Overall, this book does a decent job of honoring these young people who stood up and made a difference. An additional historical fiction purchase for libraries serving middle graders.
A good supplemental addition to a middle school or public library collection. ["Bringing life to historical events not often addressed in children's literature, this rich, multilayered novel [is] a treat": SLJ 8/15 review of the Abrams Amulet book.]
Bringing life to historical events not often addressed in children's literature, this rich, multilayered novel will be a treat for fans of Heart of a Samurai.
Gr 6–9—Espen should be focusing on winning the soccer championships and talking to the beautiful Solveig, but instead the Nazi occupation of Norway fills his waking hours...