The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real
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Number the Stars is set during World War II. The family of a Christian Danish girl named Annemarie works as part of the Danish Resistance against the Nazis. In real life the Danish Resistance brought nearly 7,000 people to freedom. In the novel, Annemarie’s family is especially focused on saving her best friend, a Jewish girl named Ellen.
This book won the Newbery Medal in 1990.
Author(s): Lois Lowry
Lexile: 670