Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry, is the story of ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her life growing up in Nazi occupied Copenhagen. When the Johansen's discover that the Nazi's are "relocating" the Jews, their efforts with the Resistance progress to help some of the Jews escape to neutral Sweden. Annemarie and her best friend Ellen, whom is Jewish, must both learn to be brave under the most atrocious circumstances.
As a teacher, I would use this book to teach about human decency. As a class we would discuss the Holocaust, and read about other "less known" heroes during that time.
Number the Stars. ISBN 0-440-40327-8. Lois Lowry. 1999. Newbery Medal. Ages 10+. Historical Fiction.
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