num_pages: 137
description: 1990 Newbery Medal Winner As the German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen’s family takes in Annemarie’s best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family.Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a time of terror and war.Winner of the 1990 Newbery Medal.
language: English
title: Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner
titlecomplete: Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner
characters: Annemarie Johansen, Ellen Rosen
genres: Classics, Historical, World War II, Childrens, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Holocaust, School, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 547367
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: Houghton Mifflin Company