Number the Stars Quotations

Number the Stars is a novel by Lois Lowry. It tells the story of a 10 year old girl living in Nazi-occupied Denmark in 1943 who must go on a dangerous mission to save her best friend, who is Jewish. It's title presumably alludes to Genesis 15:5, in which God promises to make Abram a great nation (Israel).

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King Christian X, king of Denmark, used to ride through the streets of Denmark on his horse and wave to the people of Denmark. A German soldier said to a boy; "Where is his body guard?", and the boy said "All of Denmark is his bodyguard". This is reportedly true.