Decency & Determination Young Readers’ How Nicholas Winton Saved Hundreds of Children From the Holocaust

Experience the dramatized story of an unlikely hero, the children he saved—and the ones he couldn’t.In 1938, with World War II looming and Nazi power growing, a young English stockbroker named Nicholas Winton was on his way to a vacation when he got pulled into a rescue mission: saving Jewish refugee children from Prague.For the next nine months, racing against the clock of the looming German occupation, he methodically worked to find British foster families for the children and coordinate Kindertransport trains to spirit the children out of danger.This narrative nonfiction book brings to life his remarkable rescue efforts, detailing how he overcame government indifference and rallied public support. The story also follows two refugee children—composite characters drawn from historical accounts—whose connected fates reveal both what England offered to the rescued and what awaited those left behind.Through powerful storytelling crafted especially for young readers, Decency and Determination illuminates the struggle, triumph, and heartbreak that occur when compassion and cruelty collide.Bonus back matter includes a fact-vs-fiction breakdown, the broader context of the Kindertransport rescue, Jewish contributions to the operation, and the legacy of the children who were saved.