Lowry, Lois. 1989. NUMBER THE STARS. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing. ISBN # 0440403278
Number the Stars is a testament to the heroics and bravery of the Danish people in 1943 during World War II. This story is told through the eyes of ten-year-old Annamarie Johannesen. Her family is living through the war in occupied Copenhagen, Denmark. Life is uncomfortable. There are curfews and most of life’s little pleasures are gone, even the most basic of items such as butter and sugar are unattainable. Leather is not even available for shoes, people have to be creative, they fashion shoes out of fish scales. In this tale the uncomfortable situation becomes desperate when it becomes known that all Jewish peoples will be rounded up and relocated. Annamarie and her family become a driving force in helping her Jewish friend and others escape Denmark to Sweden. They risk their lives to ensure the freedom of others. The reality of this serious situation is made clear in the afterward in which the author explains the facts which the fictional story was based on. Readers will learn just how desperate this time was and just how unselfish and incredible humanity can be.
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