Number the Stars response by Puppy
Number the stars.
Characters.
There was a girl named Annemarie. She had a friend who was Jewish. Her name was Ellen. One day Annemarie and Ellen were running down the street. Annemarie and Ellen left Kirsty behind. They raced along the street. Then they heard a “HALT”. Annemarie and Ellen stopped. The soldiers told them to.
Jewish People.
Some people wore a star of David necklace. The Germans made all the Jewish people wear a big yellow star on their clothes during the war. New Year for the Jewish people is in October. They light candles on Friday nights.
Bravery.
Annemarie was brave. She had to tell fibs to the Germans so that the Germans didn’t find out they were gathering Jewish people at their house.
Hardship.
The Danish people weren’t allowed to have sugar to make biscuits and treats. There wasn’t any leather to make shoes, so Kirsty had to wear fish skin shoes. She was not happy about this.
My opinion.
I thought it was really sad and it was not fair that the Germans took all their meat and dairy. I think this is a good book to learn about the world wars.
