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Thursday, May 27, 2021

Number the stars – By Lois Lowry

 


The whole world had changed. Only the fairy tales remained the same.”
― 
Lois Lowry, Number the Stars

Number the star is a Newbery award winning book  set in the year 1940 when Denmark was occupied by the Nazi, and the Jews were been captured and taken to the concentration camp.

This is a story of a little girl Annemarie who wasn’t a Jewish herself but her best friend Ellen and her family was. So Annemarie and her family and people of Denmark did their best to save Jews   from going to the camp.  How they saved few of them is the story all about.

The characters here is fictional, but the events are true and the author have collected different events   together and made it into beautiful novel Number the stars.

 

This book is dedicated to all the young readers who will take their first baby step in knowing the history of the barbaric torture of the Nazi, the concentration camp, the World War II.  This book will make them understand the time period , the shrewdness of the Nazi without making them terrified ruling out ( didn’t mention)the nasty things Nazi did to the people .It’s a fast pace book  and nowhere to get bored as the situation changes  in every other page.

A wonderful summer read for children to know about friendship, love and courage.


 Age to Read 10+

 


My favourite Lines from the book

“It is much easier to be brave if you don't know everything.”