Through the crack in Annemarie’s bedroom door she could see the shiny spotless boots walk into her family’s apartment.   Quickly Annemarie Johansen and her Jewish  best friend, Ellen Rosen, hurry back to Annemarie’s bed. Together they shiver in fright. Number the Stars by  Lois Lowry is a short but very intriguing book. It is a great read because of the tense writing and very developed characters. When the Germans start to relocate all of the Jews to concentration  camps from Denmark, Annemarie realizes her best friend and her family are in grave danger. Lowry writes so the reader feels like they are really in Denmark. Follow this historical-fiction book and Annemarie through the hard-times.

~ Leaf