Book Summary:
Annmarie and Ellen are best friends. The Nazi's have just invaded Denmark and are starting to relocate the Jews. Ellen and her family are Jewish and must escape relocation. Annmarie's family take in Ellen as their own child in an attempt to save her. Annmarie, her family, and the Danish Resistance help to smuggle the Danish Jews to Sweden. There are many close calls but the bravery of these girls helps save many Jews from the Nazi's.
Book Citation:
Lowry, L. (2011). Number the stars. New York: Sandpiper.
Impressions:
This is the kind of story that makes you think "Wow, I wish I was that brave." I hope to be that kind of friend to someone someday. The kind of friend that will do anything for the other one. This is one of my all time favorite stories. This is a story of true friendship. A girl risks her life to save her friend and others from being capture by the Nazi's in Denmark. It makes me cry every time.
Reviews:
Grade 3-7. The gripping story of a ten-year-old Danish girl and her family's courageous efforts to smuggle Jews out of their Nazi-occupied homeland to safety in Sweden. Readers are taken to the very heart of Annemarie's experience, and, through her eyes, come to understand the true meaning of bravery.
Number the Stars (Book). (1989). School Library Journal, 35(16), 39.
Library Uses:
This book can be used in a unit about WWII or a unit on Historical fiction. This book can also be used to explore the bond of friends, and family.
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