Harboring Hope, Susan Hood
Harboring Hope, Susan Hood
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Harboring Hope
The True Story of How Henny Sinding Helped Denmark's Jews Escape the Nazis

Author: Susan Hood

Narrator: Hope Newhouse

Unabridged: 3 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 03/21/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

The inspirational true story of how twenty-two-year-old Henny Sinding courageously helped smuggle hundreds of Jewish families in occupied Denmark to safety in Sweden during the Holocaust. A middle grade nonfiction novel-in-verse by award-winning author Susan Hood.It wouldn’t be easy, but they had to try.It was their only chance to survive. In 1943, Henny Sinding, only twenty-two years old, and the crew of Gerda lll, a lighthouse supply boat, risked everything to smuggle their Jewish compatriots across the Øresund strait to safety in Sweden during World War ll. In Henny’s words, “It was the right thing to do so we did it. Simple as that.” But what happened when their operation’s cover was blown and it was Henny’s turn to escape?This incredible true story in-verse about courage, community, humanity, and hope is perfect for fans of Lifeboat 12, Alias Anna, and Alan Gratz.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook. A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD GOLD STANDARD SELECTION!

About Susan Hood

Susan Hood is the award-winning author of many books for young readers, including Alias Anna, Lifeboat 12, Ada’s Violin, Brothers in Arms, The Last Straw: Kids vs. Plastics, Shaking Things Up, and Titan and the Wild Boars. She is the recipient of an E. B. White Read-Aloud Picture Book Honor, the Christopher Award, the Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, the Golden Kite Award, and the Bank Street Flora Stieglitz Straus Award, given annually for “a distinguished work of nonfiction.” Visit her at susanhoodbooks.com.


Reviews

What an interesting middle grade non-fiction book that focuses on a part of history that I was not familiar with. I’ll definitely check out more from this author. Harboring Hope is a free verse non-fiction middle grade novel that focuses on Henny Sinding and the role that she played in helping 300 Je......more

Goodreads review by Amanda

Told in verse, this non-fiction book mostly covers the story of Henny Sinding and the people of Denmark standing up against the Nazis in their country. Most of the book covers how Henny and a group of resistance fighters worked to smuggle over 300 Jews out of the country to Sweden using a lighthouse......more

After loving Susan Hood's Alias Anna and Lifeboat 12, I've been anticipating this book's release. What a compelling story. The reader follows Henny as Nazi Germany takes over Denmark. At first there is an uneasy peace between occupier and occupied, other than sabotage by angry Dane school boys. But......more