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Number the Stars 25th Anniversary

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As the German troops begin their campaign to “relocate” all of the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen’s circle of relatives takes in Annemarie’s best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as a part of the circle of relatives.

Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost all the Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. The heroism of a complete nation reminds us that there was once pride and human decency on the planet even all the way through a time of terror and war.

Winner of the 1990 Newbery Medal.
The evacuation of Jews from Nazi-held Denmark is among the great untold stories of World War II. On September 29, 1943, word got out in Denmark that Jews were to be detained and then sent to the death camps. Within hours the Danish resistance, population and police arranged a small flotilla to herd 7,000 Jews to Sweden. Lois Lowry fictionalizes a true-story account to bring this courageous tale to life. She brings the experience to life through the eyes of 10-year-old Annemarie Johannesen, whose circle of relatives harbors her best friend, Ellen Rosen, on the eve of the round-up and helps smuggles Ellen’s circle of relatives in another country. Number the Stars won the 1990 Newbery Medal.

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