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 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews of Denmark are "relocated," Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be one of the family. Soon Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission to save Ellen's life. Product details and pricing info |
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710 Customer Reviews Posted
- 11 year old enjoyed it
- My daughter really enjoyed this book. From her description it seems to combine a compelling story with historical accuracy and give a description of how the Nazi occupation affected families, particularly children.
- 2008-11-23, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- The greatest book ever about the Holocaust
- This book is about courage and being faithful to your friend when times are bad. The main character, Anne Marie is very brave to help her friend and her friend's family survive. Erica and Tak (age 8 and 10)
- 2008-11-23, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- STILL my favorite book of all time!
- I remember having to read this book in my sixth grade class and since that time I have re-read it again and again. Lois Lowry paints an amazingly beautiful and accurate tale of bravery and friendship during the Nazi occupation of Denmark in World War II. The imagery and character interactions in this book made it really come to life for me. I recommend this book to people of any age. More than a decade since I first read it, it is still my favorite book of all time!
- 2008-10-23, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Wonderful book
- Every few years I read this book over and love it every time. It is a great book to introduce kids to the plight of the Jews and non-Jews of German-occupied countries during WWII. My 10 year old read it and loved it too and it brought up a lot of questions. Highly recommended.
- 2008-09-04, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- A Holocaust tale appropriate for younger readers
- 10-year-old Annemarie Johannesen narrates this story (based on real events) set in Denmark during WWII. The Danish resistance arranged to transport many Jews to safety in Sweden after they found out that Jews were being sent to concentration camps by the Nazis.
Annemarie is not Jewish, but her best friend, Ellen, is. Annemarie's family helps smuggle Ellen and her parents, along with several other Jewish families, out of the country. Lowry manages to give the reader a sense of the horror of the Holocaust without going into graphic detail. - 2008-07-02, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
