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- Number the Stars
I would like to recommend the book Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. The genre is realistic fiction. The setting takes place in Copenhagen, Denmark. This book tells the story of two friends Annemarie Johansen and Ellen Rosen. Annemarie is very tall and a very fast runner. Ellen is stocky and rosy-cheeked. The story takes place in 1943 during World War II while Denmark is under German occupation. This story is about a young girl named Annemarie who, with the help of her family, is trying to save her best friend Ellen and Ellen's family, who are Jews.
One of my favorite scenes is when Annemarie and Ellen are standing at the edge of the Baltic Sea. They are staring across the sea when Annemarie notices a leaf in the water. She tells Ellen that the leaf might have blown off a tree in Sweden. Ellen cups her hands around her eyes, but can't see Sweden because it is so foggy. Then Annemarie suggests that maybe over across Sweden there are two girls just about their age looking across the border saying, "That's Denmark." This scene makes me feel hopeful because of the fact that Ellen is Jewish and she needs to get to Sweden. I chose this passage because it is the part of the book I remember the most.
From reading this book I now know what it might have felt like to be a Jew in Denmark under German occupation. I like how the author describes the features of Kirsti (Annemarie's little sister). I feel that there is nothing that could have been improved upon. I think the book is just right for my reading level. I will always remember this story because it reminds me of the millions of Jews who died. If I had a bookshelf in my room that included only my favorites I would include Number the Stars. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes realistic fiction.
Rating: - Number the Stars
I would like to recommend the book Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. The genre is realistic fiction. The setting takes place in Copenhagen, Denmark. This book tells the story of two friends Annemarie Johansen and Ellen Rosen. Annemarie is very tall and a very fast runner. Ellen is stocky and rosy-cheeked. The story takes place in 1943 during World War II while Denmark is under German occupation. This story is about a young girl named Annemarie who, with the help of her family, is trying to save her best friend Ellen and Ellen's family, who are Jews.
One of my favorite scenes is when Annemarie and Ellen are standing at the edge of the Baltic Sea. They are staring across the sea when Annemarie notices a leaf in the water. She tells Ellen that the leaf might have blown off a tree in Sweden. Ellen cups her hands around her eyes, but can't see Sweden because it is so foggy. Then Annemarie suggests that maybe over across Sweden there are two girls just about their age looking across the border saying, "That's Denmark." This scene makes me feel hopeful because of the fact that Ellen is Jewish and she needs to get to Sweden. I chose this passage because it is the part of the book I remember the most.
From reading this book I now know what it might have felt like to be a Jew in Denmark under German occupation. I like how the author describes the features of Kirsti (Annemarie's little sister). I feel that there is nothing that could have been improved upon. I think the book is just right for my reading level. I will always remember this story because it reminds me of the millions of Jews who died. If I had a bookshelf in my room that included only my favorites I would include Number the Stars. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes realistic fiction.
Rating: - decent
trust me this is a good book i hated sadako and the thousand paper cranes that book was terrible but this one kicked the crap outta sadako i love adventure stories and this is a good one
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- I read this in elementary school and it sparked my future love of History...
I remember hiding away in the corner of the elementary school library and reading this when I was very young, and I think it may have been the root of my future enamourment of WWII history.
There are two scenes that define this book for me, and I think what really drove home the reality of what the Jewish population faced...
One, when the Nazi soldiers come into the Jewish home and everyone is blonde except the one girl (the main character)... she hides her Star of David necklace, and the guards are arguing with her mother about how she can't possibly be Pure because she has brown hair and dark eyes, and her mother rips a baby photo out of the family photo album and thrusts it at the guards as proof, explaining that she was born with blonde hair and blue eyes and then suddenly they turned dark when she got older. The girl realizes why her mother ripped out the photo from the album -- because it wasn't of her, but of her sister, and was labeled as such.
And later, when they go to the boat, and she brings sandwiches or something for the dogs, wrapped in cloths that are dusted with cocaine (? if I remember right?) ~ to dull the dogs' sense of smell, because there are entire families stowed away in the ship that would get caught if the dogs caught their scent. The entire section of the book related to this not only familiarized me with the events of that time period, but also the geography that influenced the actions of all involved.
Historical fiction serves the very real purpose of humanizing those to whom "History" happened, and, in the case of historical fiction for children, can broach subjects that would otherwise be extremely difficult to discuss.
Number the Stars is an incredible book. I highly recommend it.
Rating: - Number the Stars
Number the Stars by Lois Lowery is one of the most exciting I have ever read. It describes some of the history of real war.
A family with their two daughters Anne Marie and Kirsti are in this war having a hard time. All their Jewish friends are being taken by the Nazis soldiers. For safety they go to their uncles house.
I loved reading the details of this adventure. I like war. And I loved the way the author describes the menaing of family and bravery. As I read this book, I wondered how my family could have been so brave.
The author tells how people should stick up for others. She also tells how you should work together as a team. This book is good from start to finish. I hope many others can have the same experience I had reading this book.
- Number the StarsI would like to recommend the book Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. The genre is realistic fiction. The setting takes place in Copenhagen, Denmark. This book tells the story of two friends Annemarie Johansen and Ellen Rosen. Annemarie is very tall and a very fast runner. Ellen is stocky and rosy-cheeked. The story takes place in 1943 during World War II while Denmark is under German occupation. This story is about a young girl named Annemarie who, with the help of her family, is trying to save her best friend Ellen and Ellen's family, who are Jews.
One of my favorite scenes is when Annemarie and Ellen are standing at the edge of the Baltic Sea. They are staring across the sea when Annemarie notices a leaf in the water. She tells Ellen that the leaf might have blown off a tree in Sweden. Ellen cups her hands around her eyes, but can't see Sweden because it is so foggy. Then Annemarie suggests that maybe over across Sweden there are two girls just about their age looking across the border saying, "That's Denmark." This scene makes me feel hopeful because of the fact that Ellen is Jewish and she needs to get to Sweden. I chose this passage because it is the part of the book I remember the most.
From reading this book I now know what it might have felt like to be a Jew in Denmark under German occupation. I like how the author describes the features of Kirsti (Annemarie's little sister). I feel that there is nothing that could have been improved upon. I think the book is just right for my reading level. I will always remember this story because it reminds me of the millions of Jews who died. If I had a bookshelf in my room that included only my favorites I would include Number the Stars. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes realistic fiction.
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- Number the StarsI would like to recommend the book Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. The genre is realistic fiction. The setting takes place in Copenhagen, Denmark. This book tells the story of two friends Annemarie Johansen and Ellen Rosen. Annemarie is very tall and a very fast runner. Ellen is stocky and rosy-cheeked. The story takes place in 1943 during World War II while Denmark is under German occupation. This story is about a young girl named Annemarie who, with the help of her family, is trying to save her best friend Ellen and Ellen's family, who are Jews.
One of my favorite scenes is when Annemarie and Ellen are standing at the edge of the Baltic Sea. They are staring across the sea when Annemarie notices a leaf in the water. She tells Ellen that the leaf might have blown off a tree in Sweden. Ellen cups her hands around her eyes, but can't see Sweden because it is so foggy. Then Annemarie suggests that maybe over across Sweden there are two girls just about their age looking across the border saying, "That's Denmark." This scene makes me feel hopeful because of the fact that Ellen is Jewish and she needs to get to Sweden. I chose this passage because it is the part of the book I remember the most.
From reading this book I now know what it might have felt like to be a Jew in Denmark under German occupation. I like how the author describes the features of Kirsti (Annemarie's little sister). I feel that there is nothing that could have been improved upon. I think the book is just right for my reading level. I will always remember this story because it reminds me of the millions of Jews who died. If I had a bookshelf in my room that included only my favorites I would include Number the Stars. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes realistic fiction.
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- decenttrust me this is a good book i hated sadako and the thousand paper cranes that book was terrible but this one kicked the crap outta sadako i love adventure stories and this is a good one
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- I read this in elementary school and it sparked my future love of History...I remember hiding away in the corner of the elementary school library and reading this when I was very young, and I think it may have been the root of my future enamourment of WWII history.
There are two scenes that define this book for me, and I think what really drove home the reality of what the Jewish population faced...
One, when the Nazi soldiers come into the Jewish home and everyone is blonde except the one girl (the main character)... she hides her Star of David necklace, and the guards are arguing with her mother about how she can't possibly be Pure because she has brown hair and dark eyes, and her mother rips a baby photo out of the family photo album and thrusts it at the guards as proof, explaining that she was born with blonde hair and blue eyes and then suddenly they turned dark when she got older. The girl realizes why her mother ripped out the photo from the album -- because it wasn't of her, but of her sister, and was labeled as such.
And later, when they go to the boat, and she brings sandwiches or something for the dogs, wrapped in cloths that are dusted with cocaine (? if I remember right?) ~ to dull the dogs' sense of smell, because there are entire families stowed away in the ship that would get caught if the dogs caught their scent. The entire section of the book related to this not only familiarized me with the events of that time period, but also the geography that influenced the actions of all involved.
Historical fiction serves the very real purpose of humanizing those to whom "History" happened, and, in the case of historical fiction for children, can broach subjects that would otherwise be extremely difficult to discuss.
Number the Stars is an incredible book. I highly recommend it.
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- Number the StarsNumber the Stars by Lois Lowery is one of the most exciting I have ever read. It describes some of the history of real war.
A family with their two daughters Anne Marie and Kirsti are in this war having a hard time. All their Jewish friends are being taken by the Nazis soldiers. For safety they go to their uncles house.
I loved reading the details of this adventure. I like war. And I loved the way the author describes the menaing of family and bravery. As I read this book, I wondered how my family could have been so brave.
The author tells how people should stick up for others. She also tells how you should work together as a team. This book is good from start to finish. I hope many others can have the same experience I had reading this book.
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