Number the Stars

Number the Stars is a 17 chapter book written by Lois Lowry, an American writer who has written over thirty children's book and won two Newbery Medals for her books Number the Stars and The Giver. The book is set during World War II, a war that lasted from 1939 to 1945 and was fought between the Allied powers of the United States, United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union and the Axis powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan. During this time the Dictator of Germany Adolf Hitler started to send the Jews off

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry is a historical fiction chapter book told from the perspective of ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen. A year after Houghton Mifflin Books for Children published Number the Stars in 1989 Lois Lowry received a John Newbery Medal. Number the Stars is a short chapter book with only 158 pages. Themes that appear in the book are the difficulty of growing up, voyage and transformation, and bravery. The themes play into the purpose of the book. The book teaches readers about a

Annmarie has to battle good and evil, the journey from a young girl to a grown woman, and her relationship with adults in the book number the stars. Annmarie has to do what is right for the jewish people in order to keep them safe. Annmarie battles against good and evil everywhere she goes. When she goes to take the handkerchief to uncle henrik, the guards who stop her are evil and hateful. She also has to do what is right for the jews in order to keep them safe and hidden. Annmarie had many hard

Number the Stars is a 1989 children’s novel written by Lois Lowry about the experiences of Annemarie Johansen, a 10-year-old Danish girl, living in Copenhagen during World War II. The novel follows Annemarie and her family as they attempt to save their Jewish friends, the Rosens, from being sent to a Nazi concentration camp. The novel was highly critically acclaimed at the time of its release and won the 1990 Newbery Medal for children’s literature. The year is 1943, and the Nazi army has occupied

first being introduced to reading, they want books to appeal to their level and interests. Number the Stars, written by Lois Lowry, is an example of a book that is a stepping-stone to longer and more challenging books but still challenges the younger reader. This chapter book is set in the time during the Second World War and focuses on Jewish families that are fighting to escape Nazi lead Germany. Number The Stars, focuses on a girl named Annemarie that is forced to show courage and strength to help

The title from Number the Stars came from the bible verse Psalm 147 from the bible itself.The first 4 verses says, “Praise the LORD. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant the fitting to praise him! The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.” (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20147) Then you ask yourselves, what does that mean

Annemarie is very brave and trustworthy. She has really good character traits. In the book Number the Stars, she becomes more mature, she goes from girlhood to womenhood. She lies but only to keep people safe. Other people lied to her to keep her or the Jews safe. When a German soldier stopped her in the woods he said, “What are you doing here?” She had to act as Kirsti would, so she held out her basket with the thick loaf of bread visible. “My Uncle Henrick forgot his lunch, and I’m taking it to

Number the Star Annemarie is a brave little girl. She is very nice and very competitive. The character also has a best friend named Ellen. Annemarie’s parents were named Inge (the mother) but the dad I have no idea what the named was in the book because it only called him papa I think. She was a lanky girl and her friend was a stocky person. They both seem very nice. Annemarie’s hair color was blond and Ellen hair was dark. She also had a older sister named as Lise, but she had passed away

In the story “Number The Stars” By Lois Lowry. Annemarie’s life has Natiz Soilders all over Copenhagen, Denmark. Annemarie is a 10 year old girl and her best friend is Ellen Rosen. Both Annemarie and Ellen are great students in school. Annemarie is brave because she risks her life, out smarts the Natiz Soilders, and protects Ellen. One reason why Annemarie is brave because she risks her life. For example, On page 45 the author states, “ ‘Hold still.’ Annemarie commanded ‘This will hurt.’ she grabbed

train sent the Jewish members to Auschwitz. These trains carried in excess a number of thousand of victims. They had no space to sit, no food and just one bucket for water and bathroom necessities. Many victims carried in these trains died during the journey