Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews of Denmark are "relocated," Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be one of the family. Soon Annemarie is asked to go on a dang...
Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews of Denmark are "relocated," Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be one of the family. Soon Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission to save Ellen's life.
In reading of the Resistance leaders in Denmark. I came across an account of a young man named Kim Malthe-bruun, who was eventually captured and executed by the Nazis when he was only twenty-one years old. I read his story as I had read many others turning the pages, skimming here and there: this sabotage, that tactic, this capture, that escape. After a while even courage becomes routine to the reader.
Then, quite unprepared, I turned the page and faced a photograph of Kim Malthe-bruun. He wore a turtleneck sweater, and his thick, light hair was windblown. His eyes looked out at me, unwavering on the page.
Seeing him there, so terribly young, broke my heart. But seeing the quiet determination in his boyish eyes made me determined, too, to tell his story, and that of all the Danish people... (查看原文)
“Who is that man who rides past here every morning on his horse?"
the German soldier had asked.
Papa said he had smiled to himself,amused that the German soldier did not know.He listened while the boy answered.
"He is our king,"the boy told the soldier."He is the King of Denmark."
"Where is his bodyguard?"the soldier had asked.
"And do you know what the boy said?"Papa had asked Annemarie.She was sitting on his lap.She was little,then,only seven years old.She shook her head,waiting to hear the answer.
"The boy looked right at the soldier,and he said,‘All of Denmark is his bodyguard.'"
这位国王就是Christian X,像我这种完全不了解国外历史人对这位喜欢一个人出来溜达的国王都好感兴趣呢~ (查看原文)
The protagonist is a ten-year-old girl.At that age,we are beginning to realize that the world we live in is a place where the right thing is often hard,sometimes dangerous,and frequently unpopular.The...The protagonist is a ten-year-old girl.At that age,we are beginning to realize that the world we live in is a place where the right thing is often hard,sometimes dangerous,and frequently unpopular.The story makes us thinking about both cruelty and courage,and it creates a dream of us:a world that all countries hunger for still is possible.(展开)
The book ‘Number the Stars’ a historical fiction written by Lois Lowry tells the story of little ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen saving her Jewish friend and learning how to be courageous in the face of danger. Therefore, it is apparent that courage is on...
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This is an amazing novel about a young Jewish girl named Annemarie, living in Nazi Germany. After reading this book, Annemarie was my new hero. AnneMarie is ten years old and she lives in Copenhagen, Denmark with her mother, father, and younger sister Kir...
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The book ‘Number the Stars’ a historical fiction written by Lois Lowry. It tells the story of little ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen saving her Jewish friend and learning how to be courageous in the face of danger. Therefore, it is apparent that courage a...
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typical WWII children story, easy to read. but why winning the Prize? about protecting Jews? what's the connection between the book name and the content?
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I only used 2 nights to finish this book. And as a result, I think it is fairly easy to read. the book tells about a Danish family in World War 2, and it is written by an American writer, which surprises me. but all in all, I don't think this piece is bette...
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A captivating story of a Danish family who helped their Jewish friends escape the cruel grasp of the Nazis. What I liked the most was that the characters were no heroes clad in glory, but ordinary people—frightened, vulnerable —yet choosing to act. Their ...
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洛伊丝·劳里 作者
Uhmm
河北教育出版社2009版
传奇☂
jackxushu
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children1989版
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Chimchimcheroo
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children1989版
1 有用 chow 2024-03-13 14:42:53 湖南
The protagonist is a ten-year-old girl.At that age,we are beginning to realize that the world we live in is a place where the right thing is often hard,sometimes dangerous,and frequently unpopular.The... The protagonist is a ten-year-old girl.At that age,we are beginning to realize that the world we live in is a place where the right thing is often hard,sometimes dangerous,and frequently unpopular.The story makes us thinking about both cruelty and courage,and it creates a dream of us:a world that all countries hunger for still is possible. (展开)
0 有用 啦啦啦~ 2023-04-15 17:45:49 上海
听过
5 有用 Echo 2015-12-28 18:44:43
高三系列2 peter和lise的部分倒是很动人
0 有用 杨幂本幂 2016-07-06 23:31:01
作者的语言很优美
3 有用 Echo 2018-05-06 20:06:13
可歌可泣。以后会给我的孩子讲这本书。描写还可以，情怀加两星。