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Annemarie Sparknotes

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The story starts in 1943, Denmark when the Nazi has occupied their country for the past three years. One day, a ten-year-old girl named, Annemarie walks home from school with her best Jewish friend named, Ellen.On the way home, two German soldiers stop them and question them why they are running. But Kirsti, a five-year-old sister of Aneemarie, confuses the moment by her rude behavior. When the girls arrive at home, Annemaries's mama, Mrs. Johansen and Mrs. Rosen, Ellen's mother, are very upset to hear about the conflict and warn the girls to be careful encountering German soldiers.
A few weeks later, Mama sends Annemarie, Ellen, and Kirsti to visit Mrs. Hirsch, a Jewish who owns a button-and-thread store, for Kiirst's button was lost. When they arrive, they realized that the Germans closed Mrs. Hirsch’s store because she is Jewish. Upon hearing this, Mama becomes very worried. That night, Mama, Mr. Johansen (Annemarie's papa) and Peter (the engaged man who was supposed to marry with Annemarie's dead sister, Lise) discussed about the event. Peter, as a member of the Danish Resistance, explains that life will only get harder for the Jews in Denmark. Annemarie wonders what will happen to Mrs. Hirsch and the Rosens, but the adults tells her that their friends will take care of them.
Later, the Johansens decided that Ellen will stay at …show more content…

The next day, Peter, Mama and Uncle Henrik made a plan for the Rosens to escape to Sweden. Days past and the plan has begun. Annemarie waits for mama anxiously. A few minutes later, mama comes to Annemarie and explains that Annemarie should deliver the packet that is important to the rescue’s success to Uncle Henrik before the boat lives. Annemarie hides the packet in a lunch basket and runs through the woods to avoid the German

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