Readers' Choice list. I enjoyed the feel of it, and the historical notes rang true. Based on the author's father's experiences as a child in Denmark during the Nazi occupation, the reader gets a sense of the Danish people and their solidarity in undermining the occupation. Recommended.
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Read in October, 2008
A great fiction book based on fact. Great juvenile fiction. An amazing storyline and an even greater lesson to be learned. She mixes humor and turmoil giving the reader a glimpse of the emotional rollercoasters suffered by many, known as life during WWII.
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Read in February, 2008
Very few books get 5 stars from me, but Hitler's Canary thoroughly deserves it. Toksvig tells a fictionalised version of her dad's childhood in Copenhagen under Nazi occupation.
It's funny and gripping, uplifting, poignant; just fabulous.
It's funny and gripping, uplifting, poignant; just fabulous.
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