As the German troops begin their campaign to “relocate” all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen’s family takes in Annemarie’s best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family. Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. The heroism … The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a time of terror and war.
Winner of the 1990 Newbery Medal.
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I first read Number The Starts when I was nine and quickly learned that it is a novel everyone should read in his or her lifetime. As a child I always liked old books, but Lois Lowry’s masterpiece became the first novel I cherished by a contemporary author.
Set against the harrowing backdrop of World War II, Number the Stars follows Annemarie …
As part of a children’s book readathon I am hosting on my blog, Number the Stars by Lois Lowry was voted as a winner in the poll. We assigned this stellar Newbery Medal winner to this week and have been sharing all our reviews. Normally I’m not a fan of reading literature that delves into this subject matter, but given it was written for young …
This is one of my favorite books since childhood. This is book set during the time of the Holocaust and World War II and lets you see the perspectives of Jews and Germans who wanted to help their Jewish friends and neighbors during that awful time. This is really a good book.
This was an emotional and poignant read. Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen lives in Copenhagen with her family. When the German troops make plans to ‘relocate’ the Jews of Denmark she is caught up in helping save her best friend, Ellen. The story is beautifully told and tugs at the heartstrings. The author plays around with the concept of story, …
“Number the Stars” is a Holocaust novel aimed mostly at the YA readers, but it’s actually a perfect read for everyone. Told through the eyes of a young girl, Annemarie, it teaches love and compassion, courage and determination to fight for the right cause, and it’s such a universal message that is still relevant today and which people need to be …
I think the characters are wonderful because the eye color and how they act in the book.
it is a really good book about the children of the holocaust.
I just read this with my eight year old. I’ve read The Giver before, by Lowry, and this didn’t disappoint. She’s such a good story teller. And my son has been asking me a lot about WW2 and Nazis lately (due to the news as of late) so this was an excellent way to weave in a little history by focusing in one family’s experience with loss and …
i just love the way this book is set up
What a nice story
This book was a recommendation from my daughter. She read it for school and thought I would enjoy it. I am happy to say she was correct. This is the 2nd book about this time period I’ve read that is more about that sympathizers instead of the actual Jews. I find that I relate to that since I, myself, am not Jewish, but still horrified at what the …
It was a good read. I liked it.
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I LOVE this book……..
It was funny the way Christy acted, and how their was so kind to protect Ellen.
it was realistic, in the way that not all is life is flowers and candy.
they gave the best happily ever after I could ask to.
I LOVE THIS BOOK (:
The Handkerchief
This is a story of the rescue of the Danish Jews in WWII. It tells a story of how one resistance member and a brave Danish family saved a group of Jewish Danes escape Denmark to the free country of Sweden.
The fishermen built false bottoms in their boats and hid the Jewish Danes in the space below. The Nazi’s knew that somehow …
The book itself was pretty decent, i liked it because it was about the holocaust and the change of setting just made it a good book. The ending wasn’t the best.
Awesome Book!
This is a book with a timeless message.
It is so fun to read!!Perfect for everyone!!