The next day, Ellen's mother, looking very concerned and worried comes over to speak to Mrs. Later, they learn that the Nazis are forcibly closing down all the Jewish owned businesses. The first real indication of change comes when the girls are sent to a neighborhood shop owned by Jews to buy a replacement coat button and discover the school is closed. But when two German soldiers stop ten year old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend and neighbor Ellen Rosen on the was home from school one day, it is clear that things are about to change. Yet, up until now, the soldiers have left the Danish people basically alone, including the Danish Jews. The Nazis have been occupying the country for three years, but having armed soldiers on every corner is still disconcerting for the peace-loving Danes. Number the Stars begins in September 1943 in Copenhagen Denmark. So, I promptly re-read it as soon as BEA was over. While listening to Lois Lowry's talk at the Children's Book and Author Breakfast at this year's BEA, I realized that I have read Number the Stars in a long time, so naturally I had never reviewed it her at The Children's War, either.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |