Lowry wrote Number the Stars in 1988. She was inspired by a friend who had grown up in Denmark during World War II, when the country was occupied by Nazi Germany.
At that time, Jewish people all over Europe were being arrested and then killed by Germans. In Denmark the Danish people banded together to save their Jewish population.
At that time, Jewish people all over Europe were being arrested and then killed by Germans. In Denmark the Danish people banded together to save their Jewish population.