Number the Stars

Number the Stars. 0395510600. Lowis Lowry. 1989. Newbery Medal. Grade 6-8. Jewish & Caucasians.

Ellen and Annemarie are best friends living in Denmark during World War II. The Naxis have taken over the country and have begun to "relocate" the Jewish people. Ellen and her family are Jewish and have gone into hiding until they can get to Uncle Henrik's house to be taken accross the water to Sweden. Annemarie's family comes up with a plan for getting Ellen's family and a few others to Uncle Henrik's boat, and Annemarie is faced with being very brave. A very important package was dropped and that was meant to help the passengers make it safely accross because it took away the ability for the dogs to smell the Jewish people hiding. In the end, they all made it safely and the war ended. Annemarie and her family were then waiting for Ellen and her family to return to Denmark.

This is a great book to suppliment social studies during the World War II and even to learn about Denmark.

It was based a true facts, but the characters were made up according to the back of the book, but it didn't stop me from feeling the truth in the story. Once again it was such a compelling book and it was difficult to put down. The bravery it took from Annemarie's family was amazing, it really made me think about what I would do in that situation. Lowis Lowry did a wonderful job of creating a great book that was filled with facts and making it a page turner.