Number the Starsby Lois Lowry
1989, 144 pp.
Newbery Medal
Rating: 4.5
This was an excellent children's book. I read it in a couple of hours while the rest of my family was at the movie theatre.
Annemarie Johansen and Ellen Rosen live in Copenhagen. They are neighbors and best friends. Ellen and her family are Jewish and World War II is going on; consequently they are in very real danger and Annemarie's family does everything they can to help them.
I can't really say much more without giving the whole story line away. This book fascinated me because many of the details are based on factual evidence. Books like these truly make history come alive and make the reader eager to do more research on the subject.
Highly recommended.
3 comments:
This was one of our favorite books of the year. Excellent introduction to the Holocaust for younger kids, too.
SmallWorld
I love this book
I read this while still in elementary school, and it's definitely one that stuck with me. It's a great story!
Post a Comment