Number the Stars is a historical fiction novel for young readers set in Nazi-occupied Denmark during World War II, following ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen as her family becomes involved in protecting her Jewish friend Ellen Rosen. Through Annemarie’s perspective, the novel explores friendship, fear, courage, secrecy, and the moral choices faced by ordinary people under occupation, while connecting a personal coming-of-age story with the rescue efforts of the Danish Resistance. The book speaks to readers interested in Holocaust fiction, World War II stories, Jewish history, and children’s literature that presents danger and responsibility through a child’s point of view, leaving open the question of how bravery is formed when a child is suddenly asked to understand the risks adults have tried to hide.
מחבר: Lois Lowry
הוצאה לאור: Clarion Books
שנת פרסום: 2011
מספר עמודים: 160
שפת מקור: English
שם בשפת המקור: Number the Stars
גיל יעד: 10–14