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Number the Stars
Middle grade historical fiction
Number the Stars
In Nazi-occupied Copenhagen, ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen watches ordinary life become increasingly dangerous for her Jewish friend Ellen Rosen. When German authorities begin arresting Danish Jews, Ellen is presented as a member of the Johansen family while a larger escape plan takes shape. Annemarie must carry a crucial package past soldiers without fully understanding what it contains or whether her courage will be enough. Clear, compassionate, and tense without graphic detail, this Newbery-winning novel is an excellent family read about friendship, resistance, and the quiet bravery required to help someone reach safety.
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Content notes
Nazi persecution · Death · Threats to children · War peril
Alcohol-Free Pour
Classic Hot Cocoa
Velvety chocolate suits an unhurried afternoon between the pages.
What you'll need
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- Whisk the cocoa and sweetener into the hot liquid until smooth. Add remaining flavorings, heat until steaming, and pour into a mug. Add any listed topping.
- Garnish: As listed.
- Glassware: Mug.
Cocktail Pour · 21+
Blackberry Bramble
For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
Blackberry syrup ripples through gin and lemon over crushed ice. A bramble made for slow sipping.
What you'll need
- 2 oz gin
- 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice ↗
- 1/2 oz blackberry syrup ↗
- Crushed ice
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How to mix it
- Shake gin and lemon juice with ice. Strain over crushed ice and drizzle the blackberry syrup over the top.
- Garnish: Fresh blackberry and lemon wheel.
- Glassware: Rocks glass.
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