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I inadvertently read this right after another Holocaust novel, but the stories are so different in perspective that the ending effect was very different as well.
I never go around to reading this as a child, for some reason, and I don't know why, because it's quite well done, and does just the right balance of telling a serious story from a child's perspective TO a child, but in a way that isn't overwhelming and frightening, but rather serious and hopeful. True, it does not end the way that many ...more
I never go around to reading this as a child, for some reason, and I don't know why, because it's quite well done, and does just the right balance of telling a serious story from a child's perspective TO a child, but in a way that isn't overwhelming and frightening, but rather serious and hopeful. True, it does not end the way that many ...more
I listened to this on audio over the course of a few days during my World War 2 fiction binge of 2016. The story was so likeable, and although it was a quick read, it still has a lot of impact. I hadn't heard a lot about WW2 from the Danish perspective, although it seemed similar to some of the other occupied countries. I especially enjoyed the afterword talking about how this story was drawn from true events. A great young adult read about the war.
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DNF at 37%....It was okay but wasn't really enough to hold my attention.
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