Harboring Hope: The True Story of How Henny Sinding Helped Denmark's Jews Escape the Nazis by Susan Hood
on March 21, 2023
ISBN: 0063214482
Genres: Fiction in Verse/Poetry, Historical Fiction
Format: Chapter Book Fiction
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While not quite as action-packed as Lifeboat 12 or Alias Anna, this is another historical story of an unsung hero facing off against the evils of Hitler and the Nazis. Henny Sinding – just 22 years old – couldn’t sit by and watch Germany invade her beloved Denmark. She helped over 300 Jewish people escape Denmark by hiding them in the hold of her boat and ferrying them to Sweden. She worked with the Danish resistance movement until she too had to escape to Sweden. She was able to return to Denmark after the war and resumed her life of helping others and sailing. This novel in verse is told mostly through free verse. Hood also incorporates other poetic styles throughout the book and she includes a note about the poetry and the different styles she chose (ode, concrete, cinquain, triolet, etc.). Includes extensive notes and photographs.

Recommended for Cream of the Crop.

Reviewed by Karen Sandlin Silverman, Mt. Ararat Middle School, Topsham