This book is a thriller that combines true friendship and real courage of a young girl during the Holocoust. Though she is not jewish herself, her best friend Ellen is. To safley transport Ellen and her family to free Switzerland, the girl must risk her, and her friends, lives.I call it A thrilling adventure with a satisfactory ending. If you like stories about the Holocoust, like I do, you should definetly read this book soon!!

I think that this was a good book for three reasons. One, it had a story line that was intresting to fallow the events. Two it had a lot of sespence. THree it had very realistic events decribed and played out in the book.

This was a WONDERFUL book. I would also suggest "The Giver" by Lois Lowry.

Switcharound
By Lois Lowry
This book is about two siblings named Caroline and J.P. who do not agree on anything and who's parents are divorced and live in different parts of the country. They have to go and visit their father, his wife, Lillian, Their son, David(Poochie) and their twins Holly and Ivy. They hate their father and are prepared for a terrible summer with him. But in the end their summer is very fun and eventful and they want to go back to their fathers again as soon as possible. Also their visit breaks up their war and they have a summer without any fighting.
I liked this book a lot and there are many things I like about it. One thing I liked about it was that it was very eventful. Like when they are on the plain going to their dads house. Also I like how there is a lot of detail. For example when it explains what the twins look like it explains every little mark on their bodies including the mole on the back of Ivy's shoulder.
I would recommend this book to someone who likes realistic fiction. I would also recommend this book to people who are at an medium to fast level of reading.

Have you ever had to spend the summer doing things you hated? If you want to know what happens you should read the book Switcharound. Its about a brother and sister that makes up a baseball team so they do not have to g o to there dad’s. They went last year and thought it was boring. They hated it. The siblings tried to explain to their mom that the reason they couldn’t go was because they had a baseball team and would rather stay and play then go to their dad’s. There was one problem. Their plan didn’t work. Their mom made them go to their dad’s anyway. It didn’t matter how much they begged, there was no way to get out of it. Was their summer ruined? Was it as boring as they expected? To find out, you’ll have to read Switcharound by Lois Lowry.

The words are hard and sometimes exasperating, but the book brings a lot of humer. Lowry did a great job on making everyhing seem so lively. It must have took a lot of contemplation to write that book. Lowry's a great auther, and I'm glad the amount of her books aren't meager.

ANASTASIA books were made in the 80's and I wish that I had known they existed,I would have loved them as a kid even more than I do now.It is a fun,interesting ,sometimes hilarious series based on a bright young girl and her loving family,the Krupnicks.This novel focuses on Anastasia as she is left to take care of her little brother by herself,for a while.

Anastasia On Her Own is a wonderful book. It starts out slow, but then it gets really exciting. With the help of her friends, Anastasia survives being 13. I couldn't put it down. You could read it in one sitting. This is one of the series of books about Anastasia by Lois Lowry. All of the Anastasia books are wonderful.

I have always loved the Anastasia books. I think that they are quite funny and are very realistic. I think that this book is the best in the series. This book is very funny when dealing with Anastasia's problems and pitfalls. Overall a terrific book.

I read all of the Anastasia books and I give them all 5 stars.It's fun to go into Anastasia's thoughts because they are very clearly written. Another great Lois Lowry book!

This is avery funny book! I started to read it and I finished it that night, it's so addicting just like Lowry's other books. If your looking for a good book, this is an excelent one.

Talk about a versatile author! And laugh-out-loud funny, too. Teachers in grades 1-4 are going to love reading this one in classrooms. Gooney Bird is an endearing second-grader who has a lot of practical wisdom to dispense and is able to do it with verve and self-confidence (and while wearing a tutu!) Imagination really CAN change the tone of a classroom and this charming book will show everyone just how it does.

This has to be one of my favorite books ever! I just loved the true accounts of all the events that happened to her. Even if you don't like her other novels, you'l love hearing about how she grew up in a 2 bedroom house in the ghetto with her mother, father, and 5 brothers and sisters. And how they struggled to buy simple things in life such as bread and milk. And I cried when I read of how Lois and her siblings had to eat on a rotation(Lois ate every Monday and Thursday). But as you read on, you see that she climbed her way up the ladder and is now a multi-millionare! Also there are some great pictures of her as a child, my favorite is the one of the little girl with the crooked legs. This is an amazing biography and it is definitely worth reading!

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We are room 5T from Holland Elementary School in Holland, Massachusetts, USA. We read a thrilling book about World War II. The book was called Number the Stars. We read it as our third literature study book of the year. Number the Stars is about a Danish girl named Annemarie and her Jewish friend Ellen. This book is about World War II and the Nazi invasion of Denmark. The Danish people tried to keep the Jews safe. They risked their lives by smuggling the Jews out on boats. The book is about people bring separated from friends, family, and home, but still being brave. Most of the people in our class liked the book. We liked how it told a story about how friends remain friends, even when they're separated. The book was well written and descriptive. It was detailed and self-explanatory. We enjoyed studying the history of World War II. There are several things that we think could be improved. The book could have had a little more adventure. It could have had more action and variety. It was not realistic because there was actually a lot more violence in the real world. Many of us were not satisfied with the sudden ending. We suggest that the author write a sequel called The Rosens Come Home.

This book is historical fiction. It's about a ten year old girl named Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen, during 1943 when Hitler is killing the Jews. Their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages and Nazi soldiers marching in their town.

The Nazis won't stop searching for the Jews. The Jews of Denmark are being relocated, so Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be part of their family. While her mom and dad are hiding somewhere else she stays at that family. One day Annemarie is asked by her mom to go on a dangerous mission to save the lives of her best friend and her family.
The part of this story that happened to Lise and Peter is really sad. If any likes sad stories you should read this book and find out what was really sad.

First I should say that I work in a bookstore. Since I hadn't read a young adult book in nearly 30 years, I decided to read a few to learn what to recommend to customers. The first one I picked up was 'Number the Stars.' It blew me away.

Lowry has written an incredibly moving account of the Jews in World War II Denmark. Annemarie Johansen worries what might happen to her Jewish friend Ellen Rosen as the Nazis capture and "relocate" all Jews. During this time, Annemarie learns about the power of evil, the strength of family, and the unbreakable bonds of friendship. Lowry does a masterful job of showing how Annemarie grows up before our very eyes in the way she interacts with her little sister Kirsti, her friend Ellen, and the ever present Nazi officers. Annemarie learns several lessons throughout the book that she'll never forget. We won't forget them either.

This is an incredibly moving book. There are very few books that absolutely everyone should read. This is one of them.

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Lois Lowry creates a perfect world in her novel, The Giver. With suspense, foreshadowing, and many other well-used techniques, Lowry paints a story of a young boy, Jonas, who is given the burden of becoming the next Receiver for his community. The Receiver is the person who has to nurture all the memories of the world, from the past and present, yet not be able to share his discoveries with anyone else. Jonas eventually becomes overwhelmed by this task, and persuades the Giver, the previous Receiver, to change the world, as they know it.

Lowry's illustration of this Utopia is wonderful. It forces the reader to think about the benefits and the problems of a perfect, uniform world. Lowry's precise writing leaves the reader pondering these questions: Is peace worth losing all color and beauty in a world? Is unity worth losing all personal identity? Are all utopias mind-numbing and monotonous?

Personally, I truly enjoyed The Giver. It was an easy read, yet so full of questions and morals. I thought the end was very abrupt, but it only added to the effectiveness of the book. It made me think even more about the messages Lowry was cleverly trying to portray.

My own personal grudge against the book comes from the extent of the writing profession, and how it beared so scary and remarkable a resemblence to one of my unpublished ramblings into the SF genre. I had plans of doing a novel where all emotion is stripped away, set in a world much like THE GIVER. Then when I read it, I was somewhat concerned for my own work.

Anyway, this is often comparted to a children's 1984. Yes, while it does bear resemblance to 1984, this book is wonderful on its own terms. The story is the world has been taken down into a utopia, a place with no crime and no feeling, no true feeling. The family establishment is essentially nil with no sexuality at all (this resembles the dominant theme in my own work). Birth Mothers are the source of the population, though it does not give the identity of the fathers. Work and family comes about by selection. Jonas, the hero, has been selected to be the Reciever of Memory. It is here he realises how shockingly sterile and devoid of beauty his world truly is. The ending, somewhat vague, rewards the reader by not giving away to much detail.

For those readers who will be travelling on to Orwell after this, go to ANIMAL FARM, my own personal favorite, and then 1984 for when they're older.

Like all good children's literature, this book deserves to be read by both adults and children alike. Bravo Lowry!

Other significant works by Lowry: Number the Stars.

Mike London

Can you imagine a place where the people that live there have no memories of the past, no emotions, no colors, and none of earth's wonders? The Giver by Lois Lowry takes place in this kind of a community. Jonas is an 11-year-old boy that is about to turn twelve. He is soon to receive a job assignment because at that age one is considered an adult. At the birthday ceremony Jonas is chosen to be the only holder of memories in the community. Once Jonas receives a few, he realizes that his community isn't doing anything regularly. What will Jonas do to help his community see the error of its ways?
The Giver is a truly unique book because it tells about a different kind of lifestyle in a strange community. The author has characters who mention and follow rules such as the ones that say only one group of people can chose the job assignments for young adults, and that is quite different from our government, so that makes it interesting. You should read this book because it is very realistic and it has true emotions attached to the characters. When Jonas sees the way his community is living, his emotions of sadness, anger, and regret are extremely vivid. This book might appeal to you because it is an intriguing story that tells about a turning point in a young man's life. In the story Jonas is turning twelve and experiencing "stirrings." Also he becomes an adult in this book, and he has an extra responsibility. Etudier un d'ordinaire livre et experience joie!
(Read a book and experience joy!) This one certainly is a keeper.