However, I knew nothing about the amazing story of the Danish Jews and their escape from the Nazis due to their fellow Danes smuggling them across to Sweden. I’ve always considered myself pretty cognizant of World War II, and a majority of historical fiction I’ve read and enjoyed have taken place in that time period. Rating: 4/5 Number the Stars is yet another historical fiction book that told me a story I didn’t know. Somehow she must find the strength and courage to save her best friend’s life. Then Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission. The Jews of Denmark are being “relocated,” so Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be part of the family. But it’s now 1943, and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and Nazi soldiers marching in their town. Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend, Ellen Rosen, often think about the way life was before the war. Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry, was published in 1989 by Houghton.
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