Number the Stars
The Johansen family felt that life was fairly unaffected by the war. Even though there were always soldiers around, and sometimes food was not readily available, life at home and at school seemed to go on pretty much as usual. That is, until their friends, the Rosens, began to feel the very real threat of the Nazi presence in their Danish town.
When the Rosens felt endangered by the emerging situation, they implored the Johansens to care for their daughter Ellen until they could make it safely to Sweden. There they might find refuge from the fascist regime. Suddenly, life has become more complicated for everyone: can Ellen pass as the Johansen’s daughter? Will the Nazi soldiers recognize that she is a Jew? What will happen to the rest of the Rosen family? What would the Nazi’s do if they caught the Johansens assisting a Jewish family?
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry illustrates one of the most frightening events in twentieth-century history with such grace that it earned a Newberry Award. Discover how the Danish people saved thousands of Jewish citizens from annihilation during World War II, as you read about the realistic saga of the Rosen and Johansen families. You will not look at history the same way once you’ve read this book.
