RESISTANCE, Quote #1
For the past three months, I’d worked as a courier for a resistance movement known as Akiva. My job was to break through that isolation, to warn the people, and to help them survive, if I could. But we were increasingly aware that time was running out. We’d seen people being lured onto the trains with promises of bread and jam, pacified into thinking they were being relocated to labor camps. Then they were crammed into cattle cars without water or space to move. And their destination was never to a labor camp.
They were headed for death camps, designed to kill hundreds or even thousands of people a day. I’d seen them. Been sickened by them. Had my heart shattered by them.
The Nazis called these camps their solution to the so-called “Jewish Problem.”
Yes, I very much intended to be their problem.
Chaya Lindner, a courier for the Akiva resistance movement, is probably the toughest character I’ve ever written, because she has to be. What other traits do you think a resistance fighter would need to have in order to face her enemies?
Leave your comments below! I’ll give away an ARC of RESISTANCE to a random entry. The contest closes at midnight EST on July 1. International entries are okay.
Or you can always pre-order your copy now! RESISTANCE will be released on August 28th.
193 Comments
Intelligence and bravery. Sounds like a great book!
Thank you, Natalie.
Good instincts and luck.
I cannot wait for this book! I have so many fans of A Night Divided in my class each year, so I know this is going to be a hit with them!
Thank you very much, Amber!
The tank is a big seller for my son!
It was for my son too!
I have spent the better part of the last 2 years learning how to teach the Holocaust to middle school students. I have traveled to Israel and will also study at USHMM this summer…..never have I found a text like Resistance that teaches the Holocaust exactly the way it should be taught! Can’t wait to bring this to my students and other teachers around the country! Well done, Ms. Nielsen! Thank you!
Wow – thank you many times over, Melissa!
Cool headed courage and fearlessness (yet being smart enough to fear certain things) — having steadfast hope while experiencing trials and hardships
She would need to determined and very brave…and I’m sure she would be very compassionate as well.
Thank you for the chance. I cannot wait to read a new book written by you. I love The Ascendant Trilogy!
Thank you, Ana!
:0 i can’t wait to read this, it was a night divided thats really awakened by passion for reading about the past
Thank you, Celeste!
My daughter loves your books and would be thrilled if I won it for her.
Thank you, and good luck!
She would need to be extremely determined. She’s fighting an uphill battle!
I’m looking forward to this — my students love the False Prince series.
Thank you, Denee!
A resistance fighter would need strength, determination, and resilience to face her enemies.
Love all of your books. Thank you for the many adventures.
Thank you, Fred!
I am looking forward to reading this and sharing it with my daughter.
Another great teaser that makes me want to preorder!
When attempting to persuade or out wit my foes – knowledge, patience, and confidence is what will take them down! Evil always fails!
After hearing you speak about this book my daughter and I can’t wait to read it.
Thank you, Lis!
My fifth grade class and I are looking forward to another great book!
Thank you, Rachel!
I can’t wait! I love historical fiction especially those set during WWII!
Thank you, Lori!
Really looking forward to reading this and sharing it with my daughter!
Clever
Courage, specially have courage in one’s convictions because the world can be cruel and you need to stay determined and firm in what you believe in, so that you can achieve your goals.
My daughter and I are really looking forward to reading this!
Thank you, Beth!
Conviction— a deep belief in their cause.
Tenacity, brave, moralistic, tough
Awesome sauce!
Oooh so exciting!! I’ll be waiting for this! I think a resistance fighter would be naturally selfless. It takes a lot to risk your life to help others. So exciting to see a new historical fiction, I’m sure its going to be amazing! Could we possibly be seeing a contemporary novel in the future about one of the many crises happening now (ie. the Palestinian or Syrian refugee crises)?
Thanks Tasneem, and I never say never to a potential idea. If the right story comes to me, I would definitely write it!
I cannot wait. I loved A Night Divided and read it with my son. I recommend it to everyone. I am so excited for this one.
Thank you very much, Cheryl. Recommendations are the highest of compliments to an author.
I cannot wait. I loved A Night Divided and read it with my son. I recommend it to everyone. I am so excited for this one.
Thanks very much, Cheryl!
Courage, selflessness, martyrdom, heart of a stone, perseverance.
She would need an incredible sense of purpose. The belief in what you were doing would be so crucial!
She would need an incredible sense of purpose. You’d need to believe that what you were doing was of great importance.
Perseverance to never give up no matter how difficult & frightening, plus the ability to think on her feet & change plans quickly if needed. Can’t wait to get this for my school library! Such an important historical story to tell! Thank you for writing this!
Thanks very much, Paul – I hope your readers will enjoy it!
She would need to be aware of everything around her. Even the small things like the birds not singing. The crickets no longer chirping.
Quick thinking and gutsy! I’m looking forwad to another amazing book from you.
Thanks, Camille!
Now this will probably sound weird but, fear. Why? Because as has been stated in many a cheesy movie, you cannot be brave if you have no fear. Because being brave is being scared of something, but facing it anyway simply because you believe it is the right thing to do.
Good point!
I believe that she would also need to be compassionate, in order to care enough to fight on behalf of others.
Assurance in what she stands for and the strength (whether it be mental or physical) to do it. I can’t wait to read RESISTANCE!!!!😃
To be a resistance fighter, you have to be many things: clever, determined, brave. I also think there would have to be some level of love or at least compassion, too. Otherwise, what would be the motivation for fighting for people? Anger only gets you so far. Someone who truly wants to change things has to have a measure of empathy and a willingness to persevere.
Courage and bravery, which means doing the right thing even when you are afraid. I can’t wait to share this book with my class!
Thank you, Allison!
She would have to be smart and cunning.
Wow! This sounds fantastic! Cannot wait to share with my students! I would imagine this character has grit. 🙂
I hope your students will enjoy it, Sarah!
Thanks so much for the opportunity! She would have to be brave, and willing to make tough choices.
Can’t wait to read this book!
Instinct, or a gut feeling to follow. I cannot wait to read this one. You are such a fantastic writer.
Warmest thanks, Shelley.
She would need to be determined and resilient. However, faith may be the most important. I am so excited for this book! Thank you for writing it.
Thanks so much, Jessica!
I’d say brave and a quick thinker. Can’t wait to read this!
Thank you, Natalie – I hope you’ll enjoy it!
Excited to read another historical fiction – I really loved A Night Divided!
Thanks very much, Kellie!
Looking forward to this one! I love your historical fiction novels. I’d say hope, because that’s what fuels everything else.
Thank you, Tasha!
That cover! Wow! My students really got into historical fiction this past year. Looking forward to introducing them to Resistance!
Thanks very much, Mary!
Perseverance, intelligence and grit! Can’t wait for this new one-I know my son can’t either!
Thank you, Rebecca – I hope you both will enjoy it!
I think they would need to have passion and love.
I have a large group of students at school who love reading WWII era books. I am a fan of all of your works and I cannot wait to get this in their hands (after I read if, of course)! 😉 😃
Thanks, Erin. I hope you and all your WWII readers will love RESISTANCE!
I love your books and use them as read-alouds for my students. It’s great to see how engaged they are, and the discussions that follow are amazing. I look forward to its release!
Thank you very much, Anna Marie! I hope they’ll feel the same about RESISTANCE too.
This character would have to be brave and courageous to do this job. I am so intrigued by this excerpt! Cant wait to read this book!
Thank you, Karen.
Jennifer-Our students in Wright,WY are excited for another historical book written by you. We are excited to read it together.
Thank you, Laura! My fingers are crossed that I’ll get to come back very soon!
Patience/level headedness. You can’t rush into situations like that with rage and expect to make a difference… have to be smart! Looking forward to this book.
Thank you, Mary.
I’m an English teacher and I always make sure I have plenty of your books on my shelf—I love your books and recommend them to students all the time (and other adults).
Warmest thanks, Jennifer.
I think a resistance fighter would need dedication to fight for the cause that they value the most.
A resistance fighter would need to be calm, cool headed, and collected. She would also need hope and faith. Can’t wait to read this book. My middle schoolers will LOVE it!
I hope they will love it, Jill – thank you!
Chills! Can’t wait!
I think it would require intelligence, bravery, and agility.
unyielding, brave and clever like Sage haha. I just finished reading Mark Of The Thief in my country version and i really love it. I can’t wait for your other books!
Thanks very much, Reyhana!
sounds like a good book
i would love to read this
I hope you will be able to, Alexis!
You know I’m a huge fan and currently am reading A Night Divided to my 9&11 year old sons. I love that’s these stories are being told. I think bravery is important, but without love and compassion to motivate your actions, you will never find a cause worth fighting for. A strong heart is essential.
Warmest thanks, Brekke. I hope your sons will enjoy A NIGHT DIVIDED!
She’d need to be able to make decisions swiftly and have dedication to the cause she’s fighting for.
Can’t wait to read this!!!
Thank you, KelliAnne!
Thank you, KelliAnne!
A resistance fighter would need street smarts, common sense, and the ability to know how other people think and react to stay steps ahead of her enemies.
This sounds fabulous! I can’t wait to read it. I think a resistance fighter would have to have grit, determination, and with battling the Nazis, she would have to be cunning and clever and even somewhat deceptive. A quick thinker, for sure. More cunning, clever, deceptive, and smarter than her enemy.
Thank you, Kristine!
Hope
I think persistence and patience are good qualities for a fighter to have. Also, I can’t wait for this book!! Just two more months!!
Wow!! There are so many comments!
I’m counting down too!
There are many traits that a resistance fighter should have but I think without courage and unwavering faith, a fighter cannot overcome fear, which is a natural feeling experienced by humans in wars. Without courage in adversity, it is easy to falter and cower. Without steadfast faith, there will be no movement.
Brave and cunning, as well as strong belief in the cause.
One trait that comes to mind is “heart”. I think she’d have to have a lot of heart for what she’s doing. To help her push through and fight for what she believes in.
I think she would need persistence, bravery, and hopefully luck (in order to survive).
Thanks for another awesome giveaway!
Love you and your books! I’ve read every single one of them! I’m a librarian and always do a spotlight on you and your books. I have over 25 copies of your books on my shelves and they are constantly checked out. You have a gift and I appreciate you sharing it with the world. Thank you ever so much.
Wow, thank you, Barbara. If I can ever repay your generosity in keeping your library stocked with my books, please let me know.
Hope and Bravery. So excited for this!!
Bravery of course, but they would also need an odd combination of strong conviction and loose morals. Conviction in their cause and a loose hold on morals so they can do what they need to for that cause. Without having any racking guilt or hesitation.
I think they’d need to have tenacity, and be very strategic.
I think they would have to be be brave and selfless. Love the sound of this book and can’t wait to read it!👏
Thanks, Bethany – I hope you’ll love it!
Ohhhh!! Definitely wisdom and empathy. What a difficult topic! We love your books. Thanks for the opportunity to get an advanced copy!
Good luck, Kimber!
This sounds like an interesting read!
I hope it will be, Lisa!
I think they would have to be clever and quick-thinkking because they are bound to be in many situations that need some quick and difficult decisions and actions.
She would need … strength and honor
Having just read The False Prince with my classes, I am so thrilled whenever you release a new book. You now have earned that coveted “highlighted author” shelf in my room. My students adore you. I am over the moon to read your new ARC!
Those highlighted author shelves are a big deal – thank you so much, Jennifer!
To me, a resistance fighter needs a fiery heart, sticktoitiveness, and a dash of luck.
A resistance fighter would definitely need courage. They would also need the ability to stay calm in crazy/dangerous situations, and to think fast.
I think that she would have so be caring because she has do help people, and that would be one reason shewould start a resistance in the First place.well as determined, I mean having a resistance against an army? I think that requires a lot of determination as well as grit. I can’t wait to read, the closer it gets the more excited I get!
Thanks, Kaylie – I hope you’ll love it!
A resistance fighter would need to be cunning and resilient.
Determined, strong, brave. Love that passage! I’m sure the rest of the book will be just like as good knowing your skills! I really love it when in the Runaway King Fink is talking to Jaron about if he’s afraid of anything and Jaron replies “everyone gets scared at times, it’s only the fools that won’t admit it.” Now whenever I attempt to scare my brother/friends and it doesn’t work I just ask them if they got scared and when they say no I just quote Jaron 🙂
Haha – that’s funny, Mary. And I hope you’ll love RESISTANCE too!
Can’t wait!!!!
Me neither! 😉
Unselfishness, a concern for the good of the whole verses only a concern for one’s self. So excited for the new book!
I’m excited too – thanks, Lacey!
To be honest, She’s kind of like me. I was often an outcast and made fun of. But i intended to be my enemies problem too. This book is probably a book that I can relate too because the main character Akiva has the traits I have. And I thank you for that!
How interesting that you already see a bit of yourself in Chaya’s character – I hope that will still be true when you read the book because Chaya is strong and smart and knows what she wants. If you’re even a little bit like her, then you’re pretty darn amazing.
Tenacity, it is very hard to face difficult circumstances especially if you are fighting for something, for a cause. If you have tenacity, you can survive even the deadliest and hardest situations.
Sounds like a great book!!
I hope you’ll love it, Julia.
Yay! So excited!!
Me too!
A quick wit. A moral conscience. Unbelievable courage.
Maybe being patient, had the value of grit as well as he/she is disciplined, a good thinker and decisive person especially in worst cases that may arise.
I think a resistance fighter would be naturally selfless. It takes a lot of love to be willing to risk your life helping strangers. So excited for the new historical fiction, I think it’s awesome that you’re exploring this genre more and talking about such an important subject!! Could we possibly be seeing a contemporary novel in the future about a current world crisis?
Sounds like another good one.
I hope it will be, Brian!
Molly says, bravery and tenacity. We can’t wait to read this one together! Thank you, Jennifer.
Wendy
I hope you’ll both enjoy it – thank you, Wendy.
A lot of love; just like Nicolas Calva from Mark of the Thief Trilogy. a load of compassion as well. You can either fight with compassion and love for who or what you are fighting for or with hate for who or what you are fighting against.
A lot of love and compassion; just like Nicolas Calva from Mark of the Thief. You can either fight with love and compassion for who or what you are fighting for or hate for who or what you are fighting against.
Sorry, it wouldn’t post my comment the first time so I posted it again. I love your books Jennifer!!
Thank you, Alisa.
The story sounds great so far. I can’t wait to read it. The traits I think one needs are determination to get through the struggle and some street smarts in order to know your way around the area.
Will you PLEASE come back to my school in Gillette and give another book talk for this book?!?! I’m so excited for its release! We will even plan another carry-in around your visit!
I’m going to try to return to Gillette sometime this year – we’re just waiting to see if the funding comes through. Fingers crossed! I’d love to be at your school again!
Sounds like a great book so far. I can’t wait to read it. The trait I think one needs is street smarts. This way you know who to trust and who not to.
A resistance fighter would have to be able to cope with loss. In any warlike situation, lives will probably be lost. If the fighter doesn’t know how to deal with that, their fighting would likely be cut short.
A resistance fighter would have to be smart, swift, and stealthy. She would have to be able to cope with or get out of danger and to always be one step ahead. Courage is another weapon she would need in her arsenal. A resistance fighter would have to have a deep passion and drive for her cause, enough to give her life if needed.
Maybe, she needs to have really good skills that make her an important part of the resistance, other than intelligence and bravery, she should be able to escape from traps and stufff relying on her instincts and skills.
Um, every character trait that Kestra and Jaron have mashed together? Those are the best character traits, XD
Excellent point, Micah! Perhaps Kestra + Jaron = excellent Resistance fighter.
I LOVE A Night Divided! I am looking forward to this book coming out and so are my grandkids!
I would add to what others expressed above: Valiant, kind, leadership ability, creativity (as in McGyver type creativity to get out of situations!), inner drive, change agent, and emphasize determination, courage, hope, faith, empathy and compassion as well as love for others.
Thank you Jen!
Thanks very much, Judy!
I am so looking forward to this book. My daughter and I have both read all of the books you have published. I would say that resilience is an important attribute of a resistance fighter.
Thank you, Shannon. I hope you’ll love the book!
A resistance fighter should have bravery, confidence, willingness to give as well as take a life, drive to get what they need done, intelligence, connections to people of both sides, fighter skills, knowledge of psychology, use of language, master of many skills, proficient acting, and control over there body at all times. But most importantly a resistance fighting character needs a good writer. Your writing is amazing and fit for the job. I’m sure this one will be just as great as two of my favorite series (both written by you), but good luck!
Many thanks, Emilianne.
Street savvy and a smart tongue ;). Your books have been some of my top-favorites ever since I read The False Prince – and I can’t wait for this one to release! <3
Thank you, Savannah Grace.
Sounds super cool. I loved Night Divided, and I am sure I will love this one also.
I hope you will – thanks, Hannah!
After thinking for a couple of days, aside from tenacity, i think she needs to be joyful that even towards negative events she can still continue in fighting for the cause without feeling downcast, cautiousness to be able to not just act upon situations but to be careful as well especially that the “people” she is fighting to are not just some ordinary people and not just to be insightful but to have wisdom which is doing what you know is the right thing to do.
I know some kiddos that will be very excited about this book (as I am). Three traits she would need are optimism, perseverance and adaptability. Thanks for the chance to win!
Thank you, Leanne.
Yay! I cannot wait to read this book!
I believe a resistance fighter needs to contain two specific traits: curiosity and courage. Curiosity giving Chaya the urge to find new information concerning the Nazi’s movements and courage that allows her to open the door to the unknown.
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a wonderful character trait for resistance fighters would be patience.
She needs to have courage and be strong to get through it and she needs to to be persistent. She also could use intelligence and optimism.
I know I”m too late but I would say a strong goal, motivation.
Is there any plans on making a movie of your book? My daughter saw your trailer for your book at school for a book fair
and thought it was a movie too.
There are currently no movie contracts for RESISTANCE – that could change at any time, but that is the most current information. Thanks for asking!
I know I’m a tad bit late, but this book was really good! I read it at my school because it was a recommendation from one of my teachers and I fell in love with it, kudos to you for writing this awesome book!
Thank you very much, Kyanna!
I have read this book, and it is so emotional! LOVE IT! Keep up the good work!
Thank you!