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APRIL 5, 2000
FROM:
Emily T.
Grade 5
Centennial Elementary
Plano, IL 		MESSAGE:
To Anindya @ Herod Elementary: He might have gone thier to get people across to Sweden or get people out of the boat that came back from Sweden. What do you think?
FROM:
Emily T.
Grade 5
Centennial Elementary
Plano, IL 		MESSAGE:
To Billy @ Mata Intermediate: I really enjoyed this book!!! I wanted to keep reading it over and over!!!! Did you want to read it over and over?
FROM:
javier
Grade 5
Centennial Elementary
Plano, IL 		MESSAGE:
TO Billy J
from javier

I already finish the book and what I liked about it was that it had some
intense moments and some happy moments. I liked the chapter when ellen was
with the johansens and the soldiers came and ellen had the star of david
and annemarie just ripped it off.PLEASE WRITE BACK.
FROM:
assewrt m.
Grade 5
Herod Elementary
Houston, TX 		MESSAGE:
Where did Ms.Hirsch go in the third chapter?
FROM:
Jackie B.
Grade 5
Centennial Elementary
Plano, IL 		MESSAGE:
Grace C.P.Smith, Dear Grace, I think that Ellen will get away satly because, the Johansens might dress her up to look like Lise. What do you think? WHITE BACK
FROM:
FREDDY P
Grade 5
Centennial Elementary
Plano, IL 		MESSAGE:
TO LAUREN @ CP SMITH I THINK THE SOLDIERS ARE ON THE TRAIN SO THEY COULD MAKE SURE NO JEWS TRY TO ESCAPE FROM THE TRAIN


PS PLEASE WRITE BACK

FROM:
FREDDY P & JAVIER H
Grade 5
Centennial Elementary
Plano, IL 		MESSAGE:
TO ASSEWRT M

FROM FREDDY P & JAVIER H

MRS. HIRSCH WENT TO A CONCENTRATION CAMP AFTER THEY CLOSED HER SHOP. SHE IS PROBABLY DEAD BY NOW BY GAS CHAMBER OR STARVATION OR TYPHUS. IF WE HAD TO GET AWAY FROM THE NAZIS THIS IS WHAT WE WOULD DO:
FREDDY; I WOULD TAKE OFF MY STAR AND RUN AWAY QUICKLY
JAVIER; IF SOLDIERS WERE COMING I WOULD TAKE IT OFF TOO AND THEN I WOULD PUT THE STAR BACK ON WHAT WOULD YOU DO? WRITE US BACK

FROM:
Claire and Eliza
Grade 4
C. P. Smith Elementary
Burlington, VT 		MESSAGE:
To Peter,
I agree, but what happened when the Nazis' came that made it exciting?
FROM:
Krista sarah and Douglas
Grade 4
C. P. Smith Elementary
Burlington, VT 		MESSAGE:
TO Lauren
We think that the soldiers were on the train because they think that there are Jews trying to escape to Sweden. If there are any Jews on the train the soldiers would stop the train and bring the Jews to a concentration camp.

To anybody What do you think is in the brown paper bag??

FROM:
Frank & Stephan
Grade 4
C. P. Smith Elementary
Burlington, VT 		MESSAGE:
TO Billy,

We think that this book is kind of boring so far. We havent read chapter 13 yet so we dont know what you are talking about. It didnt touch us at all.

Did you think that Chapter 6 when Annemarie was going to give Ellen
away was suspenseful. WE didn't.

From
Pupils in Vermont

FROM:
Josh B. Kate L.
Grade 4
C. P. Smith Elementary
Burlington, VT 		MESSAGE:
Dear Grace,

We think Ellen will get to Sweden safely too because a good book
would most likely end with a good ending. Today we read chapter 11.
We think that it was really good because we found out what was
in the casket and it was suspenseful. Do you think so?

FROM:
kevin and Tamarra
Grade 4th
C. P. Smith Elementary
Burlington, VT 		MESSAGE:
To Courtney and Ashley
Me and Tamarra would not wear fish shoes it's sort of sick if you know what I mean. They probably coudn't even bend.Do you know what the poweder stuff is they put in the baby mouth?


hope you write back!
bye

FROM:
peter
Grade 4
C. P. Smith Elementary
Burlington, VT 		MESSAGE:

TO travis
I agree with you that chapter6 was suspensful when the soldiers came
to Annemarie's house.

Do you think Chapter 11 when they get ready to leave for Sweden
is suspenseful? I think that the Jews might see German boats, but
the German boats don't come over.

FROM:
Charlie M.
Grade 4
C. P. Smith Elementary
Burlington, VT 		MESSAGE:
In chapter 4 I think Peter is very nice and brave because he hid Ellen's family so that the germans couldn't take them away with the rest of the jews.
FROM:
Jillian D.
Grade 4
C. P. Smith Elementary
Burlington, VT 		MESSAGE:
Chapter 5
I think it would be scary to imagan Ellen getting taken away by the solgers. Do you?
FROM:
Cody S.
Grade 4
C. P. Smith Elementary
Burlington, VT 		MESSAGE:
In chapter 4, why can't kristi here why Ellen is sleeping over?
FROM:
Jessica K.
Grade 4
C. P. Smith Elementary
Burlington, VT 		MESSAGE:
To Jessica from Pattison Elementary Katy, TX
Our class has not read chapter 7 yet, but I have a question for you! In chapter 2, How did Lise die?
FROM:
Jenna K.
Grade 4
C. P. Smith Elementary
Burlington, VT 		MESSAGE:
To Ali, Grade 4 C.P. Smith Elementary Burl. VT. I aslo think that Lois Lowry gave Number the Stars its name because I think that Annemarie and Ellen are numbering the days the war goes on.
FROM:
Alexander G.
Grade 4
C. P. Smith Elementary
Burlington, VT 		MESSAGE:
To Ciera
I think they picked that name because no one could guess that cool name.
FROM:
Al B.
Grade 4
C. P. Smith Elementary
Burlington, VT 		MESSAGE:
To Ciera C.P. Smith Elementary
I think it was the code for Jews because maybe they didn't want the germans to know the name.
FROM:
Richard P.
Grade 4
C. P. Smith Elementary
Burlington, VT 		MESSAGE:
To Grace C.P. Smith
I think that Kirste will let the secret go because Kirsti does not like annemarie at all in the book.
FROM:
Kelsey B.
Grade 4
C. P. Smith Elementary
Burlington, VT 		MESSAGE:
To hegher
why do you think ellen sleep ove ellens house and hade to pretend that her and ellen are sisters?
FROM:
James G.
Grade 4
C. P. Smith Elementary
Burlington, VT 		MESSAGE:
Why does the soldgers hate the Jews? and want to send them away?
FROM:
Donovan C.
Grade 4
C. P. Smith Elementary
Burlington, VT 		MESSAGE:
To Freddy P. I agree that they might be disrespectful to take off the star of David?
FROM:
Hunter D.
Grade 4
C. P. Smith Elementary
Burlington, VT 		MESSAGE:
To Peter CP Smith what chapter are you talking about
FROM:
Avery W.
Grade 4
C. P. Smith Elementary
Burlington, VT 		MESSAGE:
Why did they want to keep Ellen a secret from the soldiers?
Why did Ellen's parents have to go away in the first place?
Why did Ellen and her parents have to split up?
FROM:
courtney & ashley
Grade 5
Oak Park Elementary
Des Moines, IA 		MESSAGE:
To: Kevin & Tamarra
The powder that they put in the babys mouth was
to make it fall asleep and stay asleep.So the baby
would stay asleep and then they could sneek the people down to the boat
because if it started crying then the Nazis soldiers mite find them sneeking down to the boat.
What chapter are you guys on?

Please write back A.S.A.P

FROM:
courtney & ashley
Grade 5th
Youngblood Intermediate
Houston, TX 		MESSAGE:
To Cody s.
They won't tell Kirsti why Ellen is staying the night
because there afraid that Kirsti night tell the Nazis soldiers
and they would take Ellen where they had taken the rest of the
Jewish people.
FROM:
Staci A.
Grade 5th
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
to: Lauren at C.P. Smith
From: Staci


The soldiers where on the train for the same reason they where everywhere else, to fing jews and take them away.
FROM:
Jessica
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
Dear Jessica K
I have already read the whole book and I don't want to tell you how lise dies because I don't want to spoil it for you. Keep reading and you will find out.
FROM:
logan M.
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
To Jesika k. I just wanted to tell you that Lise dies in a car accident. Well since I told you can you write to me.
FROM:
Michael S.
Grade 5th.Grade
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
Dear Anybody, don't care who:
On Chapter eleven(11), I wonder where they are going with that thing that the Rosens don't know what, but have to take it somewhere. And I wonder what it is. And if someone reads this message, plzzz write back to me. I also wonder where Peter is going.
P.S. Don't tell me anything about the story.
P.P.S. Write back to me.
P.P.P.S. Plzzzzz write back to me.
FROM:
Erica C.
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
To Ashley Y.-
I have only read to chapter 11! Please don't tell me what happens! Why do you think the author named the book "Number the Stars"? I think she named it that because just as Annemarie said, the sky is too big to number each star one by one. I think she named it that because the amount of time that it would take to number each star, is the time it would take to stop the world from being cruel - forever. What do you think?
FROM:
Staci A.
Grade 5th
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
I think chapter 10 was really exiting because of all the secrets and pretending. It was also exiting because we knew that there was no Aunt Birte and Ellen didn't, I just wanted to go into the story and tell Ellen that there was no Aunt Birte. I also Have a question for everyone, Why did ellen scream?
FROM:
Barret E.
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
i agree with Annemarie by thinking thatAunt Birtie does not exist because the next chapter is called Why are you lying. what do you think?
FROM:
Anju
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
In chapter 7 Annemarie and Ellen come to Gilleleje to visit Annemarie's uncle.I think that they are fascinated with Gilleleje,espically Ellen because this is her first time to see it.Have you ever felt like that?I have a lot of times.
FROM:
BECCA B.
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
TO EVERYONE:
I THOUGHT THAT CHAPTER 9 AND 10 WERE VERY SUSPENCEFUL. WHAT DO U THINK THAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO WITH THE CASKET? I THINK THAT THEY ARE GOING TO PUT THE CASKET ON THE BOAT AND THEN PUT ELLEN, ELLEN'S MOM,AND ELLEN'S DAD IN THE CASKET AND THEN SAIL AWAY TO SWEDEN SO THEY WILL BE SAFE.WHAT DO THINK?
FROM:
maizie
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
To Teshawnda, I think that they might have cream.Please tell me what you think
FROM:
Kaili
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
After I read chapter 9, I thought that the chapter was really boring and it wasn't very exciting. I think that the "mourners" are people that are sad all the time and they cry. I also think that Annemarie is brave because she is very confident about herself,
friends and family.
FROM:
Ty P.
Grade 5th
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
Today I finished reading chapter 10. I liked the chapter very much because it had alot of action in it. I thought it was smart of Mama to trick the soldiers in saying that Great Aunt Birte had a disease called Typhus and if they opened the coffin they would get it too. I thought that the Nazi soldier had no right to hit mama.What do you think about this chapter????
FROM:
Taylor
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
In chapter 9 I think Annimerie is very brave to talk to her uncle about lying to her like that.I could of never of done that to my uncle and to me, you need to be brave to do that.
FROM:
Lindsay C.
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
Dear Mark W. and Justin,
Well, I was reading your comment about how Hitler died. I asked my teacher and friend about that. My friend said that he died by putting posionous pills in his wine and drank the wine. But, my teacher said that no one really knows how he died, there are many different versions of his death. One is the wine and the other is he held a gun up to his head and shot the gun which obvisouly killed him.
FROM:
Troy
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
In chapter 9 they say that Great-Aunt Birte has died,but I think that it is just a cover up to make the soldiers think it is a funeral but actually they are smuggling Ellen to Sweeden where she would be safe. I know that Ellen might get caught by the soldiers soon if they don`t get her across in time. What do you think.

PLEASE WRITE BACK!!!
FROM:
Barret E.
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
CHAPTER 10

I think Lois Lowery called this book "Number the stars" because the Jews favorite symbol is the Star of David.

FROM:
Blake J.
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
I would like to be in Annemarie's place(minus the soldiers).By the open sea is were I grew up in Norway. Would you like to be in Annemarie's place?
FROM:
Michael S.
Grade 5th.Grade
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
To: Kelsey
From:Michael
Where do you think Peter is going? And what is that thing that the Rosens have to take? I think its food. What do you think?
P.S. Write back to me.
P.P.S. Plzzzz write back to me.
P.P.P.S. Try to write back to me.
FROM:
Chlesa G.
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
Asheley and Courtney,
IN CHAPTER 9 I THINK THAT IT WAS KIND OF WIERD BUT IT WAS AN OK CHAPTER DONT' YOU THINK? DO YOU THINK THAT THERE IS A REAL PERSON IN THE CASKET BUT THEY JUST NAMED THE PERSON INSIDE A DIFFERENT NAME OR DO YOU THINK THAT THEY ARE TRYIHG TO COVER UP SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE ABOUT TO DO? i DONT' THINK THAT THERE IS REALLY A BODY IN THERE I THINK THAT THERE IS SOMETING IN THERE BUT NOT A BODY. I TINK THAT IT IS WIERD BECASUE THE MOURNERES CAME TO MOURN BUT AUNT BIRTE IS NOT REAL. SO WHAT ARE THEY MOURNERING FOR. I DONT' UNDERSTAND.
FROM:
loganM.
Grade 5
Alexander Elementary
Houston, TX 		MESSAGE:
To Grace No
I dont think that Kirsti will tell because Ellen is a good friend and her parents have told her not to say anything. Well, you never know she might but I dont think so.
FROM:
Graham
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:

In chapter 9 I think Annemarie is brave because of the tone she talked to her Uncle about lying to her in. Can you imagin going up to a grownup and confronting them like that. What do you think?

ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ

FROM:
Ty P.
Grade 5th
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
To:Taylor G.
I have agree with you about Annemarie being brave to tell her uncle that he was lying. I probably never would have been able to do that. Who do you think the "friends of Aunt Birte" are? I think they are other Jews that people such as Peter are trying to help.
FROM:
George H
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
To Freedy P and Javer H

If I was in a concentration camp I would've taken off my necklase and thron it out the window so that the nazis would know that I wasant a jew. Then I would've grabbed a guard and hit him agenst the bars, take his key and put his cloths on. I also would,ve helped the jews out of their cells.

FROM:
Jessica
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
In chapter 10 I think Peter read the psalm because he was trying to convince the soldiers that Aunt Berte is real Even though the soldiers wern't really there they were probably still listening from outside.
In the psalm it said number the stars one by one. I think that is why they call the book number the stars.Do you agree?
FROM:
Staci A.
Grade 5th
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
To:James @ cp smith
From: Staci


The Germans where mad at the Jews basically because they were different, the Germans belived in something and anyone who thought differently was, in their opinion,wrong. They also didn't like anybody who didn't have Blond hair and blue eyes. I think they where very cruel.

FROM:
CLAIRE B.
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
TO:BILLY
FROM:ANONYMOUS
I FINISHED THE BOOK TOO!I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT! yOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT HOW IT TOUCHES YOU NEAR CHAPTER 13.

PLEASE RESPOND.

FROM:
Anju
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
To Jillian D,
I think that it would be scary if the soldiers took Ellen away.If I was Annemarie and Ellen was being taken away I would have tried to do some thing to prevent them but then I would probably be put into jail.What would you do if you were Annemarie?

PLEASE WRITE BACK!!

FROM:
Erica C.
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
My favorite chapter so far is chapter 10 because it was so suspensful. In a way it was sad and scary also. I was so scared when the soldiers came to Uncle Henrik's! I thought they were going to find the Rosens and take them away. I also thought they were going to open the casket! It scared me when the soldier slapped Mama. DID IT SCARE YOU? This chapter sort of puzzled me. I wasn't sure what was going on and I wasn't sure what to expect. I thought the person in the casket was someone related to the Rosens. What do you think? Why do you think Peter read the psalm to the mourners? I think he did so that if any soldiers were listening from outside, they could convince them that they were telling the truth about the casket. Why do you think he read it?
FROM:
Sophia H.
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
CHAPTER 10 WAS THE MOST SUSPENSEFUL CHAPTER IN THE BOOK SO FAR BECAUSE IN THE VERY LAST SENTENCE IT SAYS,PETER OPENED UP THE LID TO THE CASKET.I JUST HAD TO READ THE NEXT CHAPTER. ALL THERE WAS IN THE CASKET WAS A BUNCH OF WARM CLOTHING FOR THE JEWS ON THEIR LONG JOURNEY TO SWEDEN.I SURPRISED ME. I THOUGHT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A PERSON INSIDE. PLEASE WRITE BACK!
- SOPHIA H.:)
FROM:
Barret E.
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
To Jillian D.

It would be verry scary if they took Ellen away. It would be very sadening for the johansenes. Ellens family would be really sad too.

FROM:
Michael
Grade 5th.Grade
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
To:TY P.
Did you read Chapeter 11? If you did, where do you think Peter is going? I think he's going to get Henrik. What do you think?
Michael
FROM:
Andrew O.
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
I think chapter 6 is exetremely suspensful because Kirsti kind of almost blurted out Ellen's secret(Annemarie thought). Let me tell you what I think would of happened to Ellen and Annemarie's family if Kirsti told the soldier Ellen's secret. I think the soldier would of forced them out of the train and would seperate Ellen from Annemarie's family. Then I bet they would of seperated Annemarie from her family and take her away from them. After that she would probably be wondering what terrible things the soldiers might be doing to her mother, but even worse,Kirsti. Then they would probably beat her or send her to Germany to be executed or maybe they'll just kill her themselves. All I think Annemarie is thinking about is that this is all Kirsti's falt. Not mine, Not mother's, Not Ellen's, but all Kirsti's falt. If she hadn't mentioned anything that had led to that Ellen was a Jew. Of corse, this is just what I think would happen. What do you think?
FROM:
BECCA B.
Grade 5TH
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
TO:JAVIER
I HAVE NOT READ THE WHOLE BOOK YET BUT I HAVE READ TO CHAPTER 10 AND I THINK THAT THIS BOOK IS VERY SUSPENCEFUL AND INTERESTING. AND I AGREE WITH YOU MY FAVORITE PART WAS WHEN THE SOLIDERS CAME TO UNCEL HENRIKS BECAUSE IT IS VERY EXCITING. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART IN THE BOOK?
FROM:
Veronica
Grade 4 th grade
Alexander Elementary
Houston, TX 		MESSAGE:
Dear,Jessica Are you at chapther 11? We are. I think that it was brave and smart for Annmaire's mother to act smart even though she got slapped. If I was Annmarie I would have not done a not very smart thing by walking up and slaping the soldiers. Please write me back at Alexander
FROM:
maizie
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
I hated chpts.9-10 because they were not spuspinse.
FROM:
Ty P.
Grade 5th
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
To:Micheal S.
Micheal what did of chapter 11? It is my favorite chapter so far. I like because it as alot of action in it.Why do you think Peter began reading Psalms out of the bible? I think it was because Nazi soldiers might have been listening outside so everybody acted like it was their customs.
FROM:
Lindsay C.
Grade 5
Rockingham Elementary
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 		MESSAGE:
I JUST GOT FINSIH READING CHAPTER 9 AND I THOUGHT THAT GREAT-AUNT BIRTE WAS NOT A PERSON. I ALSO THOGUHT THAT IN THE COFFIN THERE WAS ELLEN'S PARENTS. THERE WAS ONE THING THAT I DIDN'T GET WAS WHY MRS. JOHANSEN AND UNCLE HENRIK WAS LYING TO ANNEMARIE AND ELLEN? pLEASE WRITE BACK SOON!
FROM:
Graham
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:

Dear Troy
I agree that there isn't realy a funeral. They just want the soldiers to think that there is a funeral. I hope Ellen doesn't get caught.
Your friend,

Graham

FROM:
Monica C.
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
To Chichi N. I agree Peter is really brave because of what he does for the Rosens and everybody else. I'm really glad too that they tell us how Lise dies because if they didn't I would be really lost. What was your most suspensful part in chapters 11,12,and,13? My most suspensful part in those chapters was when annemarie saw the soldier slap her mom and when she looked out the window she saw her mom lying omthe ground and also when annemarie was stopped by the soldiers when she was taking the "Lunch" to Uncle Henry and she was supposed to act like a silly little girl. -Monica C.
FROM:
Troy
Grade 5
Pattison Elementary
Katy, TX 		MESSAGE:
In chapter 10 I think that Peter read the psalm to make sure that if there were anymore soldiers outside they would think it is a funeral. But I can`t believe that the soldier slapped Annemarie`s mother. that was so cruel to do that.

PLEASE WRITE BACK!!!!!!!

FROM:
Emmaleigh B.
Grade 5
Explorer Elementary
Williamston, MI 		MESSAGE:
To Becca,Jess and Amy in houston tx.
In chapter 5 Idon't remeber much because I am on spring vacation.But I think the most existing part is when Annemarie's dad show the picture of Lise and the soliders belived him.