Number the Stars

After reading this novel, I learned a lot about the Holocaust. The plot went fast and the characters were well developed. The ending was great, but I won't tell you what happened. This is great for students in the 4th grade and up.

I read this book as a young child and it has always been one of my favorites! I have begun to revisit childhood favorites again and Number the Stars was on top of my list. It did not disappoint me!! A quick read for most but it is a wonderful story that provides a little history lesson.

I read this aloud to my children. They were gripped. There is not as much character development or historical background as there could be, but this is a an "important" story that is told in a manner that interests young readers and pulls them into the truth of Nazi oppression and hatred. The story is fiction but is built around the facts of the occupation of Denmark, the movement to deport Jews in 1943, and the couragous efforts of their Gentile countrymen to save them. It is an easy reader or read-alouder. The title is based on a Psalm, which itself refers to the all-powerful and all-knowing God in whom the Danish Christians and Jews placed their trust, the One Who numbers the stars.

This is one of my favorite books. Lois Lowry is a talented writer. I am 10 years old and in 4th grade. I read this book for a school book project. I would like to read more of Lois Lowry's books. What I liked best about this book was that it seemed so realistic.

Number The Stars
review made by marissa

Number The Stars is a book about a young girl named annemarie who lives in Denmark. Her Friend is jewish and she is danish. They were walking home from school and noticed all the soldiers standing on every street corner. The soldiers were there to start "relocating them" to as different place. So annemarie and her family of 3 used to be 4 called up her moms brother uncle henrik. Uncle henrik told them to come there and that he would think of something. Ellen come with annemarie to stay with her while her family was taken to a safe place for now cause they were jewish. so ellen stayed there and soldiers came that night looking for the rosens(ellens family).They came to annemaries house and asked annemaries parents if they had seen them. they said no. the soldiers asked to search the house; and they did.they searched through all the rooms looking for them they didnt find them anywhere. So then they asked to look in annemaries room where ellen and her were at sleeping. Then annemarie noticed ellen still had her star of david on. annemarie hurried to yank it off before the soldiers barged in. The soldiers came in demanding them to stand up. Annemarie put the necklace in her deceased sister's trunk. The soldiers noticed ellen had dark hair and the rest of them had blonde hair. Quickly, Annemaries dad grabbed the photo album and showed the soldiers the picture of lise (annemarie's deceased sister who "died in a car accident") who had dark hair as a baby. then the soldiers gave them an ok and left. Thats when annemaries mom decided to leave and go to uncle henriks home. They went there and cut up chunks of cheese and put apples and sandwiches in a bunch of bags. A bunch of people started to arrive and so did a big coffin. Annemarie and ellen with suprised looks looked around curiously. a noise came from outside it was uncle henrik and ellens parents. Ellen ran through the door and jumped into her fathers arms. Tehy went inside and the opened the coffin and got out warm clothes. uncle henrik was ganna bundle them up and put them under his boat. They ran (all the jews) to the boat 3 at a time. mr. rosen handed uncle henrik a packed that was supposed to be important. they were gone and safe when annemarie noticed they forgot the packed and had to run it to uncle henrik before he leaves. It was Dark and cold. Annemarie's mother couldnt run the packed cause she tripped over a root on the trail from the boat dock. So annmarie was walking to the boats and two soldiers and their dogs stopped her. they asked what she had in the packet she said idk. they took it from her and opened it and said that it a hanker cheif? how lame. then annemarie continued to the boat dock. Soldiers were checking all the boats. They checked unlce henriks boat after annmarie arrived with the hankerchief. The hankerchief had some king of drug on it and ruined the dogs smelling. When the soldiers stopped annemarie the dogs smelled the hankerchief and thier scenses got ruined. So uncle henrik had it and the same soldiers that stopped annemarie got on uncle henriks boat. So the dogs couldnt smell the jews underneath the boat. so uncle henrik took of like all the other jews hidden in boats did. Then the most unbeleivable thing happened.