Number the Stars
4.2
(103 ratings)176 pages2011HarperCollins Publishers LimitedISBN 9780007395200
About this book
<p>In Nazi-occupied Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen is called upon for a selfless act of bravery to help save her best friend from a terrible fate.</p> <p>Winner of the Newbery Medal, newly reissued in the Essential Modern Classics range.</p> <br> <br> <p>"They plan to arrest all the Danish Jews. They plan to take them away. And we have been told that they may come tonight."</p> <p>It is 1943 and life in Copenhagen is becoming complicated for Annemarie. There are food shortages and curfews, and soldiers on every corner.</p> <p>But it is even worse for her Jewish best friend, Ellen, as the Nazis continue their brutal campaign. With Ellen's life in danger, Annemarie must summon all her courage to help stage a daring escape.</p> <p>Inspired by true events of the Second World War, this gripping novel brings the past vividly to life for today's readers.</p>
Publication Details
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Limited
- Published
- 2011
- Pages
- 176
- ISBN
- 9780007395200
- Language
- en
About Unknown Author
Lois Ann Lowry (/ˈlaʊəri/;[2] née Hammersberg; March 20, 1937) is an American writer. She is the author of several books for children and young adults, including The Giver Quartet, Number the Stars, and Rabble Starkey. She is known for writing about difficult subject matters, dystopias, and complex themes in works for young audiences. Lowry has won two Newbery Medals: for Number the Stars in 1990 and The Giver in 1994. Her book Gooney Bird Greene won the 2002 Rhode Island Children's Book Award. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_Lowry
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