Throughout the story, the reader continues to meet characters who demonstrate bravery and courage. Rosen suspects that his family will be “relocated,” The Johansen’s quickly receive Ellen as one of their own. As the antisemitism of World War II spreads through Europe, the Rosen family is targeted by the Nazi’s. The mothers are companions and often drink afternoon tea together, the families live in the same apartment building and ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and 10-year-old Ellen Rosen are best friends and classmates. The two families share many similarities. In Number the Stars we travel in time to 1943, Denmark, where we meet the Johansen family and the Rosen family. Emma and I don’t always agree on the same books, but we both found ourselves looking forward to our evening ritual of reading this story to each other. I was overjoyed when my 11-year-old daughter, Emma, was assigned to read Number the Stars with her 5th grade class. Lowry has a gift for writing stories that are both profound and approachable for her audience. If you haven’t read The Giver, I suggest that you add the title to your summer reading list. Surprisingly, I only discovered her writing as an almost 40 year old. Lois Lowry is one of my favorite authors in the genre of young adult literature.
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