Number the Stars

I love books about World War 2, but this book isn't for me although it is still good.

Reader reviewed by Ellen

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry is a magnificent book that will not only inspire Jewish people, but can inspire anybody around the world. This universal book tells the story of a girl who has to keep her best friend, who happens to be Jewish, hidden during the Holocaust. Copenhagen, Denmark is where this story takes place. During the Holocaust people of Denmark were captured if the German soldiers found out they were Jewish. Number the Stars tells the story of two best friends and how one of them is trying to get to freedom in Sweden.

Reader reviewed by Broadwaysgs

Number the Stars starts off during Passover (a Jewish Holiday).  The main character doesn't understand why her grandfather act so weird.  (why can't they get over the holocaust).  When she opens the door she goes back in time and .... You will have to read it to find out.  When she returns she has a new insight to what her grandfather went through and why he acts the way he does.

This story takes place in Denmark during the Nazi invasion. Annemarie is a ten year old girl who's best friend is Jewish. When the Nazi's come searching for her friends family, Annemarie will have to be strong and brave to protect her friend.

This was a good topic, but I felt like it could have been more exciting. The topic is scary, so it could have been more exciting, but there wasn't enough suspence. There wasn't really a good problem in this book.There was danger, but there wasn't exactly a problem. Overall, this will let you see more what it was like in the Nazi invasioin, so it is interesting, but it's just not that exciting.

Reader reviewed by jennifer



This is a story about a young girl named Annemarie, and her best friend Ellen, who is jewish. The Germans are taking over and trying to kill all the Jews, what will annemarie do to try to help Ellen and her family escape from Hitler and his army? Can she help save others too? a great book to read if you like an adventurouse and danger filled story!

Reader reviewed by Amanda (from Mrs.Siorek's class)



This story is about a girl named Annemarie, and her best friend Ellen. This story takes place in Denmark in 1943. Ellen is Jewish and needs to hide from the Nazis or they will relocate her to a concentraioin camp. This book tells what courage it took to hide from the nazis and to hide them. This book was very intese and sad

Reader reviewed by Evan Mrs. Siorek's Class

Number the Stars is a brilliant, inspiring, suspensful book. This book is so good it deserves to have a sequel. This book is not fact after fact after fact, but a story with historical fiction in a story. I would recommend this book to anyone I met. Lowry created a masterpiece when she wrote this marvoleous book. I guarantee it will captivate, entertain, and teach your mind things. I just can not tell you how good this book is. There is no word that can describe this excellent book. I really hope you read this book.

Reader reviewed by Whitwer Ms. Siorek's class

in the book number the stars, annmarie Johansen and Ellen are best friends. Ellen is jewish. The German Army has been in Denmark for 2 years.Ellen's parent's leave her with the Johnsen's while they leave to escape to Uncle hendrick's house. Lise Annmarrie's older sister was killed in the resistance. Kirsti Annmarie's little sister is a BIG bladber mouth. How can they over come their problems to save their best friend Ellen and her family? Learn the answer in Number the Stars:)

Reader reviewed by Ellise

This story is about a young girl,Annemarie Johanson, and her jewish friend ,Ellen Rosen. They live in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is during world war two, and there are German soldiers everywhere. One day the Rosen family find out that the German soldiers are coming to the houses of jews to relocate them.Mister and Mrs. Rosen must go someplace to hide, but they leave Ellen with the Johanson family, and pretend to be Lise, the Johanson's dead doughter. The German soldiers come to the house, But they get away with it. Now, Mrs. Johanson must take Ellen to her brother, Henrik's, farm. After a while, Ellen's mother and father show up to the farm. They will take the family to Sweden on Henrik's boat. Between those times, many events happen. But two years later the war is over, and Ellen is stil not back from Sweden, But Annemarie is determined to see her again.

Reader reviewed by Kelly (Mrs.Siorek's class)

Number the Stars was a great book! It was about the great depresion in War War II. The story takes place in Denmark(Europe)and Hitler with his German soilders try to take over and Annemarie(the main charecter)a tyipical ten year old is trying to be brave by helping her Jewish friend Ellen(the German soilders are after her and all Jewish people)by asking her self "Would I really give my life up for somebody else's life?". Annmarie is very worried that her friend could be sent to concentration camp and die there. Would she really give her life up to help her friend. READ THE BOOK AND FIND OUT!