NUMBER THE STARS

PUBLICATION

• Houghton Mifflin Publishing
• 1989

SETTING

• 1943
• Copenhagen, Denmark

ANNEMARIE JOHANSEN

• 10 years old
• Outgoing, smart, brave
• Lives in Copenhagen
• Her life is surrounded by Nazi soldiers

ELLEN ROSEN

• Annemarie's best friend
• Dark-haired, quiet, Jewish
• Because she is a Jew, she lives in Nazi danger

MRS. JOHANSEN

• Annemarie's mother
• Kind and brave
• Lifts the spirits of her children even in tough times

KIRSTEN JOHANSEN

• Nicknamed Kirsti
• Chatterbox, opinionated, curious, blissfully ignorant
• Likes kittens

PETER NEILSON

• Annemarie's almost brother
• Loves to tease Annemarie and Kirsti
• Brave resistance worker

MR. AND MRS. ROSEN

• Ellen's paraents
• Practice their customs faithfully despite all the danger

UNCLE HENRIK

• Mrs. Johansen's brother
• Unmarried, sloppy, a fisherman
• Owns a cottage by the ocean

Summary:
Nazi soldiers are stationed around all of Denmark. When Annemarie Johansen's best friend Ellen (who is Jewish), is forced to leave her home, Annemarie's courage is put to the test. She faces danger like she never has before, but is determined to do everything she can, to help her friend to safety.