Number The Stars

     Number the stars' is a realistic fiction. The story is about a Danish girl and her family helping a Jewish family escape from the Nazis. During World War II the Nazis were killing Jews because they thought the Jews were doing evil things.

     The story takes place in Denmark during the World War II. Annmarie is a danish girl who has a Jewish friend. She helps her even if a Jewish girl. She needs to escape not to be captured by the nazis. Kirsti is Annmarie's baby sister. She is not scared of the Nazis and she doesn't know what is happening. It's a story of friendship abd courage. It is a wonderful story.

     Annemarie was playing with Ellen when the German soldiers came to them. Ellen ran away. Annemarie didn't know why. The soldiers asked questions. Annemarie was a bit scared so she gave short answers but kirsti was not scared because she was young. when Annemarie came back home. she learned about her sister, Lise. She died in an accident two weeks before her wedding. she wanted to be special, so she shook her hands to the king. One day Reter visited Annemarie. Then she understood Ellen was in danger. Peter was Lise's fiance. Then one day she saw that the stores run by the Jews were all closed and there was a swastika on the stores and the jew all disappeared. The Nazis found out the Danish Jews with a list of names from their Synagogue. There were not enough supplies so the Danes suffered a lot. Annemarie and Ellen needed to pretend they were sisters to protect Ellen. One day the German soldiers came to the Johansen to search for Jews. The Nazis were looking strangely at Ellen because Annemarie and Ellen had different hair color. So Mrs Johansen showed Lise's pictures. They had to quickly get rid of the story of David necklace. The next day Annemarie heard her father talking in codes so she understood that the Rosens were escaping. They were going to Gilleleje but Mrs.Johansen didn't go with them because they needed to pretend that the were traveling. The Danes were speaking in codes bacause they needed to hide their plans from the Nazis. When the trip finished they prepared the supplies for the Jews. They put them in a casket. They acted like there was a funeral to hide what they prepared. The Jews planed to go to Sweden to be safe because the country was not controlled by the Nazis. Annemarie was sad that Ellen was leaving but it was a better way for Ellen to survive. Annemarie brought secret things to uncle Henrik to help the Jews. Annemarie had surprising news Peter and Lise were          in the resitance Peter was busy getting newspapers for people. Then one day the Danes celebrated that the Jews safely escaped and that the war has ended. When the celebration had been over she heard Peter was shot on his arm and Lise had died because of a car accident. Now the Rosen will live freely.

       I was very impressed because Annemarie and the Dames helped the Danish Jews escapes safely. I want to recommed this book to my friends because it is a wonderful story. We can understand new things while reading.

Old Yeller

The story begins in Salt Licks in 1860s. It was the time when the settlers arrived in America. This book is a realistic fiction. This book is written by Fred Gipson. Old Yeller has won lots of awards.


Travis has to cat as the man of family. He is leading his family very well.

Old Yeller is a dog. His name is Old Yeller because his hair was dingy yellow and when he barks, it sounds like yelling. Arliss is Travis' little brother. He throws rocks when he is angry at someone.

Travis' dad left the house to sell cattle. He told Travis to be man of the house. If he takes care of the family well, he would bring him a horse. Jumper is a dun mule with narrow black stripes. He didn't listen to what Travis told, so he beat him. Jumper thought it was quitting time.

The next day Travis found a stray dog. He appeared in the storage house. He ate up meat and corn bread. Travis started to kick the dog Old Yeller. Then Arliss came and he was very excited, then he was angry because Travis was hitting the dog.

When Arliss was throwing racks at him, mama came out and stopped him. Travis told her that he didn't like that dog, however mama told it was unfair because Travis had a dog but Arliss didn't. Travis was upset; on the other hand Arliss loved the dog.

The next day he went hunting to catch a doe. He couldn't take Jumper because he was loud and scared of gun. His plan to shoot a doe is when they came to lick the Salt Licks

He couldn't shoot one because they were too fast and Arliss was shouting. When he was back home, Arliss was bathing Old Yeller in their drinking water. Travis shouted at Arliss so Arliss threw rocks at him.

Travis had a plan Travis wanted his mama to see Old Yeller sealing so he hung a piece of venison in front of him. The next morning the venison was just right there. Travis saw two bulls fighting to see what was the strongest. The cabin was in danger. Travis wanted Old Yeller to stop those two bulls but he didn't because he was scared of whip.

Something funny happened. The cart was rolling down the hill carrying one of the bulls. Then the other licked the spinning wheels and it hurt a lot. Arliss had a habit. Every day he stored frogs, snakes and insects in his pocket. His mama needed to check his pockets every afternoon. Even if his mom punished him, he kept on doing it. Arliss caught a cub! He was too scared to let it go. Mama bear was running towards him. Then Old Yeller saved Arliss. He made the bear follow him. He was a hero!!! After Travis started to like him, he petted him and gave treats. He washed Old Yeller. He hunted squirrel to fry them. A gobbler that Travis wanted to hurt, run away because Arliss shouted but Old Yeller drove it back. Old Yeller wasn't having any of the gobblers because he was probably stealing food. Bud Searcy who had a red face and liked to visit the settlement came to Travis' house. He told the Coates family to talk about something that was stealing food. Lisbeth who is Bud Searcy's granddaughter knew the truth. Old Yeller was stealing food. Travis checked if Lisbeth was true. He brought three eggs to Old Yeller, he didn't eat them. Lisbeth was right!! Travis was scared that if people knew Old Yeller was stealing, they would kill him. First, he tied him up with a strong rope, however Old Yeller bit it. Next, he locked him in a cage, however he howled so Arliss saw it and he was mad. So finally Old Yeller was sleeping with Travis.

Travis and Old Yeller needed to sleep in the corn field because varmints were attacking the crops. Travis and Old Yeller fought with a heifer to milk it. Old Yeller bit her nose. He tied up the heifer. Travis nearly died because a man came and claimed Old Yeller. His name was Burn Sanderson. He was Old Yeller's owner. Arliss heard that Burn was taking him so he threw rocks at him. Burn made trade instead of giving Old Yeller, his mama had dog cook for him. Arliss accepted the deal. Burn told about hydrophobia. If Travis saw a animal that had hydrophobia he had to shoot it. After Burn told things about hydrophobia, Travis had night mares. Dog and wolves were biting mama and Arliss. They became crazy.

In winter, when hogs gathered dried leaves and wood sticks, the next day blizzard would come. Travis marked the pigs to know which hogs were theirs. He folded their ears and sulked three corners, gaps at the top and he slashed of a big strip the left ears. He counted the ears to check how many pigs were born last year. Bud Searcy came again to tell that Travis his pigs were trapped in a cave. Travis went to rescue them. When he was trying to catch the pigs, he fell on dirt and carried him down. The pigs tried to attack him. Old Yeller tried to help him. He was cat. He had a huge hog cut. He went to call his mother. Mama needed to take care of cats because hog cuts are very dangerous. She poured turpentine on his cut and washed it. They saw blizzards flying in the sky. Mama sent Arliss catch blizzards because she didn't want him to see Old Yeller's after. She saw Old Yeller and she sieves his wound with Jumper's hair. Back home mama needed to do all the chores. Bud Searcy came to give them puppy. Lisbeth showed Travis the puppy.

However he was sick so it was hard for him to take care of it.

Bud Searcy also let Lisbeth help with their chores. Mama didn't like it because she was just a tiny girl. That was a huge mistake. Lisbeth was a very good helper.

The next few days, Spot and a Roan bull were strange. Spot didn't come at milking time, she was running past the house, she was not feeding her calf, and she was getting weaker and weaker. The bull growled and got aggressive. He ran towards Arliss and Lisbeth so Travis shot the bull.

Travis burned the carcass. He didn't it because Animals could eat it and be infected and the water could become dirty. I took 2 day and nights to burn it.

Travis also killed Spot because she had hydrophobia too. Mama was sad to kill her because spot made lots of milk and she was a good cow.

Travis wanted to meet his father as fast as he could because he was scared of hydrophobia and he wanted to know what kind of horse his father would bring him.

Travis was worried. Mama and Lisbeth were not coming home. Then his mama hollered to Travis. Mama told Travis to bring a gun. Old Yeller was fighting with a mad big loafer wolf. The wolf bit Old Yeller's neck. Then Travis shot the wolf with his gun.

Mama told Travis they must kill Old Yeller because maybe he might have hydrophobia. If Travis couldn't mama would do it. So Travis shot Old Yeller.

Travis couldn't sleep or eat. He was hurt a lot. Then his father came. He told Travis that if he only thought bad parts of life he couldn't enjoy the good parts like the puppy and the horse Papa brought him. Travis felt better because the puppy reminded him of Old Yeller.

The story was incredible because it was exciting and impressive. I want to recommend this book to my friends. The reason is it's easy and fun. This book is helpful to study English because, there are lots of English words that we can study, and it’s not very hard.