03202cam a2200361 4500 279609239 TxAuBib 20161208120000.0 ||||||s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781633799332 1633799336 5047bbe2-1ec2-4135-9878-0cff42bdfc9c OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2146533 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Elvgren, Jennifer. The Whispering Town [Libby Audiobook]. Dreamscape Media, 2015. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 4406kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 4406kB. Jewish. This short work, based on a true story, is superbly recounted by narrator Elizabeth Cottle. In 1943, in Nazi-occupied Denmark, Anett and her family shelter a Jewish mother and her son, Carl. Cottle deftly captures Anett's determination as she obtains food and library books for the refugees. She also conveys Carl's fear and hope as well as the threatening aggression of the Nazis. Sound effects of plates and cutlery, squeaky doors, and animals convey a sense of place. A neighborhood effort to spirit away the pair to Sweden provides a hopeful conclusion while still giving young listeners a picture of the horror of war. S.G.B. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. HTML:<p>The dramatic story of neighbors in a small Danish fishing village who, during the Holocaust, shelter a Jewish family waiting to be ferried to safety in Sweden. It is 1943 in Nazi-occupied Denmark. Anett and her parents are hiding a Jewish woman and her son, Carl, in their cellar until a fishing boat can take them across the sound to neutral Sweden. The soldiers patrolling their street are growing suspicious, so Carl and his mama must make their way to the harbor despite a cloudy sky with no moon to guide them. Worried about their safety, Anett devises a clever and unusual plan for their safe passage to the harbor.</p>. HTML:<p>Starred review. "Both author and illustrator do an excellent job of bringing both the horror and humanity of this story to a level younger children can understand, and there is much of both... An unusual and strong addition to Holocaust literature."</p>. Booklist. Historical Fiction. Juvenile Fiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2016-12-07 23:00:03. Cottle, Elizabeth S. http://nm.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=5047bbe2-1ec2-4135-9878-0cff42bdfc9c https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/2343-1/2146533-TheWhisperingTown.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5047BBE2-1EC2-4135-9878-0CFF42BDFC9C&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/2343-1/2146533-TheWhisperingTown.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5047BBE2-1EC2-4135-9878-0CFF42BDFC9C&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)