Number the Stars
Historical Fiction Booktalk
Lowry, L. (1989). Number the stars. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.
Can you
imagine having soldiers question your identity and bust into your home
demanding information? Can you imagine being
scared that your best friend and her family will be killed because of their
religion?
This is what
happens in the historical fiction book Number
the Stars by Lois Lowry. The
book is set in the 1940s in Denmark during the Holocaust. Annemarie Johansen and her best friend,
Ellen, were walking home from school one day when they were questioned by
soldiers about their identities. This
was scary because Ellen and her family were Jewish. The girls ran home and told their
families. Ellen stayed with Annemarie
and her family, pretending to be Annemarie's deceased sister, while her family
figured out an escape plan.
The Johansens
traveled to visit Annemarie’s uncle who lived near the Swedish border and owned
a boat. While they were there, they had
a funeral for Annemarie’s Great-Aunt who didn’t really exist. The funeral was a set up to allow Jews from
all over Denmark to gather and then be taken into Sweden where they would be
free. When Annemarie’s mother breaks her
ankle, it is up to Annemarie to deliver a special package that could save
everyone. Will she be able to handle
this big responsibility or will the soldiers catch her? Read Number the Stars by Lois Lowry to find
out.
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