Number the Stars

Number the Stars

by Lois Lowry

Age Range
8-12 years
Reading Level
Independent Reader
Category
Middle Grade
Pages
137
Published
1989
ISBN
978-0547577098

About This Book

In 1943 Copenhagen, ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen's family helps smuggle her best friend Ellen Rosen and her family to safety in Sweden as the Nazis begin rounding up Danish Jews. Annemarie must summon all her courage for a dangerous errand that could save lives or cost her own.

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