by Lois Lowry · HarperCollins Children's Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780007395200
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«Number the Stars» is Lois Lowry's children's historical novel, published by HarperCollins Children's Books in paperback (176 pages, in English).
In Nazi-occupied Copenhagen in 1943, the life of ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen becomes complicated: shortages, curfews and soldiers in the streets. When her best friend Ellen, who is Jewish, is in danger of being arrested, Annemarie must summon all her courage to help her escape. A story based on real events of the Second World War.
Winner of the Newbery Medal, it is part of HarperCollins' Essential Modern Classics collection.
Recommended for readers aged 9 and up, especially for young people interested in the Second World War and historical fiction.
Lois Ann Lowry is an American writer. She is the author of many books for children and young adults, including The Giver Quartet, Number the Stars, the Anastasia series, and Rabble Starkey. She is known for writing about difficult subject matter, dystopias, and complex themes in works for young audiences.
