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Number the Stars (1989) (edit title/settings)

by Lois Lowry (Author) (edit contributors)

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Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend, Ellen Rosen, often think about life before the war. But it's now 1943, and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching in their town. The Nazis won't stop. The Jews of Denmark are being... read more

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Anne Marie and her family live in Denmark during the 2nd world war. After hearing news that the German soldiers are taking Jewish families to work camps, Anne Marie's best friend's family the Rosens must flee. Pretending to be Anne Marie's deceased sister the Johnson family helps the Rosens... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Anne Marie and her family live in Denmark during the 2nd world war. After hearing news that the German soldiers are taking Jewish families to work camps, Anne Marie's best friend's family the Rosens must flee. Pretending to be Anne Marie's deceased sister the Johnson family helps the Rosens escape to Sweden.

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  • “No butter sugarn or.CUPCAKES”
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  • 'That's all that brave means—not thinking about the dangers. Just thinking about what you must do.
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  • ...and I want you all to remember—that you must not dream yourselves back to the times before the war, but the dream for you all, young and old, must be to create an ideal of human decency, and not a narrow-minded and prejudiced one. That is the great gift our country hungers for, something every little peasant boy can look forward to, and with pleasure feel he is a part of—something he can work and fight for.
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  • 'Well,' Annemarie said slowly, 'now I think that all of Denmark must be bodyguard for the Jews, as well.'
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  • There had been no real coffee in Copenhagen since the beginning of the Nazi occupation. Not even any real tea.
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  • The Resistance fighters were Danish people—no one knew who, because they were very secret—who were determined to bring harm to the Nazis however they could. They damaged the German trucks and cars, and bombed their factories. They were very brave. Sometimes they were caught and killed.
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  • The whole world had changed. Only the fairy tales remained the same.
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  • 'You will, little one. You saved her life, after all. Someday you will find her again. Someday the war will end,' Uncle Henrik said. 'All wars do.
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  • Peter Neilsen was dead. It was a painful fact to recall on this day when there was so much joy in Denmark. But Annemarie forced herself to think of her redheaded almost-brother, and how devastating the day was when they received the news that Peter had been captured and executed by the Germans in the public square at Ryvangen, in Copenhagen.
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  • O praise the Lord. How good it is to sing psalms to our God! How pleasant to praise him! The Lord is rebuilding Jerusalem; he gathers in the scattered sons of Israel. It is he who heals the broken in spirit and binds up their wounds, he who numbers the stars one by one...
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  • 'Halte!' the soldier ordered in a stern voice. The German word was as familiar as it was frightening. Annemarie had heard it often enough before, but it had never been directed at her until now.
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Denmark: Home of the main characters.
  • Germany: Home of Adolf Hitler and his Nazi army.

Organizations edit see section history

  • Nazi Soilders: German Soldiers during World War II under the command of Hitler.
  • The Jews: Gods chosen people.

First Sentence edit see section history

"I'll race you to the corner, Ellen!"

Table of Contents edit see section history

1. Why are you running?
2. Who is the man who rides past?
3. Where is Mrs. Hirsch?
4. It will be a long night
5. Who is the Dark-haired one?
6. Is the weather good for fishing?
7. The house by the sea
8. There has been a death
9. Why are you lying?
10. Let us open the casket
11. Will we see you again soon, Peter?
12. Where was Mama?
13. Run! As fast as you can!
14. On the dark path
15. My dogs smell meat!
16. I will tell you just a little
17. All this long time
Afterword

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 144 of 195 in Shelfari Most Popular (June 2010). (authoritative list)
This is book 130 of 194 in Shelfari Most Popular (December 2010). (authoritative list)
This is book 121 of 195 in Shelfari Most Popular (June 2011). (authoritative list)
This is book 121 of 195 in Shelfari Most Popular (December 2011). (authoritative list)
This is book 916 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)
This book is in Newbery Medal. (authoritative list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Lois Lowry (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: April 24, 1989
ISBN: 978-0395510605
Page Count: 144

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Ages 9-12

Thematic material. One German asks a man if his wife had a child with another man. A women opens her blouse to nurse a baby. A man says that he craves cigaretts. The whole book has a suspenceful feel to it espically if your a Jew. If this was a film it would probably be PG-13 but possibly PG.

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