Number the stars online book5/30/2023 ![]() In that sense, they are very much like the three girls in the story. Young readers will get caught up in the secrecy and suspense of these actions but are somewhat protected from the implications of capture. Will the Rosens make it? Will the Johansens and their friends get caught aiding them? With the help of the ‘Danish Resistance’ Jews are crossing the sea from Denmark to the relative safety of ‘neutral’ Sweden. They have heard rumours of Jewish families being located and Anne-Marie discovers that the shops in the neighbourhood that are owned by Jews are suddenly being closed down. ![]() ![]() Both girls are 10 years old and living through the occupation at first unaware of the dangers that they are potentially in. The story is told through the eyes of Anne Marie Johansen, a friend of Ellen Rosen. ![]()
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Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve was a French author, best known for writing the original version of the fairy tale "La Belle et la Bête", or "Beauty and the Beast" in English. ![]() Freshmen by Tom Ellen5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() It's a dual POV from Luke and Phoebe and it's about their first year at college. I have received this ARC from NetGalley for an honest review.įreshmen was a really cute book. I may be glad my own days of debauchery are over, but it’s good to know I have a place to always relive them here. ![]() For the one thing that binds each and every one of the characters is their own identity crisis at a time of so much change and expectation. This had me feeling achingly nostalgic for the chaos of my own first year, and also reminded me just how appreciative I should be that this time of unrivalled unsteadiness is now at a close. This accuracy is what ultimately drew me to this narrative. 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