Number the Stars

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Number the Stars is a 1989 historical novel by the American author Lois Lowry about the escape of a family of Jews from Copenhagen, Denmark, during World War II. Inspired by Danish accounts of the Holocaust and by Lowry’s research into the Danish Resistance, the novel highlights Christian Danes' efforts to help the Jews escape Nazi oppression. The story revolves around ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen, who lives with her mother, father, and sister, Kirsti, in Copenhagen in 1943. Annemarie takes part in the rescue of the Danish Jews who are attempting to reach neutral ground in Sweden to avoid being relocated to concentration camps. She risks her life to help her best friend, Ellen Rosen, by pretending Ellen is Annemarie's late older sister, Lise, who was killed after she was run over by a truck. Lise's fiancé, Peter, who is partially based on the Danish Resistance member Kim Malthe-Bruun, also plays a role in helping the Rosen family and other Danish Jews escape to Sweden. Beyond simple reading, Number the Stars is used in educational settings and children’s literature scholarship to connect historical fiction with World War II history. In doing so, this novel supports child-centered approaches to Holocaust education. Further, aligning with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's educational guidelines and making the top one hundred list for best-selling children's book of all time in the United States with sales above 2 million as of 2001, it has received numerous awards, including the Newbery Medal in 1990 as the previous year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children."

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Detalhes

Tipo

Livro

Lançamento

1 de janeiro de 1989

Gêneros

Holocaust fiction, historical fiction

Criado por

Lois Lowry

Países

United States