Number The Stars May 2026
Set in 1943 Copenhagen, Denmark, the story follows ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen. As the Nazi occupation tightens its grip and "relocations" of the Jewish population begin, the Johanssens take the ultimate risk: hiding Ellen as one of their own.
In the landscape of historical children's literature, few books carry the quiet, enduring power of Lois Lowry’s Number the Stars . Published in 1989 and winner of the 1990 Newbery Medal, this novel manages to distill the immense complexities of the Holocaust into a story that is as accessible as it is profound. A Story of Friendship and Resistance Number the Stars
What makes this novel unique is its focus on the . Unlike many other occupied nations, the people of Denmark successfully smuggled nearly their entire Jewish population—roughly 7,000 people—across the sea to safety in Sweden. The Meaning Behind the Title Set in 1943 Copenhagen, Denmark, the story follows
Set in 1943 Copenhagen, Denmark, the story follows ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen. As the Nazi occupation tightens its grip and "relocations" of the Jewish population begin, the Johanssens take the ultimate risk: hiding Ellen as one of their own.
In the landscape of historical children's literature, few books carry the quiet, enduring power of Lois Lowry’s Number the Stars . Published in 1989 and winner of the 1990 Newbery Medal, this novel manages to distill the immense complexities of the Holocaust into a story that is as accessible as it is profound. A Story of Friendship and Resistance
What makes this novel unique is its focus on the . Unlike many other occupied nations, the people of Denmark successfully smuggled nearly their entire Jewish population—roughly 7,000 people—across the sea to safety in Sweden. The Meaning Behind the Title
