Time for Courage

During WWII, when the Nazis hunt Jewish children, the kids’ only hope is help from the Dutch Resistance. But these brave volunteers are outgunned, outmanned, and all they have is each other.

In this sequel to Hunger Winter, thirteen -year-old Dirk and his family move to a farm near Utrecht, Netherlands, in January of 1945. When the Nazis focus on capturing Jewish children to send to gas chambers, Dirk’s family intervenes. Their methods include providing ration cards and finding families to hide Jewish children and teens.

With edge-of-your-seat action and suspense, the reader follows Dirk and his family as they work with the Dutch Resistance to protect the children and battle the zeal and determination of the Gestapo to find the children and send them to their deaths.

This World War II historical fiction novel for kids features:

Edge-of-your-seat excitement and danger set against the backdrop of the Holocaust Historically accurate accounts of WWII events not normally covered in other books Maps of the Netherlands to help parents and teachers prepare lessons for children about the history of WWII This middle-grade book is an adventure to be read again and again, a story that should not be forgotten.

1. Opening Credits
2. Important Historical Note
3. Chapter 1: Run
4. Chapter 2: Canal
5. Chapter 3: Two Strangers
6. Chapter 4: Warning
7. Chapter 5: A Daring Plan
8. Chapter 6: A Knock on the Door
9. Chapter 7: Train Station
10. Chapter 8: Showdown
11. Chapter 9: Isaac
12. Chapter 10: Solo
13. Chapter 11: Thwarted
14. Chapter 12: Retreat
15. Chapter 13: Problem
16. Chapter 14: No More Isaac
17. Chapter 15: Hide and Seek
18. Chapter 16: Alene
19. Chapter 17: Challenge
20. Chapter 18: Help
21. Chapter 19: Soldiers
22. Chapter 20: Coal
23. Chapter 21: Secret
24. Chapter 22: Green Police
25. Chapter 23: Search
26. Chapter 24: Hard Conversation
27. Chapter 25: New Home for Jelle
28. Chapter 26: Sensing Evil
29. Chapter 27: Night Visitor
30. Chapter 28: Breakfast
31. Chapter 29: Cornelia Gasthuis
32. Chapter 30: Revealed
33. Chapter 31: Klau's Secret
34. Chapter 32: Klau's Anger
35. Chapter 33: Goodbye, Klaus
36. Chapter 34: Warning
37. Chapter 35: Sheperdess
38. Chapter 36: Finding Jelle
39. Chapter 37: Sheperdess
40. Chapter 38: Train
41. Chapter 39: Discovery
42. Chapter 40: Escape Plan
43. Chapter 41: The Creche
44. Chapter 42: Chess
45. Chapter 43: Surprise Decision
46. Chapter 44: Creche Hospital
47. Chapter 45: Gone
48. Chapter 46: Raid
49. Chapter 47: Hiding Place
50. Chapter 48: Dirk's Question
51. Chapter 49: Anger
52. Chapter 50: Utrecht Central Station
53. Chapter 51: New Outfit
54. Chapter 52: Rescue Attempt
55. Chapter 53: Fight
56. Chapter 54: Goodbye
57. Chapter 55: Taken Away
58. Chapter 56: One Chance
59. Chapter 57: An Opening
60. Chapter 58: Fugitive
61. Chapter 59: Familiar Adversary
62. Chapter 60: Teamwork
63. Chapter 61: Castle Duurstede
64. Chapter 62: The Barn
65. Chapter 63: Gray Wolf
66. Chapter 64: Searching
67. Chapter 65: Dirk's Story
68. Chapter 66: Soldier
69. Chapter 67: Surprise Attack
70. Chapter 68: Instructions
71. Chapter 69: Boat
72. Chapter 70: Crossing
73. Chapter 71: Shot
74. Chapter 72: Jaap
75. Chapter 73: Papa's Story
76. Chapter 74: Gift
77. Chapter 75: Questions
78. Epilogue
79. Enny's Song
80. What Really Happened
81. Closing Credits