Number the Stars
1989 • 137 pages

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In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.


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“It is much easier to be brave if you do not know everything.



— An educational, suspenseful, and hopeful WWII story.

October 22, 2017

This morning we finally finished reading Number the Stars. We've been working on this one for a while but took a hiatus when I was coughing so much. Now my voice is back and I've been reading all day with glee.

April 6, 2020

There are still scenes that stayed with me from when I was young and read it.

October 17, 2013

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