The Nazi's have invaded Denmark and Ellen is hiding in Annemarie's house so she wont be killed. Will she and her parents be found or will they stay safe?
Number the Stars
By Lois Lowry
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 3 - 5 | U | 4.5 | 27197 |
As the German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, 10-year-old Annemarie Johansens's family takes in annemaries' best friend, Ellen Roxen, and pretend she is part of the family. Ellen and Annemarie must htink quickly when three Nazi officers arrive late one night and question why Ellen is not blond, like her sisters. Through Annemaries' eyes, we see the Danish Resistance as they manage to smuggle almost the entire Jewish population, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. In this tale of an entire nation's heroism, Lois Lowry reminds us that there is pride and human decency in the world even during a time of terror and war.
Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print
ISBN-13: 9781432863937
ISBN-10: 1432863932
Published on 3/13/2019
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 161
Book Reviews (402)
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i am reading this book in school right now and it is soooooo good
The book is okay for me because I'm Jewish so it kinda bothers me but I still like reading books about the holocaust.
omg I read this it made me cry
This book left me Crying. After this book, I realized how lucky I am to be living in this world. It also realized that there is a ton of hate in this world and there is no place on earth for hate. I would totally recommend this book.
I really like this book. I Recommend it.
this is one of my favorite books
A very good book. It has a little bit of every genre. It was a very good book. I totally recommend it to everyone!
I don't know about you but this book is based on true events. This has many characters and their traits are heroic. I don't want to be a spoiler but Annemarie was worried about her mother, she saw that she was injured in the leg. When her mother walked into the house, she remembered she had forgotten a packet. So Annemarie insisted to deliver the packet to Uncle Henrik. So she was stopped by german soldiers and they searched the packet. She remembered her mom saying she needs to act like a no-good silly girl, and Annemarie did so. But that's all I could say. But anyways, I would recommend this book to your older siblings or family, and even friends (or anyone).
This book is beautifully and thoughtfully written about a beautiful friendship of two girls: one Christian and one Jewish. This takes place in Denmark during the Holocaust, where many Jews were in danger. The Jewish girl, Ellen, found out that the Nazis had gotten the personal information of the Jews at her temple where they would be "relocated" to concentration camps, and so she hid at the Christian girl, Annemarie Johansen's family. Ellen's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rosen, stayed with family. They couldn't live their life like that; they wanted to be free again. Annemarie's family, the Johansens, had a plan to free their friends. The Johansens would take Ellen to her Uncle Henrik's house. Henrik announced that there were to be a funeral for Annemarie's "Great-aunt-Birte." Annemarie had heard nothing of this "Great-aunt-Birte" and was suspicious. She knew that her uncle was lying. She confronted him, and he admitted that he was lying. Annemarie asked him why. He replied that the less information you know, the braver you are. Annemarie felt that this was true, because when she had been stopped by soldiers before, her naïve little sister, Kirstie, amused the soldiers so much that they didn't take her seriously. Annemarie wondered what the plan was behind the whole "funeral" but didn't ask because she wanted to be braver. She found out the day of this "funeral." The "family and friends" that went to visit this "funeral" were unfamiliar to Annemarie. They were Jews, ready to escape to freedom. The casket was not full of the body of Birte, rather full of clothes and other supplies for the Jews. They were to escape with a member of the resistance, Peter, and Uncle Henrik, who would sail them to one of the very few free countries in Europe, Sweden. It was successful and Annemarie lost touch of her dear friend and the war ended two years after.