16 Number The Stars By Lois Lowry

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#16 Number The Stars by Lois Lowry is an example of historical fiction. This is a story that is based during World War II. Copenhagen is the main city in the book. The writing and time line reference in the book is consistent with the historical facts of this time period. The story is based on how people in Denmark helped Jews escape from the Nazi search, and deportation to concentration camps of Jewish people during the war. The book focuses on a Danish family, the Johansens as they help a Jewish family, the Rosens escape this hunt. Before Denmark was taken over by Germany, the Johansens and Rosens are friends. With the Nazi’s in control, this was a dangerous thing to be. Being friends though, they provide a hiding place for the Rosen’s

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