Number the Stars (Signed Newbery 2nd Printing)

Lois Lowry

ISBN 10: 0395510600 / ISBN 13: 9780395510605

Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1989

About this Item

2ND PRINTING SIGNED BY LOIS LOWRY. Also briefly inscribed and dated in April 1990 as shown. Book is near-fine, appears unread, with pristine text and exceptional boards. DJ is VG+ with mild edgewear, looks terrific with the new mylar cover I have added. Expedited & international shipping are welcome; signed by author.

Seller Inventory # 91450

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Number the Stars (Signed Newbery 2nd Printing)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395510600
• ISBN 13: 9780395510605
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 24 ounces
• Signed: Signed

About this title

Synopsis

The unforgettable Newbery Medal–winning novel from Lois Lowry. As the German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen’s family takes in Annemarie’s best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family.

Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a time of terror and war.

A modern classic of historical fiction, Number the Stars has won generations of fans and continues to speak to today's readers. Jessica Grose wrote in a November 2022 New York Times essay entitled "This Perfect Mother-Daughter Read Holds a Powerful Lesson for Fighting Antisemitism": “Number the Stars is particularly relevant to our family, and to this moment."

As School Library Journal put it: "Readers are taken to the very heart of Annemarie's experience, and, through her eyes, come to understand the true meaning of bravery."

About the Author

Lois Lowry is the author of more than fifty books for children and young adults, including the New York Times bestselling Giver Quartet and the popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, Number the Stars and The Giver.