Number the Stars
Language: English
1939-1945 1939-1945 - Denmark 1939-1945 - Jews - Rescue 1939-1945 Denmark Fiction 1939-1945 Denmark Juvenile Fiction 1939-1945 Jews Rescue Fiction Astronomy Denmark Denmark Fiction Fiction Friendship Friendship Juvenile Fiction Jews Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Nonfiction Newbery Medal Reading (Secondary) Rescue Science & Nature World War
Publisher: Holt McDougal
Published: Mar 27, 1989
Description:
Amazon.com Review
The evacuation of Jews from Nazi-held Denmark is one of the great untold stories of World War II. On September 29, 1943, word got out in Denmark that Jews were to be detained and then sent to the death camps. Within hours the Danish resistance, population and police arranged a small flotilla to herd 7,000 Jews to Sweden. Lois Lowry fictionalizes a true-story account to bring this courageous tale to life. She brings the experience to life through the eyes of 10-year-old Annemarie Johannesen, whose family harbors her best friend, Ellen Rosen, on the eve of the round-up and helps smuggles Ellen's family out of the country. Number the Stars won the 1990 Newbery Medal.
From Publishers Weekly
Set in Nazi-occupied Denmark in 1943, this 1990 Newbery winner tells of a 10-year-old girl who undertakes a dangerous mission to save her best friend. Ages 10-14.
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