Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
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Book Reviews of Number the Stars
Book Review: Number the Stars
Summary: 5 Stars
This book, by Lois Lowry, helps people explore the atrocities that the Jewish people had to undergo during the Nazi run to take over Europe. Lowery got the idea for this story from a friend who actually lived in Denmark during this time. She went to Denmark to conduct her research and to study the area.
Annemarie Johansen was a young girl who lived in Denmark during the Nazi occupation. Her best friend, Ellen, was a Jewish girl of the same age. One day, Ellen's parents disappeared, and she had to stay with the Johansens. She had no idea where her parents were, and the Nazi's had been searching the cities to gather up all of the Jewish people. Annemarie had an uncle who lived near the sea, and her parents had become very secretive. One morning, Annemarie, her mother, her sister, and Ellen set out for her uncle's house. Things began to get very weird for Annemearie as she discovered that her family was part of the resistance. They decided to help Ellen and her family escape from Denmark.
Annemarie was a ten-year old girl who was very determined, loyal, and optimistic. This book will help children understand the affects of prejudice. It will also help them understand that not all people share the same beliefs and that being different is not necessarily a bad thing.
This Newbery medal book is filled with suspense and kept me at the edge of my seat.
Book Review: Number the Stars
Summary: 5 Stars
Lois Lowry shows readers a glimpse into the life of families in Denmark during WWII. Annemarie lives in the same apartment complex as her Jewish friend, Ellen. When the German soldiers come to take the Jewish people of Denmark into captivity, Ellen must pretend to be Annemarie's sister. After a few days, Ellen is taken to Annemarie's uncle's house who is a fisherman helping to resist German control. This is the place where Ellen is reunited with her mother and father. They are hidden in Annemarie's uncle's boat and taken to Sweden until the war is over, and it is safe to return home.
Annemarie is a lively, fun loving girl who stays strong and calm during this hard time. Ellen is the more reserved of the two, but she is very brave and levelheaded. Annemarie's younger sister, Kristi, provides a little comic relief with her naivety and bluntness in the midst of a very serious story. The characters are very well developed and really portray a realistic picture of life during the holocaust.
This book is very informative and interesting at the same time. It is the perfect book to teach children about WWII, which is a great part of our history, but it also allows children to relate with characters who are children of their own age. For all of its great qualities, this book received the Newbery Medal and comes highly recommended by myself and many other people.
Book Review: Never Enough Stars
Summary: 5 Stars
The Book Number the Stars is a great book. It is based on a plot about the period of time when there were Nazis. This book takes place in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1943. The main character in this book is Annemarie. She has a mom, dad, little sister, Kristi, and once had an older sister, Lise who died. In the book, the people in Copenhagen that are Jewish start to disappear. They soon figure out that the Nazi's had a list of Jewish people in the town and are taking them away. On that list, is Annemarie's best friend, Ellen. So, Ellen's parents go with Lise's old fiancé and Annemarie and her family take Ellen in. Later on, they pretend that Ellen is Lise and go to their Uncle Henrik's house and they say that there had been a death in the family. Lots of people start to come and sit in the living room with a coffin.
The main reason that I liked this book was all of the suspense that it had. Like when the Nazi's come into Annemarie's house and you don't know what will happen next. I also liked that it was about kids that were about my age. I think that it is more fun to read a book when you can relate to the characters. There was nothing that I disliked about this book. All in all, it is a great book and I would recommend it to people who like to read about other people's struggles in the past.
Book Review: Number The Stars
Summary: 5 Stars
The book I read is called Number The Stars. It is mainly about three girls, Kirsti, Ellen, and Annemarie. Kirsti is a young, loving, silly girl who gets terribly mad if someone makes fun of her. Annemarie is Kirsti's sister and best friend of Ellen. She comforts Ellen as much as she can during World War II. Ellen is a Jewish girl who is saved by Annemarie and her family when the Nazis attack.
In this story a Jewish girl living in Denmark hides from the Nazis at her friends house. She pretends to be her friends sister who had died that year. The Jewish girls friend sailed her to Sweden until the war was over. Returning in 1945, her friend who had saved her life was so excited to see her Jewish friend who would be coming home.
This story took place in the large city and Capital of Denmark, Copenhagen.
The theme of the story was on the life of Jews in World War II. It was also about how the Nazis treated them. Last but not least it was about those who tried to save the Jews. Mainly the ones who were successful in saving and making them free.
I liked this story because the ending left me thinking if people came home or didn't survive. It made me wonder what would happen next. That is why I liked Number The Stars.
I think you should read this book and I hope you enjoy it.
Book Review: Worthwhile WWII story, interesting uncommon details
Summary: 5 Stars
This is yet another children's book set during WWII with a standoff between the Jews and the Nazis. However, this book has an interesting twist. It is a little known fact that when the Nazis threatened to relocate all the Jews in Denmark, the Danish people came to their aid and smuggled almost the entire Jewish population, nearly 7,000 people, to the safety of Sweden.
While the backdrop is true, the specific characters that the story centers around are fictional. They are engaging and draw us into the story. The author's prose is very understated, and she conveys in a few sentences what many cannot convey in entire pages.
My older children, ages 8 and 6, enjoyed listening to this story as a read-aloud. They were also fascinated by the Danish people's smuggling away to safety the Jews. They, like me, were intrigued by how the Danish resistance fooled the Nazi search dogs. They identified with the emotions of young Annemarie as she too tried to help the Jews.
I would definitely recommend this book for elementary and middle-school children. The actual reading level is approximately 4th-6th grade, but younger children could understand it as a read-aloud. And the author does not talk down to the reader, so it's appropriate for those above that range as well.