Summary
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780547577098 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0547577095 |
| Author: | Lois Lowry |
| Publisher: | Cengage Learning, Inc |
| Imprint: | Houghton Mifflin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 2 May 2011 |
| Weight: | 122g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 131mm x 217mm |
| Audience Age: | 10-12 |
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Critics Review
“The whole work is seamless, compelling, and memorable’impossible to put down; difficult to forget.” ‘ The Horn Book
“The whole work is seamless, compelling, and memorable–impossible to put down; difficult to forget.” - The Horn Book
“Like Annemarie, the reader is protected from the full implications of events–but will be caught up in the suspense and menace of several encounters with soldiers and in Annemarie’s courageous run as a courier on the night of the escape.” - Kirkus Reviews
“Readers are taken to the very heart of Annemarie’s experience, and, through her eyes, come to understand the true meaning of bravery.” - School Library Journal
Lois Lowry
Lois Lowry was born in Hawaii and grew up in New York, Pennsylvania, and Japan. She has received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, Number the Stars and The Giver. Ms. Lowry now divides her time between Cambridge and an 1840s farmhouse in Maine.
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