The Churchill Club Left Their Anti-Nazi Mark

At Phil Hoose’s recent appearance at Mrs. Dalloway’s Literary and Garden Arts to present The Boys Who Challenged Hitler, we loved these opening remarks from Anne Whaling, the store’s children’s book buyer.

“It’s an incredible story of a small group of Danish middle-school boys who took bold action to protest the Nazi occupation of their country, at a time when their parents, teachers, and civic leaders were unwilling to resist. The book raises lots of thought-provoking questions, as the best books always do: When do you stand up, even fight, for what is right? How would you do it? How far would you go? And, in today’s world, where is the line drawn between political activist, vandal, and terrorist?” —Anne Whaling, Mrs. Dalloway’s Literary and Garden Arts