Number the Stars
What were the booms and lights in the sky on Kristi's birthday?
Number of the stars book
Number of the stars book
What Kristi believed were fireworks for her birthday was actually the destruction (bombing) of the naval fleet.
The next evening's newspaper had told the sad truth. The Danes had destroyed their own naval fleet, blowing up the vessels one by one, as the Germans approached to take over the ships for their own use.