Number the Stars
Tally the heavens
Number the Stars is a 1989 young adult novel by Lois Lowry, set in Nazi-occupied Denmark during World War II.
The story follows a Danish girl who helps her Jewish friend escape to Sweden.
The title comes from a psalm about God's power to count and name the stars—suggesting that what seems beyond human capacity is not beyond divine care.
The book won the Newbery Medal and remains widely taught in American schools.
- HolocaustNazi genocide of Jews
- DenmarkScandinavian constitutional monarchy
- EllenFemale name, Greek origin
- NaziGerman fascist party member
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
Lois Lowry · escape · Copenhagen · Jewish · courage · friendship · bravery · yellow · hiding · World War II · World War Two · occupation · soldiers · smuggling · fishing boat · fishing village · safe passage · Sweden
- Holocaust LiteratureAnne Frank, Elie Wiesel, Auschwitz, survivor testimony, concentration camps
- Newbery WinnersHoles, Shiloh, The Giver, Bridge to Terabithia, Lincoln
- children's booksfairy tales, nursery rhymes, picture books, bedtime stories, Harry Potter
- coming-of-agecoming-of-age, bildungsroman, growing up, maturation, youth
Number the StarsSophie's Choice
Forced unbearable either-or decision
Number the StarsThe Book Thief
number, numbers, numbered, numbering, numberless, numeral, numerals, numerate, numeration