description: A powerful story set in Nazi occupied Denmark in 1943. Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen is called upon for a selfless act of bravery to help save her best-friend, Ellen -- a Jew. It is 1943 and for ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen life is still fun -- school, family, sharing fairy stories with her little sister. But there are dangers and worries too -- the Nazis have occupied Copenhagen and there are food shortages, curfews and the constant threat of being stopped by soldiers. And for Annemarie the dangers become even greater... her best-friend Ellen is a Jew. When Ellen's parents are taken away to be 'relocated' by the Nazis, Ellen is taken in by Annemarie's parents and suddenly Annemarie's family are under threat too. Annemarie has to call upon all her resources for courage and bravery as she helps her friend make a daring escape. A Newbery Medal winner by an acclaimed author *For readers from 8 to 12 *
language: English
title: Number the Stars.
titlecomplete: Number the Stars.
characters: Ellen Rosen, Annemarie Johansen
genres: Fiction, Historical, School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Classics, Holocaust, Childrens, Historical Fiction, World War II
ratings_count: 547503
places: Denmark
awards: awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: National Jewish Book Award
category: Children's Literature, awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Sydney Taylor Book Award
category: Older Readers, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Jane Addams Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Charlotte Award, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: Collins