Lois Lowry

Number the Stars Lois Lowry

Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend, Ellen Rosen, often think about the way life was before the war. Its now 1943, and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching in their town. The Nazis wont stop. The Jews of Denmark are being relocated, so Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be part of the family. Then Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission. Somehow she must find the strength and courage to save her best friends life. Theres no turning back.