Number the stars / Lois Lowry.
By: Lowry, Lois [author.]
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BookPublisher: London : Collins, 1989Description: 137 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780007395200; 9780544340008; 0395510600; 9780395510605; 9780547577098 ; 0547577095 ; 9780007395200 ; 0001841610 .Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945 -- Denmark -- Children's fiction | World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- Children's fiction | Denmark -- Children's fiction | Friendship -- Children's fictionGenre/Form: Children's stories.DDC classification: 813.54 Awards: Newbery Medal, 1990.Summary: 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 friend from the Nazis.
| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Fiction | Hāwera LibraryPlus Children's | Children's Fiction | LOWR (Browse shelf) | Checked out | 31/12/2019 | i2137555 |
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<p>In Nazi-occupied Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen is called upon for a selfless act of bravery to help save her best friend from a terrible fate.</p> <p>Winner of the Newbery Medal, newly reissued in the Essential Modern Classics range.</p> <p>"They plan to arrest all the Danish Jews. They plan to take them away. And we have been told that they may come tonight."</p> <p>It is 1943 and life in Copenhagen is becoming complicated for Annemarie. There are food shortages and curfews, and soldiers on every corner.</p> <p>But it is even worse for her Jewish best friend, Ellen, as the Nazis continue their brutal campaign. With Ellen's life in danger, Annemarie must summon all her courage to help stage a daring escape.</p> <p>Inspired by true events of the Second World War, this gripping novel brings the past vividly to life for today's readers.</p>
Children's stories in English. American writers,. 1945- - Texts (BNB/PRECIS)
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 friend from the Nazis.
Newbery Medal, 1990.
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