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Number the Stars
1989 novel by Lois Lowry
Number the Stars
Number the Stars is a 1989 historical novel by the American author Lois Lowry about the escape of a family of Jews from Copenhagen, Denmark, during World War II. Inspired by Danish accounts of the Holocaust and by Lowry’s research into the Danish Resistance, the novel highlights Christian Danes' efforts to help the Jews escape Nazi oppression. The story revolves around ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen, who lives with her mother, father, and sister, Kirsti, in Copenhagen in 1943. Annemarie takes part in the rescue of the Danish Jews who are attempting to reach neutral ground in Sweden to avoid being relocated to concentration camps. She risks her life to help her best friend, Ellen Rosen, by pretending Ellen is Annemarie's late older sister, Lise, who was killed after she was run over by a truck. Lise's fiancé, Peter, who is partially based on the Danish Resistance member Kim Malthe-Bruun, also plays a role in helping the Rosen family and other Danish Jews escape to Sweden. Beyond simple...
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