Number the Stars
Lois Lowry
132 pages
The Star of David was imprinted on her hand. In the book, Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry, a ten-year old girl named Annemarie Johansen and her Jewish friend Ellen Rosen discover Nazis have come to Copenhagen, Denmark. Ellen moves in with Annemarie, her parents move somewhere secret. Annemarie's mother realizes it's too dangerous for them to stay there, and "visits" her brother, along with Ellen, Annemarie, and Kirsti, Annemarie's little sister. Ellen and her parents boat away to Sweden, and Annemarie is glad her friend is from the Nazis. Annemarie Johansen is a secretive and brave ten-year old girl.
