Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

Ten year old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend, Ellen Rosen, live in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is 1943 and the Nazis have occupied Copenhagen. Life as they once knew it has changed for all Danish people - there are armed soldiers everywhere, food shortages, lack of clothing and electricity, and restrictions on all aspects of daily life. When the Nazis start rounding up all Jews, Annemarie knows that she must try to help Ellen, who is Jewish. Annemarie and her mother work to smuggle Ellen out of Denmark. This is a story of tremendous courage in the face of terror, all told from a child’s point of view. I am drawn to stories about the Holocaust - they always make me realize what a far-reaching effect that had on people throughout the world right up to the present time.
Reviewed by Mrs. Dunaski