Number the Stars

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 ten-year-old 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 that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a time of terror and war.

Winner of the 1990 Newbery Medal.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 04/24/1989
ISBN: 9780395510605
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.09h x 5.78w x 0.60d
Award: Maine Student Book Award - Winner
Award: Nutmeg Book Award - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Sydney Taylor Book Award - Winner
Award: Great Stone Face Book Award - Winner
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 379 / Number the Stars
Reading Level: 4.5 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 4