lactavist's Full Review: Lois Lowry - Number the Stars: Literature Guide
I received this book from an unlikely source. My 65 year old father. His reading interests usually are limited almost exclusively to Sci-Fi and Kurt Vonnegut. So I was surprised when he handed me this book which was obviously a childs book. He told me that I might enjoy it and that I should read it to my girls.
He was right. I did enjoy it. My ancestry is primarily Danish on my father's side, and it made me proud that so many Danes were involved in resisting the evils of the Nazi war machine.
The story is a good one to begin to explain to your middle aged children what the holocaust was about. It is simple, not too graphic and has a happy ending. Many holocaust stories don't have happy endings.
Lois Lowry does her usual good job of writing a very thought provoking and moving story. Her characters are believable, and enjoyable. The story is exciting and interesting.
This is definitely a children's book though. I felt like it skimmed over much of the information available about the holocaust. But, as a parent, I think that it is perfect for pre-teens and younger aged children.
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish frien...More at Barnes & Noble.com
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