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Summary: You have to read this too
Review: Lois Lowry shows interesting views in her award- winning story, Number the Stars. Its about the power of friendship during World War II's hard times in Europe. I truely loved this book , because it taught me the power of friendship, courage, loss, and survival.
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Summary: number the stars
Review: I like Number the Stars because it took place during the Revolutionary war. The soldiers got a list of all the jews and were going to go to their houses at night and take them away. At the end of the Revolutionary War, all the jews were happy because they could be with their family and there were no soldiers at the end of each corner. You should read this book because it is a funny book, a sad book, and a adventure book.
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Summary: My Thoughts
Review: Annemarie's friend Ellen was Jewish and the Nazi's did not like Jew's. Annemarie's family took Ellen in for a while so her parents could flee without worry of losing Ellen. This was a very good book. I really felt for the Jew's and wished I was there to help. For not liking history I really enjoyed this book and realy got into. It really made you think how life was like for the Jew's at that time.
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Summary: Number the 4 stars I rated it
Review: I heard about this book on PBS and when I started to read it, I remembered hearing the story of the Danes during WWII at the National Holocaust Museum. The story is indeed inspiring and a wonderful tool to expose children to the horrors of the holocaust without being traumatic. For a Newberry Award winner, I was a little disappointed: I was just getting into the story when it abruptly ended, skipped a couple of years to the end of the war, and summarized the "happy" ending. I would have preferred to have more detail of Annemarie's experiences during the occupation. (Also, the younger sister was too "cutsy" and very annoying.) However, on the whole, this is one of the best children's fiction books on World War II in Europe, second only to "Journey Through the Night" by Anne De Vries relating the Dutch experience.
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Summary: Wonderful--A Favorite from Childhood
Review: When this book won the Newberry Medal in 1990, I was the same age as Annamarie and her friend. I wondered night and day how I would feel if I were one of them. A lot of people think that 10 year olds are too young to learn about the Holocaust, but this book taught me a lot about human nature and made me much more cognizant of recent history and sparked me to find out more about this period of history.
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Summary: Number the Stars
Review: Remarkable, intense and suspenseful are just three of millions of words that describe this book. The book has a groundbreaking plot and keeps you in suspense after every chapter. Read Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. This story depicts a struggle between a brave girl named, Annemarie, trying to help her best friend, a courageous girl, Ellen, a Jewish neighbor. This touching book takes place in the year 1943 when Annemarie and Ellen are fighting for freedom from the Nazi soldiers in Copenhagen, Denmark. When the soldiers invade Annemarie's house, Ellen was disguised as Lise,Annemarie's older sister. Will the soldiers find out who Ellen really is? Lois Lowry wrote very simply, but is very well organized. She keeps you in suspense after every chapter. Read this book and you will find yourself sitting at the edge of your seat. Will Annmarie help Ellen and her family escape the Nazi soldiers?
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Summary: Adult fan of Lois Lowry's "Number the Stars"
Review: I really enjoyed this book. The plot is quite suspenseful, and I read the book in about two sittings. One of the things I like about Lowry's writing is that she does not condescend to young people. One of the major strengths of this book in particular is the way that the relationship between the gentile girl and her Jewish friend underlies the suspense in the action. I would certainly recommend this book to any adult or child, male or female, and especially to fans of "The Giver" and "The Diary of Anne Frank."
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Summary: number the star
Review: Meagan Jolicoeur-book reviewTITLE~Number the stars AUTHOR~Lois Lowry This book is about a girl who is living through World War II. Her best friend is Jewish and they have to hide her from the Nazi's. In the book it tells of the Jew's struggle to keep safe. My favorite part was when the soldiers came looking for Ellen's best friend and when the arrived at there house they showed the soldiers a picture of Ellen's older sister when she was a baby. They pretended that it was a picture of Ellen's best friend when she was a baby even though it wasn't. They told them that her best friend was her sister. My opinion of this book is that it is a good book to read and is very interesting. You learn a lot about what went on during World War II, and what Jewish people went though during the Holocaust.
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Summary: Great Book, Great Impact
Review: Wow! Nothing but good things to say on this book. It really hit home for me about what the Holocaust was like, and it was even educational, but not in a boring kind of way. The author did an excellent job with the storyline. You never knew what was going to happen next--there was a surprise on every page. I would give it a million stars if I could.
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Summary: Fave
Review: I've been reading this book since I was 9 years old. Ever since my then twelve y.o. sister had to read it for school. I've read it six times. It is sooooo good! Enjoy! :D
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