<P> Number the Stars ( 1989 ) is a work of historical fiction by American author Lois Lowry , about the escape of a Jewish family ( the Rosens ) from Copenhagen during World War II . The story centers on ten - year - old Annemarie Johansen , who lives with her family in Copenhagen in 1943 . She becomes a part of the events related to the rescue of the Danish Jews , when thousands of Jews were helped to reach neutral ground in Sweden in order to avoid being relocated to concentration camps . She risked her life in order to help her best friend , Ellen Rosen , by pretending that Ellen is Annemarie 's late older sister Lise , who had died earlier in the war . Lise had been killed by the Nazi military as a result of her work with the Danish Resistance , though her former fiancé Peter , based in part on Danish resistance member Kim Malthe - Bruun , continues to help them . The story 's title is taken from a reference to Psalm 147 : 4 , in which the writer relates that God has numbered all the stars and has named each one of them . It ties into the Star of David , worn by Ellen on her necklace , which is symbolic to Judaism . </P>
<P> Number the Stars ( 1989 ) is a work of historical fiction by American author Lois Lowry , about the escape of a Jewish family ( the Rosens ) from Copenhagen during World War II . The story centers on ten - year - old Annemarie Johansen , who lives with her family in Copenhagen in 1943 . She becomes a part of the events related to the rescue of the Danish Jews , when thousands of Jews were helped to reach neutral ground in Sweden in order to avoid being relocated to concentration camps . She risked her life in order to help her best friend , Ellen Rosen , by pretending that Ellen is Annemarie 's late older sister Lise , who had died earlier in the war . Lise had been killed by the Nazi military as a result of her work with the Danish Resistance , though her former fiancé Peter , based in part on Danish resistance member Kim Malthe - Bruun , continues to help them . The story 's title is taken from a reference to Psalm 147 : 4 , in which the writer relates that God has numbered all the stars and has named each one of them . It ties into the Star of David , worn by Ellen on her necklace , which is symbolic to Judaism . </P>
where does the book number the stars take place
where does the book number the stars take place
Copenhagen
Copenhagen