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Harboring Hope: The True Story of How Henny Sinding Helped Denmark's Jews Escape the Nazis
Susan Hood
Ages: 12+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Harper/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-321448-4
Keywords: poetry, Denmark history German occupation, 1940-1945; World War II underground movements
During World War II, Sinding and other Danes risked their lives to smuggle Jews to safety in Sweden. Free verse, concrete poetry, cinquain, and more. Archival photos. Poetry notes, detailed sources.