The Whispering Town

Recommended Ages: 7-11

Written by Jennifer Elvgren. Illustrated by Fabio Santomauro.

The dramatic story of neighbors in a small Danish fishing village who, during the Holocaust, shelter a Jewish family waiting to be ferried to safety in Sweden. (Based on a true story). In 1943 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 neutral Sweden. The soldiers patrolling their street are growing suspicious, so Carl and his mama must make their way to the harbor without a moon to guide them. Worried about their safety, Anett devises a clever and unusual plan for their safe passage to the harbor.