Now, Peter works with a group which attempts to destabilize and weaken the Nazis who patrol the streets. Peter was once betrothed to Annemarie’s older sister Lise, who died recently in a mysterious hit-and-run accident. The two families are very close, and draw strength from one another throughout the difficult, taxing occupation.Īs things start growing more dangerous, and local Jewish businesses are shuttered by the Nazis, Annemarie’s Mama and Papa receive a visit from the young Resistance fighter Peter Neilsen.
Ellen’s family is Jewish, and Annemarie and her younger sister Kirsti often celebrate the Sabbath on Friday nights at the Rosens’ apartment. Annemarie’s best friend is her downstairs neighbor, Ellen Rosen.
Even though her hometown of Copenhagen is under a strained and fearful occupation by the Nazis, and food, electricity, and heat are scarce and rationed, Annemarie and her family cling to the fact that at least they have one another. 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.Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen is an active, excitable, and happy ten-year-old.
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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