The last book Hilary and I read by this author reminded me of the movie (and Leon Uris’s book) Exodus. This one reminded me of Sophie & Hans Scholl and the White Rose, and of the children’s book Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, about how Denmark’s citizens saved its country’s Jews from the Nazis. Hilary and I read this as a buddy read too, in 3 reading sessions over 2 days/in less than 24 hours. It’s a book that could be read in one sitting. It was fun reading this as a buddy read.

It was actually good timing given that Rosh Hashanah is important in the book and I read this just a few days before the Jewish New Year.

I liked it more toward the beginning when the reader got slice of life type information for the characters. Even though I can like adventure stories, and even though it makes sense a Holocaust story would have plenty of it and of stress, the stress/drama at the end of this story, and at other parts too, was too over the top for me, and the tiny bit of a hint of romance mostly at the very end didn’t fit that well. I felt it was inserted to satisfy a young adult readership, girls 11-13 maybe, but was not done skillfully or even fully realistically. The book is so short, generally the length of novels for young readers, but it is not a children’s book, and it is too short to get across a fully developed story with well enough developed characters for young adult and adult readers.

Readers who want to read a book about Denmark and what happened to its Jews in WWII, a story worth knowing!, should read another book. The Number the Stars is a good children’s novel, and there are many online sources that tell the story.

Supposedly Daniel’s Story is this author’s best and if I ever read another book by her I guess that would be the book, but the two books I’ve read so far seem to be formula books and I suspect all her books are like that. I probably won’t read any more. It was worth trying the two I tried but I was left mostly unimpressed. There is something about the way she tells stories that do hold my interest and I liked this one, but barely, and I have more criticisms that praise. 2-1/2 stars ( )

I have had this book since I was in the 8th grade. It was a short book, so I decided to pick it up. I really enjoyed this book. It is based in Denmark during World War II. The main character is Jewish and she flees her home in order to keep from getting caught by the Germans. ( )

I like learning things from the Second World war and Holocaust; which is why I bought this entertaining book. ( )

i love this book its like you're in polend ( )

During the Nazi occupation of Denmark, Lisa and other teenage Jews become involved in an underground resistance movement and eventually must flee for their lives.