They have sadly become accustomed to Nazi soldiers standing on every street corner and have learned to be "just another face in the crowd," going about their business, trying not to be noticed by the Nazis. The Danes must use candles to light their homes.
They have no fuel for heat, and electricity has been rationed.
Through Annemarie, we learn that the Danes must abide by curfews and use blackout curtains on their windows. Their lives have changed drastically because the Nazis now occupy Denmark (1943). Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her family live in Copenhagen, Denmark. Lowry has written the novel in third person ("He says," as opposed to, "I said," which is first person), using a limited omniscient viewpoint (only Annemarie's thoughts and feelings are revealed). Number the Stars is a historical novel set in Denmark during World War II. Study Help for All 1990s Newbery Medal Winners.Introduction to the 1990s Newbery Medal Winners.Jessica Grose wrote in a November 2022 New York Times essay entitled “This Perfect Mother-Daughter Read Holds a Powerful Lesson for Fighting Antisemitism” “ Number the Stars is particularly relevant to our family, and to this moment.”Īs School Library Journal put it: “Readers are taken to the very heart of Annemarie’s experience, and, through her eyes, come to understand the true meaning of bravery. The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a time of terror and war.Ī modern classic of historical fiction, Number the Stars has won generations of fans and continues to speak to today’s readers. Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. As the German troops begin their campaign to “relocate” all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen’s family takes in Annemarie’s best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family.
The unforgettable Newbery Medal-winning novel from Lois Lowry.
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