The Boys from St. Petri

The Boys from St. Petri was written by Bjarne Reuter.

This story takes place in 1942 and is about a group of young men who begin a series of increasingly dangerous protests against the German invaders of their Danish homeland.

Rowing connection: one of their early protests takes place while rowing an 8 in race.

This book won the Mildred L. Batchelder Award; given each year by the American Library Association to honor the most outstanding children's book originally published in a foreign language and then translated into English and published in the United States.

This book is a young adult book that adults may enjoy also.