Number the Stars
This Newbery Medal Book describes how a ten-year-old Danish girl's bravery is tested when her best friend is threatened by Nazis in 1943.
This Newbery Medal Book describes how a ten-year-old Danish girl's bravery is tested when her best friend is threatened by Nazis in 1943.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780547345444 (0547345445)
Publish date: April 24th 1989
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 144
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Classics,
History,
Academic,
School,
Read For School,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
War,
World War II,
Holocaust
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