{"product_id":"playaway-44386","title":"Harboring Hope","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTitle: \u003c\/strong\u003eHarboring Hope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtitle: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe True Story of How Henny Sinding Helped Denmark's Jews Escape the Nazis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/strong\u003eSusan Hood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/strong\u003eHarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: \u003c\/strong\u003e9798822668478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU: \u003c\/strong\u003e44386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/strong\u003e04\/04\/23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eChildren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrade Level: \u003c\/strong\u003e5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade\u003cbr\u003eNon-fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription : \u003c\/strong\u003eAn inspirational, nonfiction novel in verse from award-winning author Susan Hood about Henny Sinding, who was just twenty-two years old when she courageously helped smuggle hundreds of Jewish families in occupied Denmark to safety in Sweden during the Holocaust. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A TRUE STORY! \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It wouldn’t be easy \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e but they had to try. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It was their only chance to survive. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In 1943, years after the Nazi occupation of Denmark, word spread of the Gestapo’s insidious plan to round up the Jewish population and deport them to concentration camps. Angry at this attack on their friends and fellow Danes, Henny Sinding, only twenty-two years old, and the crew of Gerda lll, a lighthouse supply boat, risked everything to smuggle their Jewish compatriots across the Øresund strait to safety in Sweden. In Henny’s words, “It was the right thing to do so we did it. Simple as that.” But what happened when their operation’s cover was blown and it was Henny’s turn to escape? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Told in verse by award-winning author Susan Hood (Alias Anna and Lifeboat 12), this is the moving true story of how Henny and her fellow resistance fighters helped defend democracy and the Danish Jewish community during Germany’s occupation of Denmark in World War ll. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Includes extensive back matter with primary sources, additional information, further reading, and photographs.","brand":"Playaway Products","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47917847970024,"sku":"44386","price":70.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/6078\/2568\/files\/9798822668478_20d5d30e-a944-42dd-88f6-a47a72a8e2f9.png?v=1766892700","url":"https:\/\/educationmegastore.com\/products\/playaway-44386","provider":"EducationMegaStore.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}