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Number the Stars (Newbery Medal Winner)
By Lois Lowry
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By Lois Lowry
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For any young reader interested in historical fiction, Number the Stars is a WWII inspired novel that follows a young girl as her Jewish friend is forced out of her home.
The unforgettable Newbery Medal–winning novel from Lois Lowry. 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 tenyearold 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 tha...
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