- courageous children are the key helpers in a national scheme against the Nazis
- convo: general war talk, kids speculate about being caught and “tortured” (inc. being touched with a red hot poker or their tongues pulled out–the mood is light and age-appropriate), a man is briefly held at gunpoint, Nazis lock up one of the children, the kids make a pact on a sword
- language: “Good glory” x1, gee x2, stupid x1
Type: chapter book
Ages: 9+
Author: Marie McSwigan
Illustrator: André LaBlanc
This is one of my favorite WWII historical fiction stories for the intended age group. Its unique and adventurous storyline keeps the pages turning. The Norwegians are “liberty-loving people who think freedom is a greater heritage than gold,” but they also are seeking a way to keep their nation’s abundance of money out of the Nazis’ hands. How will they smuggle out millions of dollars worth of gold without being noticed?
Read it and see!