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What makes this novel unique is its focus on the . Unlike many other occupied nations, the people of Denmark successfully smuggled nearly their entire Jewish population—roughly 7,000 people—across the sea to safety in Sweden. The Meaning Behind the Title

Set in 1943 Copenhagen, Denmark, the story follows ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen. As the Nazi occupation tightens its grip and "relocations" of the Jewish population begin, the Johanssens take the ultimate risk: hiding Ellen as one of their own. Number the Stars

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