Overview
- Summary
- "The inspirational true story of how 22-year-old Henny Sinding courageously helped smuggle hundreds of Jewish families in occupied Denmark to safety in Sweden during the Holocaust"--Provided by publisher.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- New York, NY : Harper, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]
©2023 - Locale
- Denmark
- Edition
- First edition
- Contents
-
Part I. Sailor's delight
Part II. Dead reckoning
Part III. Maiden voyages
Part IV. Eclipse
Part V. Trimming sails
Part VI. Broadsided!
Part VII. On watch
Part VIII. Stormy seas
Part IX. Mutiny
Part X. Uncharted waters.
Part XI. Gale warnings
Part XII. Mayday
Part XIII. Stowaways
Part XIV. Mates
Part XV. Smuggler
PART XVI. All hands on deck
Part XVII. The tide turns
Part XVIII. Seeking safe harbor
Part XIX. Homeward bound
Ship's log. More about Henny, Gerda III, and the escape of the Danish Jews
Homecoming
What happened to Gerda III?
Photographs
Poetry notes
Sources. - Notes
-
Includes bibliographical references.
Part I. Sailor's delight -- Part II. Dead reckoning -- Part III. Maiden voyages -- Part IV. Eclipse -- Part V. Trimming sails -- Part VI. Broadsided! -- Part VII. On watch -- Part VIII. Stormy seas -- Part IX. Mutiny -- Part X. Uncharted waters. -- Part XI. Gale warnings -- Part XII. Mayday -- Part XIII. Stowaways -- Part XIV. Mates -- Part XV. Smuggler -- PART XVI. All hands on deck -- Part XVII. The tide turns -- Part XVIII. Seeking safe harbor -- Part XIX. Homeward bound -- Ship's log. More about Henny, Gerda III, and the escape of the Danish Jews -- Homecoming -- What happened to Gerda III? -- Photographs -- Poetry notes -- Sources.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780063214484
0063214482 - Physical Description
- xiii, 352 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Denmark--Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Denmark--Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female--Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Denmark--Juvenile literature. Denmark--History--German occupation, 1940-1945--Juvenile literature. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Denmark. World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Denmark. Rescue work--Denmark. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Denmark. Denmark--History--German occupation, 1940-1945. Women--Biography. Military participation--Female. War--Underground movements. Denmark. History. Juvenile works. Stories in rhyme. Free verse. World War, 1939-1945. Denmark--History. Women. Womyn. Biographies. Sinding, Henny,--1921---Juvenile literature. Sinding, Henny,--1921-
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