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3) Winterfrost
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Christmas has come, and with it a sparkling white winterfrost over the countryside. But twelve-year-old Bettina's parents have been called away unexpectedly, leaving her in charge of the house, the farm, and baby Pia. In all the confusion, Bettina's family neglects to set out the traditional bowl of Christmas rice pudding for the tiny nisse who are rumored to look after the family and their livestock. No one besides her grandfather ever believed...
5) Kris's war
Author
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
After the Nazi occupation of Denmark forces his Jewish friends to flee the country, seventeen-year-old Jesper continues his work in the underground resistance movement. Sequel to "Lisa's War."
7) Honey cake
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
David and his family live in Denmark during the Nazi occupation, until September 1943 when their neighbors help smuggle them to Sweden to escape Hitler's orders to send the Danish Jews to concentration camps. Includes a recipe for honey cake, typically made to celebrate the Jewish New Year.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
2014 edition.
Language
English
Description
David and his family live in Denmark during the Nazi occupation, until September 1943 when their neighbors help smuggle them to Sweden to escape Hitler's orders to send the Danish Jews to concentration camps. Includes honey cake recipe, World War II timeline, and "the story behind the story."
13) Hitler's canary
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Bamse and his Jewish friend Anton participate in the Danish Resistance during World War II.
14) Hamlet
Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A prose retelling of Shakespeare's play about treachery and murder in the kingdom of Denmark. Includes background information, character summary, and commonly asked questions.
15) Viking warrior
Author
Series
Strongbow saga volume 1
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Despite being the son of a chieftain and a princess, fourteen-year-old Halfdan lives as a slave in Denmark in A.D. 845 but through a tragic bargain he gains his freedom and sets out to claim his birthright.
16) Hamlet
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Full original text edition.
Language
English
Description
"The dead still walk in Denmark. Already crushed by his father's death and his mother's hasty remarriage, the young prince Hamlet is confronted by his father's ghost, bearing terrible news: he didn't simply die. He was murdered. Now Hamlet lives only for his vengeance - no matter how many other people must die for it."--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Vinland saga volume 10
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
At the turn of the 11th century, the North Sea is in the grip of the Viking terror. The clever Askeladd leads his small band of mercenaries into London, with the aid of the ruthless young Thorfinn, son of a warrior in the dreaded Jomsvikings. But this is an alliance of convenience: Thorfinn has sworn to kill Askeladd one day to avenge his father's death. When a race begins to capture the prince and secure the rights to the throne, personal grudges...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"His army starving for resources, King Canute schemes to confiscate Ketil's farm. Ketil and his sons become fugitives, barely escaping the capital aboard Leif Ericson's ship, but Canute follows in pursuit with his best men. Upon Ketil's return, he finds his beloved slave Arnheid has helped her former husband, a runaway who has killed many of Ketil's bodyguards, escape. Beset by betrayal on all sides, there may be no way out for Ketil, but Thorfinn...
Author
Series
Vinland saga volume 11
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
English edition; Kodansha Comics edition.
Language
English
Description
"Thanks to his claim by lineage, the attackers surrounding Jomsborg want Thorfinn to be their leader, but it is a mantle he intensely rejects. When the battle for leadership over the powerful Jomsvikings reaches a stalemate, Thornfinn must make a critical decision. With Gudrid held captive within the fortressed city, walking away will not be an option. He must infiltrate Jomsborg to break her out, and the ensuing battle will leave the greatest mercenary...
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