Number the Stars Novel Nazi occupation of Denmark during WWII Joey #8 Fifth Grade Mrs. Branin’s Class Number The Stars Novel • Setting • The story takes place at Copenhagen, Denmark in the 1940’s during WWII Anne Marie Nazi Soldiers Mama & Kirsti Number of Stars Novel Papa Uncle Henrik Lise The Rosens Peter Number the Stars Novel • Annemarie; very thoughtful and kind • Ellen; nervous and courageous • Kirsti; interruptive and energetic • Mama & papa; nice and protective • Nazi Soldiers; mean and interruptive • Peter; thoughtful • Uncle Henrik ; smart and helpful • The Rosens; kind and helpful Number the Stars Novel • Main Events 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Annemarie, Ellen, and Kirsti get stopped and lectured by the soldiers. The Rosens have to stay at the Johansen’s apartment because the Germans found a list of Jews. The Rosens and the Johansen’s have to stay at Uncle Henrik’s house. Annemarie has to bring a packet to Uncle Henry. The Rosens go to Sweden. Number the Stars Novel In the end of the story, Annemarie went to a dark path in the middle of the woods to give Uncle Henrik his lunch. On the way to the dock, she runs into 4 German soldiers and 2 of them had dogs. One soldier went through Uncle Henrik’s lunsh and found a handkerchief. The dogs sniffed it, but little did they know there was a smell destroying drug made of dried rabbits blood and cocaine. Number the Stars Novel • Detail from Story Annemarie's parents told her after the war that Lise was ran over by the Nazis. Then they told her that Peter was shot and killed by the Nazis. Number the Stars Novel • Map of Denmark Number the Stars Novel • Blog The thing I liked most in the novel when the Rosens made it safely to Sweden.