Number the stars
by Lowry, Lois
As German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, 10-year-old Annemarie Johansen's family takes in Annemarie's best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her by pretending she's part of the family. Then, through Annemarie's eyes, readers watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark - nearly 7,000 people - across the sea to Sweden.
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- Full title :Number the stars / Lois Lowry.
Summary
As German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, 10-year-old Annemarie Johansen's family takes in Annemarie's best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her by pretending she's part of the family. Then, through Annemarie's eyes, readers watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark - nearly 7,000 people - across the sea to Sweden.
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- Publication Date:©1989
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication:Boston
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©1989
The Physical Object
- Description:137 pages ; : 22 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780395510605, 0395510600, 9780547577098, 0547577095, 0395509300, 9780395509302, 0001841610, 9780001841611, 0006736777, 9780006736776, 0440403278, 9780440403272, 9780544340008, 0544340000, 9780329898687, 032989868X, 9780440227533, 0440227534
- oclc:ocm18947847
- LC Classification:PZ7.L9673
- Dewey Decimal:[Fic]
Table of Contents
Why are you running? -- Who is the man who rides past? -- Where is Mrs. Hirsch? -- It will be a long night -- Who is the dark-haired one? -- Is the weather good for fishing? -- The house by the sea -- There has been a death -- Let us open the casket -- Will we see you again soon, Peter? -- Where was mama? -- Run! as fast as you can! -- On the dark path -- My dogs smell meat! -- I will tell you just a little -- All this long time -- Afterword.
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