Friday, December 15, 2006

Synopsis 7-Number The Stars by Lowis Lowry

This historical book, Number the Stars by Lowis Lowry, is a great book on Jews during World War Two, the book opens our eyes on how those times were terrible for Jews. . Hannah is ten years old and she lives in Copenhagen with her Mom, Dad and a sister. Hannah once had two sister but one was killed by the Nazis because she was in the resistance group against them. Hannah's best friend Ellen is Jew, and one night a terrible news arrives. The Jews would be relocated that night. Hannah's family bring Ellend at their's Uncle's country house. Everyone is organizing for the Jews to fleed. Ellen and her parents are helped across the sea to Sweden together with other Jews, there they will be free from the Nazis. Hannah and her family really didn't exist, but how fishermans tricked the german dogs that controlled their boats searching for people is all but fantasy.