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This page is about the novel NUMBER THE STARS by Lois Lowry

**//Number the Stars,// Lois Lowry ** Many people are unaware of the heroic 1943 evacuation of nearly 7,000 endangered Jews from Denmark to safety in Sweden during the period of Nazi occupation. //Number the Stars// recounts this amazing effort through the eyes of fictional ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen, who learns of bravery, strength, and honor as she and her family shelter her friend Ellen Rosen and help the Rosen family escape.

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= LEARNING ABOUT LOIS LOWRY =

BIOGRAPHY
Lois Lowry was born March 20, 1937 in Hawaii to Robert and Katharine Hammersberg. Her father was an Army dentist and the family lived all over the world. She attended Brown University, but left after her sophomore year to get married and raise a family of four children. They settled in Maine, where she returned to college and received her degree from the University of Southern Maine. Lois Lowry fulfilled a childhood dream when she began writing in the mid-1970's. Now divorced, she lives in West Cambridge with her dog, Bandit, and spends weekends in her 19th century farmhouse in New Hampshire.

ABOUT HER WRITING
Lois Lowry, author of over 20 novels and winner of the Newbery Medal twice, is a woman to be taken seriously. This native of Hawaii has become a favorite of both children and young adults. She has tackled a number of topics in her literature including adoption, mental illness, cancer, the Holocaust and futuristic societies. Whatever the theme, Lowry portrays realistic life experiences to her audience. In her books, Lois Lowry throws her characters and readers into many thought-provoking situations. The contemporary young adult reader is compelled to confront society with all of its imperfections. Lois Lowry told //Contemporary Authors// that she measures her success as an author by her ability to "help adolescents answer their own questions about life, identity and human relationships."

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