About the Book: Number the Stars: The captivating World War II adventure book
perfect for children ages 9+
A powerful story set in Nazi occupied Denmark in 1943. Ten-year-old Annemarie
Johansen is called upon for a selfless act of bravery to help save her
best-friend, Ellen a Jew.
It is 1943 and for ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen life is still fun school,
family, sharing fairy stories with her little sister. But there are dangers and
worries too the Nazis have occupied Copenhagen and there are food shortages,
curfews and the constant threat of being stopped by soldiers. And for Annemarie
the dangers become even greater…