Lois Lowry is one of my favorite authors. Yes, I know she writes youth fiction meant for middle to upper elementary or middle schoolers. But her books are classics or classics in the making. They are well written, great characters, and sweet story lines.
She has written a jewel of a book, Number the Stars, about a little girl in Denmark during the German occupation. Her family helps smuggle out their Jewish friends. It's full of the typical tense solider moments. Will the Jewish family make it or will they get caught? It's written from a child's perspective, which gives a sweet childish innocence mixed in that we rarely see. Great book to introduce kids to the Nazis and WW2. And a quick, easy read for adults.
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