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Number the Stars Paperback – May 2, 2011

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In Lois Lowry's unforgettable Newbery Medal–winning novel, a ten-year-old Danish girl's bravery is tested when her best friend is threatened by Nazis in 1943.

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. 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.With a new introduction by the author.

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10 - 12 years
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160 pages
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Grade level

5 - 7
Lexile measure

670L
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5.13 x 0.4 x 7.63 inches
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HMH Books for Young Readers
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May 2, 2011
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0547577095
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	The Giver	Gathering Blue	Messenger	Son	Number the Stars
Discover More Books by Lois Lowry	Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind his fragile community.	Left orphaned and physically flawed, young Kira faces a frightening, uncertain future. She struggles with ever broadening responsibilities in her quest for truth, discovering things that will change her life forever.	Once a utopian community that prided itself on welcoming strangers, Village will soon be cut off to all outsiders. Matty must deliver the message of Village’s closing and try to convince Seer’s daughter Kira to return with him before it’s too late.	Claire will stop at nothing to find her child, even if it means making an unimaginable sacrifice. In this thrilling series finale, Son thrusts readers once again into the chilling world of The Giver.	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.


	Anastasia Krupnik	Anastasia Again	Anastasia at Your Service	Anastasia Off Her Rocker	Anastasia on Her Own
	Anastasia's tenth year has some good things, like falling in love and really getting to know her grandmother, and some bad things, like finding out about an impending baby brother.	Twelve-year-old Anastasia is horrified at her family's decision to move from their city apartment to a house in the suburbs.	Twelve-year-old Anastasia has a series of disastrous experiences when, expecting to get a job as a lady's companion, she is hired to be a maid.	Anastasia's seventh-grade science project becomes almost more than she can handle, but brother Sam, age three, and a bust of Freud nobly aid her.	Her family's new, organized schedule for easy housekeeping makes Anastasia confident that she can run the household while her mother is out of town, until she hits unexpected complications.


	The Willoughbys	On the Horizon
	A delightfully tongue-in-cheek story about parents trying to get rid of their four children and the children who are all too happy to lose their beastly parents and be on their own.	A moving account of the lives lost in two of WWII’s most infamous events: Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima.

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"The whole work is seamless, compelling, and memorable—impossible to put down; difficult to forget."
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About the Author

Lois Lowry is the author of more than forty books for children and young adults, including the New York Times bestselling Giver Quartet and popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader’s Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, Number the Stars and The Giver. Her first novel, A Summer to Die, was awarded the International Reading Association’s Children’s Book Award. Ms. Lowry lives in Maine.
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Publisher : HMH Books for Young Readers; Reissue edition (May 2, 2011)
Language : English
Paperback : 160 pages
ISBN-10 : 0547577095
ISBN-13 : 978-0547577098
Reading age : 10 - 12 years
Lexile measure : 670L
Grade level : 5 - 7
Item Weight : 4 ounces
Dimensions : 5.13 x 0.4 x 7.63 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2 in Children's Military Fiction (Books)
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- #10 in Children's Values Books

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J. Armstrong

Great book! Perfect for Middle School, maybe a little younger!

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2017

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Easy read - written for youth but I read this in a College Course for Multiculturism and Child Lit. Great story, easy to follow the story lines and characters and definitely written at an age appropriate level for middle school age or possibly a bit younger depending on maturity and interest. As an adult, I enjoyed the view of Annemarie and the innocence as we see things from her perspective, that of a young girl during WWII.

If you've read the Diary of Anne Frank, this is very different. There are some parts that may seem a little scary for younger children but by far, this is the best I've read for young ones. There are no graphic details of the trauma and abuse. While some things are mentioned in a way you get the idea that something bad has happened, its done in a way that is gentle for readers.

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Robbie Cheadle

A delightful WWII-based historical novel for children

Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2018

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Number the stars is a wonderful story about bravery and friendship. It is set in occupied Denmark during WWII and tells the story of two families, the Johansen’s and the Rosen’s. The Johansen’s are Danish and Christian and the Rosen’s are Danish and Jewish. The families live in the same apartment block in Coppenhagen and are very good friends.

The book discloses a lot of interesting facts about life in Coppenhagen during WWII including the food and other shortages. I learned an awful lot about the war in this small European country through reading this book such as:

In 1943, the Danish resistance movement rescued all but 500 of its Jewish population of 7 000 to 8 000 from being sent to Nazi concentration camps by transporting them to neutral Sweden where they were offered asylum.
Denmark surrendered to the German invaders in 1940 as the King, Christian X, did not want to subject his people to a slaughter. He knew his army was no match for the Germans.
In August 1943, the Danes sank their entire navy in Copenhagen harbour as the German’s approached to take the ships over for their own use.
There are some other fascinating historical facts included in this book that I won’t reveal as they would be spoilers.

When the Jews are warned by their Rabbi at the Jewish New Year Celebration that the Nazi’s were going to start rounding them up for deportation that night, Annemarie Johansen and Ellen Rosen are thrown into turmoil as both families act together to save the Rosen’s from deportation and smuggle them to Sweden.

This book is for children aged 8 to 12 years old and is a wonderful way to introduce this age group to the horrors of war in an appropriate way. The book is not at all graphic but it does convey the fear and tragedy that is war.

This book won the Newbery Award.

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Queen Esther

I loved this little book

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2018

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I loved this little book. Being of Danish extraction (and my husband Swedish) made it most interesting to me! I knew very little about how the Danes and Swedes helped the Jewish people during WWII, and this book made me very proud to be Scandinavian. The Danes rescued about 7000 Jews out of their country and into neutral Sweden in false bottom fishing boats. They used handkerchiefs stained with rabbit blood and cocaine to fool the noses of the German dogs who searched their boats.
I loved the fact that the Danes loved their KIng Christian X so much. When asked how he could feel safe going out and riding his horse among them everyday, the answer was that all of Denmark was his bodyguard.
My Grandmother's name was Ingeborg, too, as was the mother's in this story! It may be a children's book, but it is just as good for adults.

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arri1942

AMAZING

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2018

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I chose this rating because everything is put together in the story with the resistance and the Johansens concealing Ellen. Peter Neilsen and Lise add what this family has gone through. Then Annemarie takes the drugged handkerchief to the Rosens, saving their skin and taking a heroic part in the story. Then their is Kirsti, who is an obstacle from Annemarie and her parents to tell the Nazi soldiers what they are up to. That shows how smart the characters are. They had to be smart to use their resources and get the Rosens safely to Sweden. A VERY great book. Every single part of it.😀😺👧👨👩👴👵👶👩‍🎓👩‍🏫👩‍⚖️👩‍🌾👩‍🍳👩‍✈️👩‍🚀👩‍🚒👩‍🔧👮🕵👩‍🏭👩‍💼💂👷👩‍🔬👳🎅👩‍🎤👩‍🎨🤶👼

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ReaderMom

Powerful Summer Reading

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2018

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I think this is becoming a classic read for elementary and young middle grade readers. It has historical lessons that are still powerful in modern times. Everyone should be as educated abt the impact the Holocaust had on ALL people and the impact it continues to have. Understanding the events from an appropriate angle for a younger audience makes this book a good read and a great teaching and learning tool.

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Elehuiliztli

Read with my 4th grader

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2018

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A fan of Lois Lowry, I was excited to read this with my child when she was assigned to choose a historical fiction book for an assignment. This was an awesome and educational choice. Out of 4 book report assignments, this one was her favorite read, mine too. It was especially interesting reading the Afterward, learning how fact and fiction merged into this beautiful tale of courage.

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Numbers the Stars

Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2017

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I loved reading this book when I was younger and now that I am much older loved to reread it to remember the damage that the Germans influence had on the war and on the Jews at the time of the war in Europe. I would recommend everyone to read this book and let your children learn about the strives that the Jews faced and the people that helped them escape the hands of the Nazi soldier.

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Arrived Ripped & Dirty

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2019

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Was not under the impression this was supposed to be an off quality purchase, however it arrived and as the pictures indicate it was not in new and excellent condition, it was ripped, stained, and dirty right inside the front cover.

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Simon C - Ipswich

Engaging and absorbing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2020

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I really enjoyed this. My second children's book of the year. It was easily enjoyed by this adult though! A WW2 story with a difference as it is told from the perspective of a young girl.

It was recommended to me as an example of an excellent writing style.

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Isabel Monteiro Canhoto

I absolutely recommend it!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 23, 2017

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This is compulsory school reading for my nephew - who is 14 years old - and, loving books and literatura, any kind!, I read it to be able to discuss it with him. I loved the book - a sensitive, thoughtful and thought-provoking story about courage and solidarity and kinship in dark times. In the troubled times we find ourselves living today, with the rise of extreme right-wing movements and the spectrum of tyrannies once again raising its ugly head, this novel reminds us of the terrible consequences of prejudice and oppression - and how brave people will always find the strength to fight for freedom, theirs and their family and friends. I absolutely recommend it! For young and not so young readers.

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Joy Fowler

Beautifully written

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 10, 2020

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Really gets you into the period. Colourful characterisation and gripping plot. Short and sweet, or should I say bittersweet? Perfect as a bedtime read

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rhiannon

number the stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 11, 2012

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The title isn't much help in defining the story. I bought this on spec, for my 14 years old granddaughter, who has a Danish mother. I though as it was set I Denmark they both would be interested. As yet neither have read it, but I have and thoroughly enjoyed it, as it tells the story of the 1939-1945 war years and how a Jewish family were saved from the occupying Nazis. A gentle introduction to the regime of racial purity.

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Paula Mc

Memorable

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 12, 2014

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I bought 'Number the Stars' after I read 'The Giver'. I enjoyed 'Number the Stars', it was a interesting read and it shows the strength that people find when face with the unimaginable.

Annemarie and Marie's friendship is the most important of the story as they live with war while their parents protect them as best they can.

A well written story, interesting and memorable.

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