Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews of Denmark are "relocated," Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be one of the family. Soon Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission to save Ellen's life.
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Don't remember much, but I think I liked it.
0I remember the cover of this book vividly as a fifth grader, which was the main reason I chose the book to read from my school's library. I remember sitting on my grandma's couch and reading the book in an afternoon, but don't remember much beyond that. The book must have made some kind of impact though, as that time period has been one of particular interest to me.
Re-reading the book today, it is a great story and I appreciated Lois Lowry's notes at the end explaining the real facts and people who inspired the story. It's easy to see why the book received the Newbery Medal.
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