The Boys Who Challenged Hitler by Phillip Hoose

FREE COMPANION CLASS ACTIVITY: http://www.philliphoose.com/books/the-boys-who-challenged-hitler/ The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pederson and the Churchill Club by Phillip Hoose At the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, fifteen-year-old Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the Nazis if the adults would not. Naming their secret club after the fiery British leader, the young patriots in the Churchill Club committed countless acts of sabotage, infuriating the Germans, who eventually had the boys tracked down and arrested. But their efforts were not in vain: the boys' exploits and eventual imprisonment helped spark a full-blown Danish resistance. Interweaving his own narrative with the recollections of Knud himself, here is Phillip Hoose's inspiring story of these young war heroes. THE BOYS WHO CHALLENGED HITLER KNUD PEDERSON AND THE CHURCHILL CLUB By Phillip Hoose Published by Farrar Straus Giroux BYR An imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group www.mackids.com BOOK TRAILER Produced by Curious City Video Production by James Bailey Sound Production by Mind’s Eye Production Music Licensed by Mind’s Eye Production Voice by William Dufris