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Snow Treasure is the book my husband has often told me was his favorite childhood book. I got an opportunity to listen to it recently. And I am pleased I read it.
It was first published in 1942, and it's the story of a town in Norway during the time that the country was occupied by the Nazis from Germany. Before the Nazis can get their hands on the country's gold, plans are made to smuggle the gold out of Norway to safety using, of all things, children on sleds to actually do the smuggling, and t ...more
It was first published in 1942, and it's the story of a town in Norway during the time that the country was occupied by the Nazis from Germany. Before the Nazis can get their hands on the country's gold, plans are made to smuggle the gold out of Norway to safety using, of all things, children on sleds to actually do the smuggling, and t ...more
This was one of my favorite childhood books. I think I read it in 5th grade for the first time and it was one of the first YA books I shared with my kids (the first being Night of the Twisters). It is a good one to occasionally re-visit.
May 27, 2009
Jonathan Perry
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I read this book several times as a kid. Even though it's a pre-teen book, it's still a good story. Glad to find it again (bought a used '71 edition on Amazon). Thanks, Jeannette, for helping me remember the name.
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Nov 05, 2019
Chantal
marked it as to-read
Jul 22, 2020
superawesomekt
marked it as tbr-myshelf
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Jan 14, 2021
Kirsten Barber
marked it as to-read
