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Title details for Saving Hanno by Miriam Halahmy - Available

Saving Hanno

The Story of a Refugee Dog

by Miriam Halahmy
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Nine-year-old Rudi and his beloved dog Hanno escape from Nazi Germany, but Rudi soon learns he'll have to protect Hanno from an entirely new threat in this thrilling reimagining of a little known World War II event.
What if you had to leave your dog behind when you fled? Nine-year-old Rudi has a chance to leave the dangers of Nazi Germany on a Kindertransport to England. However, he cannot bring Hanno, his wonderful dachshund. Luckily, his family finds a way to smuggle Hanno to London. But with England on the brink of war, Hanno is still not safe.
As a German invasion of England becomes imminent, many British people decide their pets will suffer as well as drain limited resources, and thousands of pets are euthanized. To save Hanno, Rudi joins a group of scrappy London children who hide their pets away in a vacant lot. Just as London's children are about to be evacuated to the countryside, the group finds a wealthy animal lover willing to care for the menagerie on her country estate. This fast-paced and accessible novel is full of courage and excitement.
An author's note gives more information on the real-life events on which this story is based.

A Bank Street Best Book of the Year

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  • Release date

    May 7, 2019

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780823442188

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780823442188
      • File size: 3336 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 4.6
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 3

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      March 15, 2019
      Grades 3-6 In this age-appropriate Holocaust story, Jewish siblings Rudi and Lotte escape from Nazi Germany to London on a Kindertransport and are placed with British families. Rudi's parents arrange for his dachshund, Hanno, to be transported separately, and boy and pooch are reunited after a six-month quarantine period. Rudi is adjusting to his new life with Aunt Irene and Uncle Don until Britain declares war on Germany, resulting in another placement away from London and a nationwide effort to exterminate all pets?including Hanno?by Brits fearing starvation. Halahmy's novel introduces readers to a little-known facet of the war that saw some 750,000 UK pets put down in the opening days of WWII. Nine-year-old Rudi's understanding of the world around him is somewhat limited, and his experiences with his kindly guardians are correspondingly naive. Sixteen-year-old Lotte, on the other hand, becomes a poorly paid servant to her rescuing family, stifling her dreams of higher education. While there's no real closure for the human characters here, Hanno's rescue by a wealthy British woman will please young readers.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2019
      Nine-year-old Rudi escapes Nazi Germany on a Kindertransport to England. Rudi finds a way to smuggle his beloved pet dachshund Hanno into England, where British citizens are euthanizing their pets ahead of the inevitable bombings. But Rudi, with the help of like-minded new friends, is determined to save his pet. Even though the telling feels rushed, this is an readable and touching WWII story.

      (Copyright 2019 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:4.6
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:3

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