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//__** Number the Stars **__// **__﻿﻿__** Setting 1:The time period of __Number the Stars__ was 1943 during World War II. __Number the Stars__ takes place in the capital of Denmark, Copenhagen. Copenhagen is a beautiful city run by a caring king, King Christian X. The only problem about Copenhagen is that German soldiers patrol the streets. Good description of the setting!

__** Reading Synopses **__ Chapter 1 (pages 1-10) In Chapter 1, Annemarie Johansen, her little sister Kirsti Johansen, and Ellen Rosen are on their way home from school in Copenhagen, Denmark. Annemarie and Ellen decide to race from one corner of the street to the other. They race off with little Kirsti following slowly behind them. When Annemarie and Ellen round the corner they are greeted by two German soldiers who question them. They finally get back to their apartment frightened by their encounter with guards. Annemarie and Ellen decide that they won't tell their parents about the encounter with the soldiers. Mrs. Rosen (Ellen's mom) was over for coffee and Kirsti told both the moms everything.

Chapter 2 (pages 11-17) This chapter is about King Christian X who is the king of Denmark. King Christian X used to ride through the city of Copenhagen every morning waving and greeting the people of Denmark. In her youth, Annemarie would go with her sister Lise (who died in an accident two weeks before her wedding) in the morning to wave to the king. The king is wise, nice, and he cares for his people of the Denmark. The people of Denmark also care for their king.

Chapter 3 (pages 18-27) At the beginning of this chapter, a button breaks on Kirsti's jacket. Annemarie's mom tells her to go to Mrs. Hirsch's button shop after school. So after school Annemarie, Kirsti, and Ellen go to the button shop and find out that it is closed. They figure that maybe Samuel (the Hirsch's son) is sick. Then at night Peter (Lise's fiance) comes and tells the Johansen family that stores run by Jewish families are being closed. This made sense because the Hirsch family was Jewish. Annemarie was a little worried for Mr. Rosen (Ellen's father, who is a teacher), but would they shut down the whole school just because of a Jewish teacher?

Chapter 4 (pages 28-38)

In this chapter, Kirsti gets new shoes made out of fish because there is no leather in Denmark. Kirsti is unhappy with the ugly, green, fish shoes so Mr. Rosen paints them black with ink. The Rosens are now frightened because the Nazis have taken the synagogue lists of all the Jews so they know that the Rosens are Jewish and where they live. Ellen has to stay at the Johansen's to hide from the German soldiers. Ellen's parents went with Peter (who is with the Resistance fighters) to hide too. Ellen has to act like she is Lise so the German soldiers do not "relocate" her. The Johansen family and Annemarie hope the soldiers do not come search the Johansen apartment.

Chapter 5 (pages 39-49)

In Chapter 5, the German soldiers come and search the Johansen's apartment. Annemarie and Ellen were woken by the soldiers knock on the door. They woke up quickly and took the "Star of David" necklace off Ellen's neck. All of the Johansen's children are blonde-headed and Ellen was brown-headed so the soldiers questioned this. Luckily, Mr. Johansen found a picture of Lise when she was a baby with brown hair to prove that Ellen was their child. Finally, the soldiers left the apartment and Ellen was safe.

Chapter 6 (pages 50-59)

This chapter starts off with Mrs. Johansen deciding that she will be going to her brother's (Henrik) house with Annemarie, Kirsti, and Ellen. On the beautiful train ride there a soldier questions them where they are going. Mrs. Johansen says that they are going to her brother's house and then the soldier asks if they are going for the New Year (Jewish New Year; the soldier was trying to trick them into saying that they are Jewish). Mrs. Johansen is puzzled by the question and says, " What New Year? It's October." Finally, they get off the train at the station and walk to Uncle Henrik's house.

Chapter 7 (pages 60-66)

At the beginning of this chapter, Annemarie and Ellen run through the high-grassed meadows to the Baltic Sea. They walk ankle deep into the sea and Ellen tells Annemarie that this is the closest she has ever been to the sea because her mom is scared of the sea. Mrs. Johansen finds them and tells them to come back for dinner. She also scolds them for being so far away from the house because if someone saw them and asked who they were it would be difficult to explain Ellen.

Setting 2: __Number the Stars__ also takes place in Gilleje, Denmark at Uncle Henrik's house. Uncle Henrik's house is on the Baltic Sea. It is surrounded by beautiful meadows with long grasses. Uncle Henrik doesn't grow crops but he owns a cow and a cat. Again, a very nice description!

Chapter 8 (pages 67-73)

This chapter starts off with Annemarie, Kirsti, and Ellen having a bowl of oatmeal with cream. Cream was rare because the German's took butter and cream away. After breakfast, the girls went outside and played all day in the meadows picking flowers and playing with the cow (Blossom) and the cat (Thor - God of Thunder). Uncle Henrik announced that he would be leaving on his fishing boat early tomorrow morning. Mrs. Johansen tells Annemarie that Great-aunt Birte died. But why hasn't Annemarie heard about Great-aunt Birte? She knew about every relative except for her.

Chapter 9 (pages 74-81)

In this chapter, Annemarie finds out that her mom was lying about Great-aunt Birte. She did not exist. But, there was a funeral for Great-aunt Birte and all her "friends" came. Then Ellen left the house with Uncle Henrik and came back a couple of minutes later with her mom and dad and Peter. Ellen and her parents had reunited.

Chapter 10 (pages 82-87)

In Chapter 10, Uncle Henrik leaves the funeral of Great-aunt Birte to check on his fishing boat. A couple of minutes after Uncle Henrik left, the people in the living room heard a car engine. Then, German soldiers entered the room and asked why there were so many people at this house. Mrs. Johansen replied that it was her Great-aunt Birte's funeral and it was their custom to kneel before the coffin and pray. Then the soldier asked why the coffin wasn't open. Mrs. Johansen replied that Great-aunt Birte had died of typhus and the doctor said that it was contagious even if she was dead. Then she added that she could open the coffin for him. The soldier slapped Mrs. Johansen for talking "all of that rubbish." Finally, the soldiers left after about five minutes.

Chapter 11 (pages 88-94)

This chapter starts off with Peter distributing blankets, jackets, hats, and gloves to all of the families (who were all Jewish) that were in the living room. There was no body in the coffin. It was filled with clothes and blankets. Soon, Peter led everybody in the room except the Rosen's to Uncle Henrik's boat. After 20 minutes, Mrs. Johansen led Ellen, Mrs. Rosen, and Mr. Rosen to the boat. These people were headed for "safe" Sweden.

Chapter 12 (pages 95-100)

In this chapter, Annemarie says her final good-byes to the Rosens and then her mom finally leaves with them. Annemarie falls asleep in the living room. She wakes up 2 hours after she fell asleep and went upstairs. She saw Kirsti sleeping soundly but she didn't see her mom. Annemarie panicked. She looked out of the window and saw her mom lying on the ground. Then she raced out the house to help her.

Chapter 13 (pages 101-105)

When Annemarie got to her mother, her mother explained that she broke her ankle because she was hurrying to get back to Annemarie and Kirsti. When Annemarie was helping her mom get in the house, they noticed the packet that Peter had given to Mr. Rosen. Mr. Rosen tripped and stumbled on his way out so the packet must have fallen out of his pocket. Mrs. Johansen told Annemarie that Uncle Henrik needed this and he couldn't leave until it was brought to him. Then, Annemarie put the packet at the bottom of a basket and put a napkin, bread, cheese, and an apple over the packet and headed out into the dark to find Uncle Henrik.

Chapter 14 (pages 106-112)

In Chapter 14, Annemarie makes her way through the cold, dark woods. Annemarie would always tell Kirsti stories and one that she always told was the story of Little Red Riding Hood. Annemarie loved the part when Little Red Riding Hood heard a growl because Kirsti would always snuggle closer to Annemarie. Then, Annemarie heard a real growl that took her out of her reverie. She stepped out of the brush and was face-to-face with three German soldiers and two veracious dogs.

Chapter 15 (pages 113-119)

Chapter 15 starts off with Annemarie remembering what her mom said to do if she runs into German soldiers. She told her to act like a silly little girl bringing her uncle his lunch. The soldiers questioned Annemarie and gradually her uncle's lunch was on the ground from the soldiers grabbing it all from the basket. All that was left was the napkin and then the packet. A soldier took the napkin out and asked why there was a handkerchief and a packet. Annemarie replied I don't know and the soldier tore the packet and then the group left. Then Annemarie raced to Uncle Henrik's boat and gave him what was left in the lunch, the handkerchief, and the half-torn packet. Finally, Uncle Henrik left with all the Jews for "safe" Sweden.

Chapter 16 (pages 120-127)

In this chapter, Annemarie tells Uncle Henrik, Kirsti, and her mom that she milked Blossom when her mom and Kirsti were at the doctor for her mom's sprained ankle. Uncle Henrik tells everybody that the Jews made it harmlessly to Sweden. Next, Uncle Henrik gives Annemarie a cow milking lesson. During the lesson, Uncle Henrik tells Annemarie that Peter and Lise were part of the Resistance. After this, Uncle Henrik told Annemarie why he needed a handkerchief. He said the handkerchief attracted the soldier's trained dogs because it had rabbit's blood on it. The cocaine on the handkerchief numbed the dogs noses so that they lost their sense of smell, temporarily. Also, Uncle Henrik told Annemarie that he hid the Jewish people under the deck of his small boat. He said that the soldiers searched the boat right when he was about to leave. But, they were unsuccessful and did not find the hidden Jewish families.

Chapter 17 (pages 128-132)

The war ended two long years after this. The streets were filled throughout Copenhagen with Danes celebrating. They Danish flags waving from balconies, flagpoles, and in the streets. Peter Nielsen was captured and executed by the Germans in the public square at Ryvangen, in Copenhagen. Before his death Peter asked the Johansens to bury him next to Lise. But, the Germans buried him at Ryvangen in an unmarked grave. That night, Annemarie found Ellen's necklace in Lise's trunk. She asked her dad to fix it and said that she would wear it until Ellen came back.

Afterword (pages 133-137)

In the Afterword, the author, Lois Lowry, explains what was fact and what was fiction. Annemarie Johansen and her family were not real people. King Christian X and the German soldiers actually existed during World War II in 1943. Millions of Jewish people were relocated to concentration camps where they were treated horribly and most died. The war lasted two long years after it started and when it was finally over the streets of Copenhagen were filled with Danes celebrating.

__** Compare/Contrast **__

Annemarie Johansen-

Annemarie Johansen is ten years old when the wars starts. She lives in the beautiful city of Copenhagen, Denmark. Annemarie is safe during World War II because she is not Jewish. She is brave, nice, caring, polite, and incredibly fast.

Ellen Rosen-

Ellen Rosen is also ten years old. She lives in Copenhagen, Denmark too. Ellen is in trouble during World War II because her family is Jewish. She is also brave (but not nearly as brave as Annemarie) nice, caring, polite, and fast (but not as fast as Annemarie). Was Ellen as brave as Annemarie? Annemarie & Ellen-

Annemarie and Ellen are both ten years old and living during World War II. They both live in the beautiful city of Copenhagen in Denmark. They are both brave, nice, caring, polite, and fast.

__** Plot Line **__
 * Exposition:** __Number the Stars__ takes place in the capital of Denmark, Copenhagen in 1943 during World War II. Germany has occupied Denmark and the story deals with the Jewish Holocaust.

**Initiating Incident:** The first problem in this story is when the Nazis take the list from the Jewish synagogue that contains the names and addresses of all the Jews that belong to that synagogue. Now they know that the Rosens are Jewish and where they live and they will try to arrest them to "relocate" them..

**Rising Conflicts:** **Resolution:** The Rosens and the other Jewish families leave for Sweden in Uncle Henrik's boat. They all make it safely over the Baltic Sea to Sweden and stay there until the war ends.
 * The soldiers inspect Annemarie’s house in search of the Rosens and other Jews.
 * Mr. Johansen persuades the German soldiers into believing that Ellen is his daughter.
 * On the train to Gilleje, a German soldier asks Mrs. Johansen if they are going to celebrate the New Year because he is trying to trick them into exposing that they are Jewish.
 * Uncle Henrik and Mrs. Johansen trick the Nazii soldiers into believing that Great-aunt Birte died.
 * Mr. Rosen trips over the stairs and the important package falls out of his pocket.
 * Mrs. Johansen hurts her ankle coming back from taking the Rosens to Uncle Henriks boat.
 * Climax:** The climax of the story is when the German soldiers stop Annemarie while she is taking her Uncle the important package. Fortunately, the soldiers think that Annemarie is not dangerous and let her go on. Annemarie reaches Uncle Henrik with the package just in time.

EXCELLENT PLOT LINE! WHERE IS YOUR THEME?