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 Ann Lowry nació el 20 de marzo de 1937 en Honolulu, Hawái, y es autora estadounidense de literatura infantil y juvenil. Ha escrito cerca de cincuenta libros desde la década de 1970, entre ellos Number the Stars y la serie The Giver Quartet. Estudió en la Universidad Brown y posteriormente en la Universidad del Sur de Maine, donde obtuvo su licenciatura en inglés en 1972. Sus obras abordan temas complejos como la memoria, la identidad y las sociedades distópicas. Ha recibido dos medallas Newbery, en 1990 por Number the Stars y en 1994 por The Giver. Actualmente reside en Massachusetts.
