The author that I am writing about today is Lois Lowry. A book that she is very well known for is Number the Stars, and is the tale of a young little girl who lives in Denmark in 1943 during World War II. The young girl, Annemarie Johansen, has to courageously help her family smuggle the Jewish out of Denmark, and amongst these is her best friend, Ellen Rosen. This book shows us how even in a time of war and terror there is still a sense of pride that we all have, as well as human decency. This story obviously isn’t for young children, but it is a great book to have in your classroom for the older classes.
This author’s website is http://www.lowry.com and has a lot of neat things contained in it. Her biography of course can be found there, along with descriptions of her books, and speeches. You should go take a look!
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