Annemarie Johansen is a young girl who hangs out with her friend Ellen and takes care of her little sister Kirsti. She lives in Copenhagen, Denmark, during World War II. Copenhagen used to be peaceful, but now it's full of enemy soldiers. The Nazis have come into Denmark from Germany and are slowly forcing the Danish people to do what they say.
Annemarie is a friendly young lady, and sees how life has changed since the Nazis came along. Actually, Annemarie's older sister Lise died around the time the war began and actually, Annemarie misses her like crazy. At least her family still gets to see Lise's mysterious fiancé, Peter.
Things start getting worse in Denmark. The Nazis have begun gathering up Jews and taking them somewhere unknown. Brave …show more content…
Her mother sure can't take it, so Annemarie has to go. She hides the package in a basket with food covered with cheese, an apple and some bread and hurries through the woods to her uncle's boat—but not cannot make it without another scary encounter with the Nazi soldiers and their dogs.
Only later does Annemarie find out that she did something wonderful and courageous. Henrik had hidden Ellen's family and other people on his boat. When Nazi soldiers and their dogs came to search the boat, they didn't sniff out any humans—the package had a special drug in it that kept the dogs from finding the people hidden on Henrik's boat. If Annemarie hadn't delivered the package, they would have all been discovered. So Annemarie saved them. The boat traveled safely to Sweden, and Ellen and her family had escaped successfully
To conclude the book two years later, as World War II is ending. Peter has been discovered as a part of the Danish resistance worker and killed by the Nazis. But in a moment of hope, Annemarie knows that her best friend will finally be able to come back home—and she will have her necklace waiting for
Annemarie is a friendly young lady, and sees how life has changed since the Nazis came along. Actually, Annemarie's older sister Lise died around the time the war began and actually, Annemarie misses her like crazy. At least her family still gets to see Lise's mysterious fiancé, Peter.
Things start getting worse in Denmark. The Nazis have begun gathering up Jews and taking them somewhere unknown. Brave …show more content…
Her mother sure can't take it, so Annemarie has to go. She hides the package in a basket with food covered with cheese, an apple and some bread and hurries through the woods to her uncle's boat—but not cannot make it without another scary encounter with the Nazi soldiers and their dogs.
Only later does Annemarie find out that she did something wonderful and courageous. Henrik had hidden Ellen's family and other people on his boat. When Nazi soldiers and their dogs came to search the boat, they didn't sniff out any humans—the package had a special drug in it that kept the dogs from finding the people hidden on Henrik's boat. If Annemarie hadn't delivered the package, they would have all been discovered. So Annemarie saved them. The boat traveled safely to Sweden, and Ellen and her family had escaped successfully
To conclude the book two years later, as World War II is ending. Peter has been discovered as a part of the Danish resistance worker and killed by the Nazis. But in a moment of hope, Annemarie knows that her best friend will finally be able to come back home—and she will have her necklace waiting for