Number of the Stars

“Number the Stars” written by Louis Lowry is a book about a Danish family and their hard life during the war. It takes place in Copenhagen, Denmark during the early 1940’s when the German’s have invaded their country. The story is about a family named the Johansen’s. In the family there is Anne Marie who’s 10, Kirsti who’s 5, Mr. Johansen and Mrs. Johansen. The story begins with the Johansen sisters racing their …

…war has ended just like Uncle Henrik said. The streets are filled with people singing their national anthem. The sad part is that Peter had bin shot. But all is well because all the Jews should be moving back home in a week or so. I think this was a very good story and well written and I liked this book a lot because it’s a very factual and based on a real war.