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The Winged Watchman

Hilda van Stockum,

Lydia Reynolds (Introduction)

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May 30, 2019 Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance rated it really liked it

Shelves: kids-1001

Joris Verhagen and his family live in a windmill in Nazi-occupied Holland. The family finds ways to help those who are fighting the Nazis, especially using the windmill to pass along information.

It's a powerful story of resistance to evil, with spiritual wisdom throughout.

The Winged Watchman is a 1001 Children's Book. ...more

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Aug 21, 2012 Tanya marked it as to-read

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Nov 18, 2022 Wanda rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical-fiction, children, young-adult, adventure, war

Jan 08, 2021 Kirsten Barber marked it as to-read-soon

Shelves: own, genre-fiction, genre-historical-fiction, level-middle-grade, setting-europe, setting-netherlands, time-period-wwii, time-period-1940s, homeschool-6th-grade, to-preread

Apr 22, 2023 Kristen marked it as n-a-books-have

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