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Number the Stars (Yearling Newbery) - Community Reviews back

by Lois Lowry
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Mrs. Thornton's Classroom Library
Mrs. Thornton's Classroom Library rated it 6 years ago
When the German troops threaten their way of life, Annemarie Johansen's family takes in her best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family. We watch as the Danish Resistance moves almost the entire Jewish population out of Denmark and across the sea to Sweden. This book is all abou...
EpicFehlReader
EpicFehlReader rated it 7 years ago
As the German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen’s family takes in Annemarie’s best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family. Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire...
Miss Gothard's Book Blog
Miss Gothard's Book Blog rated it 7 years ago
In Lois Lowry's book, Number the Stars, the main character helps protect her best friend by pretending she a part of the family. The setting of the book is during World War II and the Holocaust. I would use the book ,in conjunction with The Diary of Anne Frank, to provide insight into the life of hi...
Joyia's Book Corner
Joyia's Book Corner rated it 8 years ago
Number the Stars is the story about Annemarie, who is growing up during WWII. When her best friend Ellen goes into hiding due to Jewish persecution, she learns a lot about bravery and the world she lives in. Number the Stars received a Lexile score of 670L, making it readable for most 6th grade rea...
My Classroom Bookshelf
My Classroom Bookshelf rated it 8 years ago
This book takes place during WWII. It is about Annemarie, a non Jewish girl, who takes in her Jewish best friend. Annemarie's family is known as the Johansens. The young girl's friend is using the identity of the family's previously deceased daughter. Whenever there is a question concerning the girl...
Dem
Dem rated it 8 years ago
I thoroughly enjoyed this beautifully written Historical Fiction story which I believe was written for children and yet adults may well find it such a worthwhile and enjoyable read as wellThe evacuation of Jews from Nazi-held Denmark is one of the great untold stories of World War II. On September ...
An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge
An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge rated it 8 years ago
The nine-year-old was reading this for school so I thought I'd reread it. It's very short, but well plotted and well paced. Definitely held up over the years.
Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it 11 years ago
This is a work of children's literature--aimed at young readers around ten years old--the age of this short novel's heroine, Annemarie during the German occupation of Denmark. It tells the story of the Danish resistance and how they saved Denmark's Jews--through the lens of one little girl. It's bas...
Unheeded Whispers
Unheeded Whispers rated it 11 years ago
I obviously would have liked this book even more if I had read it when I was much younger, but even at 25, I know this is a good book. The author did a great job of creating an interesting story to teach children about a little-known piece of WWII history. It's a very serious story, but the gory det...
Ruined by Reading
Ruined by Reading rated it 11 years ago
Hidden is a graphic novel that does a good job introducing the idea of the Holocaust to young readers without being overtly violent. Hidden features a grandmother, Dounia, who is telling her granddaughter about her experiences during World War II. Dounia wore the star of David, was hidden by her par...
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