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My brother stood up so quickly he almost knocked Mama over. Why aren't you doing something? Do you know what the British are calling us? Hitler's canary! I've heard it on the radio, on the BBC. They say he has us in a cage and we just sit and sing any tune he wants.
Bamse's family are theater people. They don't get involved in politics. "it had nothing to do with us," Bamse tells us. Yet now he must decide: should he take his father's advice and not stir up trouble? Or, should he follow his brother into the Resistance and take part in the most demanding role of his life?
Bamse's family are theater people. They don't get involved in politics. "it had nothing to do with us," Bamse tells us. Yet now he must decide: should he take his father's advice and not stir up trouble? Or, should he follow his brother into the Resistance and take part in the most demanding role of his life?
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"An extraordinary story . . . Truly life-affirming."
Michael Morpurgo, bestselling author of War Horse
"Through the voice of twelve-year-old Bamse, Toksvig mixes in a sardonic humor that adds spice and comic relief to a story about a very perilous and frightening time. Drawing on real events and the experiences of her family, she re-creates an episode in history when many citizens willingly put their lives at risk to participate in the ten-day rescue of the Danish Jews during the Rosh Hashanah and
School Library Journal
"Though such suspenseful episodes will thrill readers, it is Bamse's growing courage and deepening understanding that drive the story."
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