{"product_id":"hour-of-need-ralph-shayne-9781499813579","title":"Hour of Need: The Daring Escape of the Danish Jews During World War II: A Graphic Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHour of Need\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a graphic novel telling the true story of the resistance to Nazi rule in Denmark during World War II and the heroes that saved the Danish Jews by helping them evacuate to Sweden.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, legend had it that should danger ever come to Denmark, the mighty warrior Holger Danske promised to wake from his centuries-long slumber to protect its citizens. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the Nazis move to round up young Mette and her fellow Danish Jews in a surprise raid in 1943 after years of letting Denmark rule its people, her father must make life and death decisions to save his family. Overnight, they have become refugees at the mercy of the complete strangers they meet during their escape. The mythical Holger Danske's promise to the Danish people manifests in the compassion and bravery of a school teacher turned resistance leader and other ordinary citizens who bravely defy the Nazi regime to come to her rescue in her hour of need. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold from the point of view of Mette returning to Denmark years later with her grandchildren, \u003ci\u003eHour of Need\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how the people of an occupied nation--from king to fisherman--risked their lives to evacuate their Jewish countrymen to Sweden in small fishing boats. \u003ci\u003eHour of Need\u003c\/i\u003e is a tribute to the heroes that saved the Danish Jews and how humanity triumphs in the darkest hours. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeveloped in partnership with the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. Find out more at ilholocaustmuseum.org.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ralph Shayne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1499813570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781499813579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yellow Jacket\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023 pg. 76","brand":"Ralph Shayne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44130415051007,"sku":"9781499813579","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_efef9d18-caa5-4a9f-a6e6-b6bcc850c5e2.jpg?v=1687469242","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hour-of-need-ralph-shayne-9781499813579","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}