The Klipfish Code

By Casanova, Mary

Publishers Summary:
Sent with her younger brother to GodÛ“y Island to live with her aunt and grandfather after Germans bomb Norway in 1940, ten-year-old Merit longs to join her parents in the Resistance and when her aunt, a teacher, is taken away two years later, she resents even more the Nazis' presence and her grandfather's refusal to oppose them. Includes historical facts and glossary.

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ISBN
978-0-61888-393-6
Publisher
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on October 1, 2007

Gr 4-7 Like Sandi Toksvig's "Hitler's Canary" (Roaring Brook, 2007), which was set in Denmark, Casanova's Norwegian-based novel highlights the plight of one family's struggles to survive under Nazi occupation. After the German invasion, Marit and her younger brother, Lars, are sent to live with their grandfather and aunt on a remote fishing island while their parents work for the Resistance. As time passes, Marit remains loyal to the ideals of her peace-loving and free-thinking society v...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2007

When the Germans invade Norway in 1940, Marit and her younger brother Lars are sent to live with their aunt and grandfat...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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