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The Greatest Skating Race
A World War II Story from the Netherlands
By Borden, Louise
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68984-502-4
- Publisher
- McElderry
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2004
Gr 2-5 This slice of historical fiction celebrates the bravery and resourcefulness of children. In the winter of 1941, 10-year-old Piet, a strong skater, is enlisted to lead his two young neighbors from Holland to safety over the ice to relatives in Belgium after their father is arrested for sending messages to the allied forces. The three children leave their home in Sluis and bravely skate 16 kilometers on the canals to Brugge. They out...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2004
To be Dutch, Piet's mother says, is "to love skating on our canals [and] to be brave in our hearts." Piet proves both his courage and his speed on ice in the emergency following the arrest of a neighbor caught radioing messages in early 1942. The man's two children will be safer with an aunt in Belgium; Piet, only ten but "a strong skater" with "a quick mind," will guide them, on skates. The sixteen-kilometer jou...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
