I’ve read alot of historical fiction books on ww2 and this one felt so bleh , so much plot and set up and a lot of names to remember ! I am thankful for the chance to read this book !

“Three Children in Danger” is a WWII historical fiction book by Marion Kummerow. This book follows three Jewish children whose parents are rounded up by the Gestapo. The children are taken in by friendly adults until one day even those people are rounded up. The three children manage to be found by the underground and eventually become part of “Operation Swedish Furniture.” If, like me, you’ve never heard of this plan, by reading Ms. Kummerow’s Author’s Notes at the end of the book, you learn a bit more about it. Doing an internet search, I had to look up the pastor’s name to find any information - so my reading cap is off to Ms. Kummerow for finding out about this man and the plan. I found the beginning of this book to be a lot of set-up; as this is the first book in a new series it’s not surprising, but I had a number of people’s names to keep track of and, sadly, while one person was used a bit in the end, that person was underused in most of the book that I forgot about them. Overall, this was an interesting book and it was good to learn more about Sweden during WWII.

Holger and his brother and sister are shipped from one house to another as the Gestapo looks for them after their Jewish parents are deported. Always they must be quiet, always they must remain unseen. They end up in a Swedish church but again must be quiet and must not let others see them. A plan by resistance fighters has them shipped in crates to Sweden but again they must be quiet. The story is about the children but also about the brave people who are trying to fight the Germans from inside Germany.

Three Children in Danger by Marion Kummerow. Three Children in Danger was a story about three children escaping to Sweden and some of the places and incidents that happened on their way.

[a copy of this book was provided to me by the published from netgalley. thank you!]

4.25 ⭐️

i thought this book was excellent, the writing style was done well, and the characters were well-developed and memorable. the book tackles complex themes like anti-Semitism, resistance, and freedom. well worth a read if you enjoy historical fiction set during the Holocaust. similar titles include the girl from the resistance by imogen matthews and the resistance sisters by anna stuart