It is 1943, and for Annemarie Johansen, life in Copenhagen is a complicated mix of ordinary home and school time, food shortages, and the constant presence of Nazi soldiers. Bravery seems a vague virtue-one possessed by dragon- slaying knights in the bedtime stories she tells her younger sister, Kristi. As the German troops begin their campaign to relocate all the Jews of Denmark, the Johansens take in Annemaries best friend, Ellen Rosen, and pretend that she is part of the family. The girls live like sisters , until it becomes clear something more needs to be done to save Ellen, her family and the Jews of Denmark. Also its says in the story that Ammemarie and Ellen were going to have a race to the corner and then Kristi said wait up and the girls were not listening then they came alone two soldiers and one of them said Halte and the one that said that was called a Giraffe because he is tall and has a long neck. There were two of the soldiers which meant two helmets, two sets of cold eyes glancing at her, and four tall shiny boots planted firmly on the sidewalk, blocking her path to home. And it meant two rifles, gripped in the hands of the soldiers. The soldier that ordered her to halte said Why ax re you running? He said it in a harsh voice. I was racing my friend, she answered politely. We have races at school every Friday, and I want to do well.
