NUMBER THE STARS
The unforgettable Newbery Medal-winning novel from Lois Lowry. As the German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen's family takes in Annemarie's best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family.
Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a time of terror and war.
A modern classic of historical fiction, Number the Stars has won generations of fans and continues to speak to today's readers. Jessica Grose wrote in a November 2022 New York Times essay entitled "This Perfect Mother-Daughter Read Holds a Powerful Lesson for Fighting Antisemitism": "Number the Stars is particularly relevant to our family, and to this moment."
As School Library Journal put it: "Readers are taken to the very heart of Annemarie's experience, and, through her eyes, come to understand the true meaning of bravery."
LOIS LOWRY
Lois Lowry is the author of more than forty books for children and young adults, including the New York Times bestselling Giver Quartet and popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader's Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, Number the Stars and The Giver.
Edad recomendada: A partir de 13 años.
LOWRY LOIS
Lois Lowry es conocida por su versatilidad e inventiva como escritora. Nació en Hawái y creció en Nueva York, Pensilvania y Japón. Tras estudiar en la Universidad de Brown, se casó, formó una familia y se dedicó a la escritura. Es autora de más de cuarenta libros para jóvenes adultos, incluyendo la popular serie de Anastasia Krupnik. Ha recibido innumerables galardones, entre ellos el Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, el Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, la California Young Reader's Medal y el Mark Twain Award. Recibió la Medalla Newbery por dos de sus novelas, NUMBER THE STARS y THE GIVER. Su primera novela, A SUMMER TO DIE, fue galardonada con el Premio del Libro Infantil de la Asociación Internacional de Lectura. Varios libros han sido adaptados al cine y al teatro, y THE GIVER se ha convertido en una ópera. Su libro más reciente, ON THE HORIZON, es una colección de recuerdos e imágenes de Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima y el Japón de la posguerra. Madre y abuela, la Sra. Lowry divide su tiempo entre Maine y Florida.
