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The greatest skating race a World War II Story from the Netherlands

During World War II in the Netherlands, a ten-year-old boy's dream of skating in a famous race allows him to help two children escape to Belgium by ice skating past German soldiers and other enemies.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Borden, Louise
Other Authors:	Daly, Niki (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, c2004.
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > Netherlands > Juvenile fiction. Escapes > Juvenile fiction. Ice skating > Juvenile fiction. Netherlands > History > German occupation, 1940-1945 > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	During World War II in the Netherlands, a ten-year-old boy's dream of skating in a famous race allows him to help two children escape to Belgium by ice skating past German soldiers and other enemies.
Physical Description:	44 p. : col. ill., map ; 24 x 29 cm.
ISBN:	0689845022 (lib. bdg.)
Author Notes:	Louise Borden graduated from Denison University with a degree in history. She taught first graders and preschoolers and later was a part-owner of a bookstore in Cincinnati, Ohio. In addition to writing children's books, she also speaks regularly to young students about the writing process. Her books include Good Luck, Mrs. K! , which won the Christopher Medal , and The A+ Custodian . She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, and you can visit her at LouiseBorden.com . Niki Daly is an award-winning author and illustrator of numerous picture books, including Not So Fast, Songololo. He lives in Cape Town, South Africa.