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Number the Stars
Author: Lois Lowry

Book Information
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780440227533 - ISBN-10: 0440227534
Pages: 144
Reading Level: Ages 9-12


Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Audio Cassette (Unabridged), Audio CD (Unabridged)

Book Description:
Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews of Denmark are "relocated," Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be one of the family. Soon Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission to save Ellen's life.

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Top Member Book Reviews

Bonnie S. (Bonnie) wrote on 1/6/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

My grandmother gave me this book. I am 8 years old, and she and I both loved this book.

Becky D. wrote on 4/1/2009...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This book is great for younger readers. It shares informations about the olocaust with the gruesome details. It's an easy read. A girl risks her life for her best friend, a jewish girl.

Donna E. (impossible) wrote on 9/16/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

No wonder this was a Newbery Medal Winner. This book is a very good historical tale (WW II) which is quite apropos to todays world and needs. Makes good family time reading - but be prepared for questions and discussion.


Please Rate these Book Reviews

Brittany T. wrote on 9/30/2009...


one that all should read. it's rather incredible to walk through the story and know that you're only reading what so many lived through.

Amy P. wrote on 9/8/2009...


I love this book its really fun to read. i love how i could never put it down. Very intense and interesting.

Molly K. (PurpleZebra) - CA wrote on 7/26/2009...


Best. Best. Best. Best book. my 1st grade teacher read it to us, and everyone loved it then, and still does. i own it, and have now read it quite a few times. i find it so interesting that people accuaily beleve that the Holocaust did not happen. i also find it interesting that, people who serve God have ALWAYS been percicuted-since the beginning of time, yet, Christianity is the one religion that has lasted the longest, and even today, CONTINUES to grow. weather in China, where the government chooses your religion for you, to muslum contries where people are killed for leaving the religion-missionaries live there. they live for Him. changing lives daily. for Him.

Kathy K. (Hymn) wrote on 11/3/2008...


One of the few Holocaust book I've read featuring the perspective of a child who is not Jewish herself. The heroine must try to understand the violence happening all around her while at the same time help her family to protect the persecuted. Like all of Lowry's books, Number of the Stars is subtle yet deeply meaningful.

Kat B. (KatAstraFe) wrote on 4/19/2008...


Living in Denmark during WWII Annemarie learns that no one is too young to help out in resisting Nazi Germany. One of the few books on the holocaust with a happy ending.

Megan (bananapancakes) wrote on 9/2/2007...


My favorite book as a child hands down. It has a great story and is well-written

Keri S. wrote on 3/26/2007...


An excellent book which I encourage everyone to read. The story of history and this girl's life during that time is saddening and yet inspiring.

Sonia E. wrote on 1/2/2007...


This book was required reading for a class I took on children's literature. It's an excellent book, compelling and thought provoking. All children should read and be provided access to such wonderful literature.

Matthew M. (Skylerdragon) wrote on 6/25/2006...


I have read many books about the Nazi occupations in Europe, but this really had to be one of the best. In it, a young girl must risk her life to protect her Jewish friend. In the end I learned a lot more about Denmark, the Nazi Occupation, and the lengths authors go to to research a great story.

Tamara C. (tamara) wrote on 5/10/2006...


Jewish Ellen moves in with her friend Annamarie in Denmark to escape the Nazi deportation of Jews.


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