Number the Stars

4/5

Started this book, and was drawn in pretty fast. I remember some of the kids i knew reading it and when I saw it at the thrift store pretty cheap decided to buy it. It's been in my TBR pile for awhile.

I can only imagine, as a child reading this, and then rereading it again as an adult. As the adult you know what is happening and how horrific the Holocaust was/is and value this book as it is told from Annemarie's point of view. I even liked the authors acknowledgements explaining, this story was a work of fiction, she did use some actual truth in the story. One of which is the handkerchief, I have never heard of it before and wondered if it was real, and turns out it was.

The resistance is also a part of the Holocaust that should be remembered as well, they were very important and gave up their lives fighting for what was right. Sadly, a lot were executed or sent to camps by Nazis and their own people.

Since this book was written for a younger audience it was a pretty fast read, but did hold my attention and had me wanting to Annemarie to to be successful in her quest.