A boy named Brian is on a trip to visit his father. On his way Brian's plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness. He is left alone to survive only with a hatchet that his mother has given to him.

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Ten year old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think about life before the war. But it's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching in their town. The Nazis won't stop. The Jew of Denmark are being "relocated", so Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be part of the family. Then Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission. Somehow she must find the strength and courage to save her best friend's life. There's no turning back now. (From the back cover.)

 

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