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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company,, 1989. First edition, first printing. Inscribed by Lowry to M. M. Kimmel on the title page, "For Maggie, with thanks once again, Lois Lowry '95." Margaret Mary Kimmel is a professor emerita in the School of Library and Information Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. She has served on many important library councils including, the Carnegie 100 (an advisory group to the Carnegie Institute), the board of directors of the Children's Council of Western Pennsylvania, the advisory board of Beginning with Books, the board of trustees for the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (member of the Executive Committee and Chair of Automation Committee), the United States National Section of the International Board of Books for Young People (as past president), the American Library Association Council (as member, chair of the Committee on Accreditation, chair of the Office of Library Personnel Advisory Committee, and chair of the Committee on Education), the Association of Library… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989. First edition. 8vo, 137pp. Signed and inscribed by Lowry to Charlotte Huck on the title page. Blind stamped black cloth, spine lettered in gilt in illustrated jacket. Some toning to page block, few bent page corners, and Huck's notes and underlines in pencil throughout, including her analysis on the last blank page. Jacket shows edge wear and a few small tears along top edge and rubbing along folds. Very good. Signed, first printing of this Newbery-winning title from Lois Lowry telling the tale of Annemarie Johansen's escape from Nazi occupied Copenhagen in 1943.  This copy from the library of children's literature expert and Ohio State University professor, Charlotte Huck (1922-2005).  Huck served on both the Caldecott and Newbery Honor committees and authored the standard textbook, Children's Literature in the Elementary School.  In 2014, the National Council of Teachers of English established an award in her honor, each year recognizing a… Read More

SIGNED BY AUTHOR! FIRST EDITION/FIRST PRINTING (Houghton Mifflin, 1989) Signed on a Book-Plate page as follows: "With Love, Lois Lowry". **UNREAD**. The Black Full-Cloth Hardcovers are clean with sharp, square corners. The Spine is Fine with BRILLIANT, Complete lettering. Pages are clean and unmarked in any way; there is age tanning as would be expected due to the paper quality used. Binding is Very Tight. Dust Jacket is Very Good, a small tear has been expertly repaired with non-acid tape on the verso. Difficult to see with the Mylar cover on. Price intact and protected in a new custom trimmed Mylar sleeve. A SCARCE FIND! **I too, am a collector and know all too well what it is like receiving a book "not as described". This does not happen here. I am passionate about honesty, quality and customer satisfaction. I have a NO DISAPPOINTMENT policy. My books are always carefully shipped in well-padded boxes and always smoke and odor free.**

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014. First 25th Anniversary edition of Lowry's first Newbery Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author on the title page, "With best wishes Lois Lowry." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Sheila Smallwood. With an introduction by the author.

SIGNED BY AUTHOR! (Scarce Signed!) First Edition and Eighteenth Printing (Houghton Mifflin, 1989) Signed on the Full title page as follows: "Lois Lowry". This book is UNREAD and is Fine Plus in all respects. The Boards are clean with sharp, square corners. The Spine is Fine with BRILLIANT, Complete Gold lettering. Pages are clean and unmarked in any way. Binding is Very Tight. Dust Jacket is Very Fine. Price intact and protected in a new custom trimmed Mylar sleeve. A BEAUTIFUL COLLECTOR COPY! **I too, am a collector and know all too well what it is like receiving a book "not as described". This does not happen here. I am passionate about honesty, quality and customer satisfaction. I have a NO DISAPPOINTMENT policy. My books are always carefully shipped in well-padded boxes and always smoke and odor free.**

First edition. First edition, later printing. Trade paperback. Clarion Books, Boston, MA (2011)
New. Signed by author. Brand new, never read. SIGNED First edition. Personally signed by the author directly to the full title page. Not a tip in. Not a bookplate. Photos available upon request. The unforgettable Newbery Medal winning novel from Lois Lowry. As the German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen s family takes in Annemarie s best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family. Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a time of terror and war. A modern classic of historical fiction, Number the Stars has won generations of fans and continues to speak to today's readers. Jessica Grose… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0395510600 . Black cloth, gilt lettering to the spine. With date to the title and full number line to the copyright page. There is some minor staining to the fore edge margins of a couple of leaves. Fading to the extreme upper and lower cover edges. Light wear. Without names or bookplates. The dust jacket has chips to the corners and spine ends. Several small edge tears. A few scrapes to the front and rear. No medal to the front. Price clipped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

NY: Clarion Books (HCP), 2023. 1st Edition. Hardcover_boards. New/New. 41st PRINTING. Physical Info: 0.6" H x 8.09" L x 5.78" W (0.59 lbs) 144 pages. Features: Ikids, Price on Product, sewn binding. Initial Print Run: 15000 Target Age Group: 10 to 12 Secure ship w/track #. Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a time of terror and war. A modern classic of historical fiction, Number the Stars has won generations of fans and continues to speak to today's readers. Accelerated Reader® Info Quiz # (Quiz Name): 379(Number the Stars) Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Middle Grade Point Value: 4.0.

NY: Clarion Books (HCP), 2022. 1st Edition. Hardcover_boards. New/New. 6TH PRINTING. Physical Info: 0.7" H x 8.3" L x 5.6" W (0.6 lbs) 160 pages. Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product, Table of Contents, sewn binding. Target Age Group: 10 to 12. Secure ship w/track #. This anniversary edition contains a new introduction from Lois Lowry. Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a time of terror and war. A modern classic of historical fiction, Number the Stars has won generations of fans and continues to speak to today's readers.

NY: Houghton Mifflin, 2010. 1st Edition Thus. Paperback. New. NINETEENTH PRINTING. 5.25"x7.75". 137pgs. Cover photo c Lois Lowry. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped (price), unmarked. Secure ship w/track #. AR Quiz No. 379 EN Fiction Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4.0 Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP, RV, LS, VP Book Rating Rating: 3.5 In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.

NY: Houghton Mifflin, 2010. 1st Edition Thus. Paperback. Fine-Collectible. Ninteenth Printing. 5.25"x7.75". 137pgs. Cover photo c Lois Lowry. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped (price), unmarked. Secure ship w/track #. AR Quiz No. 379 EN Fiction Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4.0 Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP, RV, LS, VP Book Rating Rating: 3.5 In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.

New York: Dell Publishing. Good with no dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Trade Paperback.