Book Reviews of Number the Stars

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Had to read for Children's Literature course; thought it was great and every middle school child should read this book! Wonderful!!!

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