The German soldiers are suspicious of Ellen because of her dark hair Annemarie and her sister have blonde hair. During World War II, the German troops would take Jewish people from their homes and send them to concentration camps, and now they are coming for the Jews in Denmark. It’s 1943 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her family take in her Jewish best friend, Ellen Rosen, and they pretend she is part of their family- they want to help keep Ellen safe. Lois Lowry is the author of over forty books for young adults, for which she has won many awards.
The Christian Danes possess a sense of community that includes their Jewish neighbors and work to save them from the Nazis.Number the Stars won the 1990 Newbery Medal. The main character, 10-year-old Annemarie, doesn't see herself as brave at first, but then she performs a selfless act and uses her wits to save others. Beers are offered to adults and a baby is drugged to keep her quiet on a dangerous night. There are mentions of deaths and disappearances, too, including the death of the main character's sister, who was hit by a car before the story begins. Expect some tense moments between kids and Nazi soldiers, once on the street, other times in their homes, and another time a girl is alone in the country with soldiers who have two large dogs. Parents need to know that Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry ( The Giver), is a poignant read about the Nazi occupation of Denmark that won the Newbery Medal, the highest honor in children's literature, in 1990. A baby drugged to keep her quiet on a dangerous night.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. Mention that Papa misses his cigarettes and that the men in his office will smoke anything - weeds, paper - because they can no longer get the real thing in wartime.
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