by Lois Lowry
appears in For 8 Year Olds, For 9 Year Olds, and For 10 Year Olds.
Tenyearold Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews of Denmark are "relocated," Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be one of the family. Soon Anne...
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Consider The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis. Recommended by 4 sources.
“Sharp, simple prose and episodic chapters make this a brisk, imaginal outing: Lucy discovers a wardrobe that opens onto Narnia, the siblings face tests of loyalty, and a larger battle between a cold ruler and returning hope shapes the plot. Best value is its capacity to spark wonder in younger readers and to model clear moral stakes without heavy exposition. Limitation: modern readers may notice dated language, occasional moralizing, and short chapters that prioritize set-piece scenes over deep character psychology.”
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