Number the Stars
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 of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a time of terror and war.
A modern classic of historical fiction, Number the Stars has won generations of fans and continues to speak to today's readers. Jessica Grose wrote in a November 2022 New York Times essay entitled "This Perfect Mother-Daughter Read Holds a Powerful Lesson for Fighting Antisemitism": “Number the Stars is particularly relevant to our family, and to this moment."
As School Library Journal put it: "Readers are taken to the very heart of Annemarie's experience, and, through her eyes, come to understand the true meaning of bravery."
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- Age Level = 10 and up
- Book Author = Lois Lowry
- Book Material = Paperback
- Book Publisher = Houghton Mifflin
- Book Series = Challenge A
- Copyright = c1989
- Grade Level = 5th and up
- Condition = New
- Subject = CC Reading List
Item ID: 40370
Category: Holocaust