{"product_id":"number-the-stars-a-newbery-award-winner-9780395510605","title":"Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe unforgettable Newbery Medal-winning novel from Lois Lowry. As the German troops begin their campaign to \"relocate\" all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen's family takes in Annemarie's best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a time of terror and war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA modern classic of historical fiction, \u003cem\u003eNumber the Stars\u003c\/em\u003e has won generations of fans and continues to speak to today's readers. Jessica Grose wrote in a November 2022 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e essay entitled \"This Perfect Mother-Daughter Read Holds a Powerful Lesson for Fighting Antisemitism\" \"\u003cem\u003eNumber the Stars\u003c\/em\u003e is particularly relevant to our family, and to this moment.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs \u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e put it: \"Readers are taken to the very heart of Annemarie's experience, and, through her eyes, come to understand the true meaning of bravery.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLowry, Lois:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLois Lowry\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of more than fifty books for children and young adults, including the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling Giver Quartet and the popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book\u003c\/em\u003e Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, \u003cem\u003eNumber the Stars\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Giver\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610150048018,"sku":"9780395510605","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_14ecf6bd-4517-4b2f-9399-8a1cc25b95d3.jpg?v=1748520216","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/number-the-stars-a-newbery-award-winner-9780395510605","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}