The Boys from St. Petri
By (Author) Bjarne Reuter
Translated by Anthea Bell
Penguin Random House Australia
Puffin
1st March 1996
Australia
Children
FIC
Winner of Mildred L. Batchelder Award (Children's) 1995
Paperback
224
Width 111mm, Height 180mm, Spine 15mm
142g
German soldiers have invaded St. Petri-but Lars and his friends are fighting back. Lars is finally a member of the St. Petri group. Sworn to oppose the German occupation of Denmark, the boys steal German license plates, deface Nazi posters, and deflate German tires. But when Lars discovers a stolen German Luger, the gun changes everything. It brings them Otto, a young brickyard worker, whose ruthlessness and daring urge the group into heightened risks. Freedom is all that matters, and suddenly it is worth everything-even their lives. "Characters and setting are vivid, and the tension is heart-stopping."-The Horn Book Winner of the Mildred L. Batchelder Award An ALA Notable Book