A Finalist for the 2014 National Jewish Book Award!
A 2015 Sydney Taylor Honor Book for Older Readers!
In The Whispering Town it is 1943 in Nazi-occupied Denmark. Anett and her parents are hiding a Jewish woman and her son, Carl, in their cellar until a fishing boat can take them across the sound to safety in neutral Sweden. With the help of the baker, the librarian, the farmer, and her neighbors, Anett keeps Carl and his mother safe even as Nazi soldiers search her street for hidden Jews. With the Nazis closing in, and worried about Carl s safety, Anett thinks of a clever and unusual plan to get Carl and his mother safely to the harbor on a cloudy night without the moon to guide them. Based on a true story.
ISBN: 978-1-4677-1194-4 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 978-1-4677-1195-1 (Paperback)
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the Whispering Town eSource Teaching Guide
