Itemize Appertaining To Books Number the Stars
| Title | : | Number the Stars |
| Author | : | Lois Lowry |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 137 pages |
| Published | : | February 9th 1998 by Laurel Leaf (first published 1989) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Biography. European Literature. German Literature. Classics |
Lois Lowry
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 137 pages Rating: 4.15 | 418512 Users | 12859 Reviews
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Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews of Denmark are "relocated," Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be one of the family. Soon Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission to save Ellen's life.Declare Books During Number the Stars
| Original Title: | Number the Stars |
| ISBN: | 0440227534 (ISBN13: 9780440227533) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Annemarie Johansen, Ellen Rosen |
| Setting: | Denmark,1943 |
| Literary Awards: | Newbery Medal (1990), National Jewish Book Award for Children's Literature (1990), Sydney Taylor Book Award for Older Readers (1989), Jane Addams Children's Book Award Nominee (1990), Charlotte Award (1992) Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (1991), Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (1992), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (1992) |
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Ratings: 4.15 From 418512 Users | 12859 ReviewsArticle Appertaining To Books Number the Stars
A delicately written and touchingly poignant book. Several moments made my eyes well-up (how I loved that dear Papa!). As usual, a childs viewpoint is one of the most gripping and beautiful ways to tell a story set in WW2 as we are gaze with the bland honesty and persistent spirit of youth at something unthinkable. This combined with the writing style creates a deeply resonating story of heroism and the reality of being normal in a world gone mad. This is a story of ordinary people doingStory takes place in 1943, Nazi occupied Denmark, we follow story of ten year old Annemarie and her best friend, Ellen, who is jewish. This is story all about what danish people did to protect their jewish friends and neighbors. Its a short story but still had a great story line. Reading about Holocaust is always incredibly sad no matter if the story has a happy ending or not.
As part of a children's book readathon I am hosting on my blog, Number the Stars by Lois Lowry was voted as a winner in the poll. We assigned this stellar Newbery Medal winner to this week and have been sharing all our reviews. Normally I'm not a fan of reading literature that delves into this subject matter, but given it was written for young adults / children, I thought it would be less painful. While it was definitely less harsh than a few other books I've read on the topic, it was still
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry takes place in Denmark during World War II and the Holocaust. The story begins with an introduction to the cruelty of German soldiers who are occupying Denmark, the story's heroine, Annemarie, her younger (and more bratty), and her best friend Ellen Rosen. From there, this young adult novel tells a tale of bravery.Soon after the beginning of the story, the Nazi soldiers begin attempting to take Denmark's Jewish citizens away to concentration camps (read: starvation
i was clearing out my closet over the weekend and found a box of old books that i read as a kid!i originally read this when i was about 10 years old and i can tell you that, at that age, there was no way i understood the depth of horror and severity of the holocaust. and i wouldnt have been exposed to that in this story as its rather on the tame side (if thats possible for such a tragic event in human history). i just remember really wanting to be like annemarie, wanting to be the type of friend
I know- I can't believe I'm just now reading this. What kind of a children's librarian am I?This is a nice little story about a family who smuggles some Jewish friends out of Denmark during the Nazi occupation in 1943. I always avoided reading this because it looked depressing, but it wasn't. It wasn't a light story, but it didn't have the horrible scenes that fill most holocaust books.However, the author's note at the end affected me deeply. I don't know a lot about my Danish heritage- I've
Lowry doesn't waste a word in NUMBER THE STARS, starting with Annemarie and Ellen's frightening run-in with German soldiers in the opening chapter. In quick strokes, Lowry establishes the setting and characters and foreshadows Annemarie's subsequent encounters with soldiers, each of which increases the tension. The symbol of stars weaves in and out: When the crowd of escaping Jews gathers, they are comforted with the words of Psalm 147: "O praise the Lord ... he who numbers the stars one by
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