Number the Stars
A Newbery Award Winner
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 2, 2011
The unforgettable Newbery Medal–winning novel from Lois Lowry.
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- Who it’s for
- A child’s perspective brings wartime courage and human decency into focus.
- Themes
- Wartime persecution, Resistance and rescue, Bravery and human decency
- Genres
- Holocaust Stories, War & Military Stories, Immigration & Moving
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The unforgettable Newbery Medal–winning novel from Lois Lowry. 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 Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden.
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The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a time of terror and war. A modern classic of historical fiction, Number the Stars has won generations of fans and continues to speak to today's readers. Jessica Grose wrote in a November 2022 New York Times essay entitled "This Perfect Mother-Daughter Read Holds a Powerful Lesson for Fighting Antisemitism": “Number the Stars is particularly relevant to our family, and to this moment." As School Library Journal put it: "Readers are taken to the very heart of Annemarie's experience, and, through her eyes, come to understand the true meaning of bravery."
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A child’s perspective brings wartime courage and human decency into focus.
Come here for
- A friendship tested amid Nazi occupation
- Danish resistance and collective courage
Expect
- The story seen through ten-year-old Annemarie
- Human decency amid terror and war
Where it sits
| Holocaust Stories | 95% |
|---|---|
| War & Military Stories | 28% |
| Immigration & Moving | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Girls & Young Women
- Holocaust Stories
- Friendship
- Values & Virtues
- Authors
- Lois Lowry
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- May 2, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Wartime persecution · Resistance and rescue · Bravery and human decency
- Reading lane
- Girls & Young Women