This was a sweet, sad story of kindness and courage during World War II. It is the story of two Danish families, one Christian and one Jewish, living under the German occupation of Denmark, and their bravery in helping the Jewish family escape to Sweden. It's really the story of thousands of families, who really did help most of the Jews of Denmark escape the Nazis, and it made me even more interested to read the biography of one of those real-life brave Danes, Corrie ten Boom. However, I did not realize that this was intended as a children's story, and it wasn't quite developed enough to be really enthralling for me. Which is sad, since Lowry's The Giver is one of my favorite books. I am planning to read Number the Stars to the kids, though, and I think they'll enjoy it.