Snow Treasure
by Marie McSwigan
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Author: Marie McSwiganBrand: Penguin Group USA
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-10-05
ISBN: 0142402249
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Puffin
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Book Review: Snow Treasure Review by Frankie Alvarez
Summary: 5 Stars
I found Snow Treasure at the Library and was unsure if this was a book I would like. I seemed like it would be interesting. Once I started reading it, I instantly liked it. The book takes place in Norway in the winter of 1940. The Nazi soldiers had arrived in Norway and wanted to take over the country. The Norwegians were afraid that they would take their gold. They knew that the best way to protect it was to get it to the USA. But how were they going to do it without the Nazi soldiers knowing? The men of the town had an idea to use the children to take the gold bricks on their sleds to the harbor. Peter Lundstrom, a 12 year old boy, his sister, friends and other children from Riswyk school took the gold bricks from a cave where the bricks were hidden to the harbor. When they got there they hid them by building snowmen over them. At night, Peter's uncle would dig the bricks out and take them to his ship so no one could see what they were doing. Would the Nazi soldiers ever suspect the children? What would happen if they got caught? This was a very dangerous mission. There were a few close calls and even a possible Nazi spy watching them. On the last trip with the gold, Peter got arrested. Luckily he got rescued and sails off with his Uncle, the crew, and the gold to America. This book showed how brave the children were and how much the Norwegians wanted to keep their freedom. This book is supposed to be based on a real life event. I would encourage others to read this awesome story.
Summary of Snow Treasure
In the bleak winter of 19 0, Nazi troops parachuted into Peter Lindstrom's tiny Norwegian village and held it captive. Nobody thought the Nazis could be defeated?until Uncle Victor told Peter how the children could fool the enemy. It was a dangerous plan. They had to slip past Nazi guards with nine million dollars in gold hidden on their sleds. It meant risking their country's treasure?and their lives. This classic story of how a group of children outwitted the Nazis and sent the treasure to America has captivated generations of readers.
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