A Summary, Analysis and Reflection of Number the Stars, a Book by Lois Lowry

Annemarie Johanson and her family lived in Denmark in a chaotic time of World War I. The Germans had been roaming around Europe, searching for Jewish. The Germans even took over Denmark, a country that is so peaceful that the king don't even need protection when he walk out to the streets everyday. They stand in every corner of the streets of Denmark. Taking away any goods that Danish and Jewish need. Everyone feared them. All they know is that if they do not follow their rules, they would be in trouble.

One day, Annemarie, her younger sister Kristi, and her best friend Ellen Rosin were racing home from school. Two soldiers stopped them and asked them why they were running. Annemarie and Ellen were very scared. Ellen was more frighten because she is a Jew and she can get into big trouble if she was doing anything wrong. Luckily, the soldiers were just looking for something to play with. When they were home, Kristi blurted out everything, which made Mama worried. Annemarie and her family use to have such a great time. Not until the Germans came, every thing started to go wrong.

Firstly, a car killed her sister, Lise in an accident. Her future husband, Peter, was so sad that his whole attitude started to change. He never fools around or plays jokes on Annemarie anymore. After the death, they lost the permission to read newspaper, eat meat, sugar products, and have new clothes or shoes. They can't even have electricity after five. Annemarie's only ten and she had understood so much of what's happening.

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Weeks after the last incident, Ellen came over to stay with Annemarie for a while. When Ellen suddenly started to cry, Annemarie understood that Mr. and Mrs. Rosins had hid somewhere for safety. They couldn't hide the whole family because there is no place to hide in their house so they only took Ellen. Ellen had to pretend to be Lise. That night, the soldiers came banging on the door to get in. They tried to search all over the house to find the Rosins. Ellen tried to take the Star of David necklace of her neck so the soldier wouldn't know about her real identity. Annemarie kept it and hid it in a safe place.

They looked into the room where Ellen and Annemarie were sleeping. He asked why she has brown hair, the color that all Jews have. Papa showed him a baby picture of Lise with brown hair. The soldier ripped it up and left. Lise had had brown hair when she was little but it turned blond when she grew.

Mama, Annemarie, Kristi, and Ellen rode a train to Uncle Henrik. Mama told Annemarie sad news when they got there. Her Great Aunt Birdie had pass away. Annemarie thought over all of the family members she knew. She realizes that there is Great Aunt Birdie. Her mama lied to her. The day after they arrived, Ellen and Annemarie bought dry flower home to prepare for the fake funeral. Annemarie asked Mama once more about the death. This time she told the truth. They were doing this for a special reason.

At midnight, many people came to the funeral. Peter brought the Rosins with him, along with many other Jewish. They all looked depressed. After Henrik left for his fishing boat, Peter gave Mr. Rosin a packet and said it was very important. He told Mama that he would leave after he lead the first group to Uncle Henrik. Mama led the Rosins and Ellen to the boat, leaving Annemarie and Kristi home. At four thirty, Mama came home with a wounded ankle. Annemarie saw the packet.

Mama was startled. If the packet isn't given to Uncle Henrik, he might get into trouble. She had Annemarie to bring it to Uncle Henrik, but her wounded ankle was impossible. She told Annemarie to pack a basket of bread and an apple. She putted the packet under it. When she walked into the dark path to the harbor, a soldier stopped her. He had two angry dogs with him. The dog sniffed the basket, then retreated. She was so frighten. The soldier went though her basket and ripped up the packet. Inside it was a handkerchief! The soldier laughed then left. She gave the opened packet to Henrik and Henrik left for Sweden with the Jews who are hiding under the floor of the ship. Henrik returned at suppertime and explain everything to Annemarie.

The war ended two years later. Annemarie still kept the necklace, which Ellen had never taken back. Annemarie fixed it and wore the necklace on her until Ellen comes back. The German killed Peter and Mama explained how Lise died. She was in the resistance and so was Peter. Lise was hit by a car in a chase and Peter was shot in the pit. Peter sends a letter telling how he wanted to be buried besides Lise but he couldn't. He was buried in the place where he was killed with his numbers marked on the grave.

"Across the high grassed meadow, through the late wild flower. The meadow, end at the sea, and gray water licked the damp brown grass. Flatten by the wind and bordered by smooth heavy stones."

I picked this passage because when I read it, I could picture the whole scene in my mind. I can picture the tall grass that goes all the way to the sea. At the shore, there would be a wall of rocks that separates the meadow and the sea. Across the sea would be a little green spot call Sweden.

When I read the story, every part of it can jump out of the book and stand in front of my face. I know that half of the story is real and I also now that by reading this book, I understand more about this war during World War I. I thought it was really nice to read a story that shows so much about history. It makes me wonder why she had written this book. While I read the book, I would imagine each one of their feeling and thoughts. I would wonder why they have done something or what were they thinking while they were almost risking their lives to save other. If this book turns out to be a movie, I think I would definitely go and watch it.

By reading this book, I learned how live in Annemarie's time was like. Since she was only two years younger than me. I learned that she had had a tougher life than I have now. I learned I am living in a very lucky time. Annemarie had lived in a time of war that won't give you any happiness. The main thing that I have learned is that I am lucky to live the way I am living right now.

There isn't really a main lesson to this book, but I think that the author had probably written it to show us how badly the Germans had done to Europe. By doing so, some of us might learned that it would never be any good if anybody in the world try to start it again. It is like the World War. Some people predict that there might be a World War III when the world is chaos like right now. She just doesn't want us to repeat history so she writes more about something that can happen again.

Of course, I would recommend this book to another person to read. It had won an award. It has to be a good book. Not only is it a good book though, it is also very realistic. Not everybody like to read a book like this because they think it is boring, but to me, it isn't. Overtime I read a book, I can predict right away to myself if I would be able to read on. When I looked into the cover, I had a disgust look. Why did I pick this book to read. Then, a friend of mine told me to read this book. I read it and I liked it. Now I am typing a book report on it. If anybody just pick up this book, I know they won't stop.

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