Excerpt from Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

“When will there be cupcakes again?”

“When the war ends,” Mrs. Johansen said. She glanced through the window, down the street corner where the soldiers stood, their faces impassive beneath the metal helmets. “When the soldiers leave.”

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