Harboring hope : the true story of how Henny Sinding helped Denmark's Jews escape the Nazis / Susan Hood.

Author/creator Hood, Susan, 1954- author.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2023.
Copyright Date©2023
Descriptionxiii, 352 pages : black and white illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Subjects

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.
Abstract "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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Interest age level Ages 10 and up
Interest grade level Grades 5 and up
Genre/formFree verse.
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formJuvenile works.
Genre/formStories in rhyme.
Genre/formFree verse.
Genre/formStories in rhyme.
LCCN 2022943668
ISBN9780063214484 (trade)
ISBN0063214482 (trade)

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