About this title: During the 1943 German occupation of Denmark, 10-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her family take great risks to give shelter to Annemarie's best friend, a Jewish girl named Ellen Rosen. Ellen assumes the identity of Annemarie's sister, but the Nazis are suspicious of this dark-haired girl in a family of blondes. As the Nazis move closer to discovering Ellen's true identity, Annemarie must find the courage to go on a dangerous mission that will help Ellen escape from Denmark. Winner of the 1990 Newbery Medal.
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Yearling
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780440802914ISBN:0440802911
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Minor wear to cover at edges; uncreased spine; lightly tanned pages appear to be unmarked. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Description: Good. 0440403278 Good condition soft cover book, some creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, may have corner crease, small edge tear or spine slant, a good book for reading. Shop & Save With US. read more
Description: Very Good. 0440403278 Softcover book is in very good condition, no spine creases, mild shelf wear, former owners name inside cover. Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Yearling Books
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780440700319ISBN:0440700310
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. plastic over cover; stamps, stickers and library marks; RTB756. Glued binding. 144 p. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Dell Publishing Co., New York
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780440700319ISBN:0440700310
Description: Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Good copy with some light general wear. light edge rubbing. crease on back cover. inscription in ink inside front cover. drawing in ink inside back cover. pages clean and unmarked. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Yearling Books
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780440403272ISBN:0440403278
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. 1642-Not pretty but sturdy. Good reading copy. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 144 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
"Ten-year-olds Annemarie and her friend Ellen are living in Denmark during
World War II. Ellen and her family are Jewish and are eventually forced to
flee to Sweden with the help of the Danish Resistance and Annemarie.
Although she is portrayed as the heroine of the story, Annemarie struggles
with being brave and learns that sometimes you can be brave even when you're
afraid. This is an excellent story (winner of a Newberry) with engaging
characters and many historical details, showing the effects of the Holocaust
through the eyes of a ten-year-old girl."
"In 1943, Denmark was occupied by the Germans and Nazi soldiers were present on every street corner. Annemarie Johansen lived with her parents and sister in an apartment building in Copenhagen. Her best friend was Ellen Rosen. Copenhagen was becoming increasingly dangerous for the Jews and unbeknownst to Ellen and Annemarie, both set of parents were making plans for the Rosens to escape to Sweden where they would be safe. This is the story of the brave and loyal friends who helped Jews like Ellen and her parents travel the dangerous waters to freedom. In this story, the girls are told as little as possible, yet are told enough to know they are all in danger...and Annemarie must rise to a higher level of bravery when her mother trips and breaks her ankle. Although her fear is very real and heightened by the snarling dogs of the German soldiers, she delivers a package that is of paramount importance to the success of the crossing to freedom for the Rosens. A very realistic historical fiction WWII story of Nazi Occupation and the lengths to which true and brave friends and neighbors would go to help their fellow man."
"I will be reading this novel with my students over the next few weeks. This is a great young adult novel that ties in well with our studies of MLK and the Civil Rights Movement. Although it is historical fiction, it reminds the students that people have been persecuted for not just their skin color, but religion among other things.
If you teach and use this as a class read, look for the movie "Miracle at Midnight" from Disney. It is based on the true story of the Danes who his Jews during Nazi occupation of Denmark during WWII. The movie helped the students relate to the story quite well."
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