The Last Hero: A Discworld Fable

Over the past two years, I've managed to collect every volume of the Discworld Series and a number of books that Terry Pratchett has worked on.
Why?
Terry Pratchett has produced an array of books that have consistently floored me with their thoughtful insights, hilarious situations, and wonderful characters.
All that I have lacked has been a vision.
Thanks to Paul Kidby, I now have it. The illustrations for this story are wonderful. And the story is fantastic.
The book involves a large number of characters from Terry's world, so it might not be the best starting point for novices. But man, is it pretty. Well worth the price for fans of the series.

This installation of the classic DISCWORLD series features Rincewind, Carrot, Leonard De Quirm and The Silver Horde as Cohen the barbarian (and friends) decide to return something special to the Gods. Moreover, in this illustrated book, the illustrations actually do add to the book and are like something out of a fantasy art book.
While maybe not "the best" discworld book out there, I feel that this is still in the upper echelon of the reluctant series.
If you are new to the series, you may want to read "Interesting Times" and "Guards Guards" first as these will give you a bit more background. However, being new, it may be helpful for you to actually see some of the players in the drama via the illustrations. It's hard to go wrong with a discworld book.
In conclusion, this is a funny book which provides a great diversion from the real (ie round) world. Only Mr Pratchett
can turn a line like, "Houston, we have a problem" into "Ankh-Morpork, we have an orangutan."
Enjoy! and happy reading.

This book is about how the Jewish people in World War 2 escaped from Denmark to Sweeden. Annemarie and the Johansen's have Jewish friends named the Rosen's. Elllen is Annemarie's best friend. One day the Rosen's go to the synagogue (a Jewish worship place). There they find out that they were on a list to go to a concentration camp. If you want to find out what happens next read it yourself.

This book is an excellent book for children to read at a library. In the beginning of the book, it was a little boring. In the middle of the book, it was okey. But then when you get to the end of the story, it starts to get interesting because you will find out what happened in the story. I also enjoyed this book because of the names of the characters. That is why I give this book five stars.

Denmark Disaster

What would you do if you were a little Danish girl who had to save your

best friend and others? Would you cry and say you just couldn't do it or be brave

and rise to the occasion like little Annemarie Johansen? Annemarie Johansen is

the main character in the historical fiction novel Number the Stars by Lois Lowry.

With her younger sister Kirsti, and her best friend Ellen, they live in the

world of war during the 1940s in Denmark, and often try to escape the horrid

place by playing dolls and eventually taking a trip into the country where they

soon discover that life is not always the fairest place, and that taking risks is the

only way to stay alive and maintain your freedom.

Number the Stars is a fantastic tale of friendships, hardships, and finding

the truth. Lowry practically makes the story come alive around you. The story

literally unfolds right in front of your eyes. While reading this you feel as if Lowry

has given you a one way ticket into Denmark, allowing you to see Annemarie,

Ellen, and Kirsti walking home from school and visiting the country to see

Annemarie and Kirsti's Uncle.

Number the Stars is an exciting, creative, and moving novel. I recommend

this incredible book to girls between the ages of 10-13 who love to go back in

time and relive the lives of others with them.

This book is about when the German soldiers are everywhere in Denmark.The main character is Annemarie Johanson and her best friend is Ellen Rosen. Since Ellen Rosen is Jewish she must hide with the Johanson's pretending to be Annmarie's dead sisiter so the soldiers will not take her away. There is more to the story and to find out you must read it! This is a book that you can't put down!

This book was about a friend.The girl's name was Annemarie and the friend's name Ellen.Ellen and her family are jewish.The soldiers want to get all the jewish.The soldiers had list of all the jewish people.They want all the jewish so they could kill them.So Annemarie helps her best friend.I think this book number the stars is the best book.You should read the book.I like the book a lot.

One of my favorite books is Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. It's a realistic fiction book and full of adventure and suspense. It's about a brave girl who has to help her family lead Jewish people to freedom in Sweden. My favorite character is Peter Nielsen because he's very brave and determined. If you like suspenseful books, and are about 10 or over, read this book.

This book was a really good book.I would say it was the best book I ever read.I don't really read at all, but this book got me into reading novels.I liked this book so much I started to read it again.I liked this book because it had action and it was some what funny.I never knew how evil the Natzes were but now I know that they are eviler than evil.I feel really bad for the JEWS.

My feelings about'' Number the Stars is great".Ilove that book.The author wrote that book really good.When she was ending a chapter,she always made the book interesting to read another chapter.I would encourage others to read the book.I think they would really like the book.I would give this book five stars.Everyone that was in the book did their lines and their actons really good.

This is a great book because it is suspenseful. It was a little slow at first, but after the first few chapters you won't be able to put it down. We liked it when the soldiers raided the apartment looking for the Rosen family, and when Annemarie rips the necklace off Ellen. It is also exciting to find out what happens in the forest. This has become a favorite in our classroom!

There this girl named Annemarie she lives in germany were the notices are. She lives in arparment with her mom,dad,sister and her best friend Ellen she is a jew.Ellen lives in a aparment to.Anneamrie had a sister that died (sad.

Thers not much stuff left like no cupcakes because of the king and what's happening there.I recomdon this book because it has intresting thoughts and writing.The authour is VERY! intresting u don't espect what will happenen next it's not a perdicting kind of book it's A very good book and u can't wait what happens next.

Number The Stars by Lois Lowry is an all around downright excellent book. You learn how AnneMarie,a young girl in Denmark during World War Two, finds her feet and stands up to what's right. In the end, AnneMarie must do something she's never done before, and there's no backing out. You learn about the trauma of the War, and the strength that you can find by believing in yourself.

We are a group of 3 5th gradeboys. Number the Stars is an outstanding book. We were so anxious to read the book. When we started reading it we coudn't keep our eyes of it. The setting of the story made it interesting.It showed us how the World War ll could have been. Some parts were sad, some parts funny, some parts were freaky. But the book was awsome. ,,<(-_-)>,,

the book number the stars is about a girl named annemarie who's country is germany and lives in a apartment with her parents.this story is about girl who is adopted but she and her not real family has to pretend to the guards that they born anne marie but they didn't but the guards do n't beleive that because annemarie hair is brown and the family own is blond.this book is a very sneaky and interesting book and your totally going to like it.

I rate this book 5 stars because it was very well written, and the suspense that Lois Lowry used made you want to read the next chapter, but you know you're not allowed to. I couldn't even put it down! Also, all throughout this book Lois Lowry makes you wonder and finally, at the end of the book, she answers all your questions. Read this book! I guarantee you'll love it!

Alex Bugbee

Bugaboo

"Number the Stars"

By Lois Lowry

A mind-blowing book

5

The book "Number the Stars," is a phenomenal story about two families trying to escape Denmark from the German soldiers during WW II the only way for them to escape to Sweeden is on an every day fishing boat. "Number the stars is a southing and exciting book to read. There are German soldiers every move they take so look out!!! I like that this book was based on WW II and that you don't know what is going to happen next.

I chose book because it looked very interesting. This book was about Jewish family who escaped from the nazi soldiers. My favorite character was Annamarie , I think she was very brave in the book.
My favorite part of the book was , when Annamarie took the package to her uncle and the nazi soldiers stopped her on the road to town.
This was a very good book!!

I think this is a very good book!!! I am a very picky person when it comes to bookS, but when I read this book I couldnt stop.

When I read it I felt as if I was there and I was one of the charactors. I also liked the book because I am also jewish and I could relate to some of the charactors. I learned a lot from this book and I reccomend it to anyone.

Number the Stars is about a girl named Annemarie Johanson and her Jewish friend Ellen Rosen. They live in Copenhagen, Denmark during the Nazi occupation of Copenhagen. Annemarie and her family must help the Rosen's escape Denmark because the Nazis are "relocating" the Jews. This book tells the story of their friendship and the loyalty they share toward each other.

Number The Stars is filled with excitement and sadness.The book is about a ten year old girl named Annemarie Johansen that suffers by the war and her family help's her best friend Ellen and her family whom are Jewish.They help them by getting them to Sweden and hidding them.'I recommend this book for all agesand if you want to read a good book read Number The Stars'.

Number the Stars is about a girl helping her best friend escape from her country because she is Jewish. The German soldiers were arresting Jewish people so she helps her friend escape to another country.It is a heart warming story.I love this book.I recommed this book to people who likes reading a book that is thrilling and exciting.

-Sung Jin Jung

I thought the book was great.I think the author is a great
writer.My favorite parts was when Kirsti found the cat and she
forced it to drink some water.Also when she got her new fish shoes.She thought they were so ugly until Ellen's dad painted them black with his black ink.I would encourage everyone
to read this book.Thats what I thought of the book.

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry is a great book that is why i gave it four stars.
This book is about a young girl and her Jewish friend during WWII. They live in Denmark. During the story the holocaust starts and Annemarie`s family tries to help Ellen, a Jewish friend of Annemarie`s, and her family. Ellen stays with the Johannsen`s, Annemarie`s family, when the holocaust begins. During one night Nazi soldiers go to the Johannsen`s apartment to see if they are hiding Ellen`s family. The Johannsen`s lied and said that Ellen was Annemarie`s sister. So then they have to find another way to protect Ellen.
During the book Annemarie learns what it means to be brave. She had to stand up to German soldiers while delivering a vital package to her uncle. She also has to lie to the soldiers during a fake funeral. Even though she was afraid she still did what she had to do so that her friend could be safe. This really is a great book that I think is good for anyone to read. I highly recommend this book if you are looking for a great book to read.

Number the stars is a great book.In the story it mostly talk about war war 2. Number the stars is a great book because it mostly talks about bravery and smartness. Number the stars also about people dieing and a war going on. I would give Number of the stars 4 stars.If you ask me for my opinion I would say," you have to read Number of the stars because you would feel sad, happy, excited, hurtful, and very unfar."

This was a great book by Lois Lowry. I have read a few book of his and this is his best. It is about a 10 year old girl named Annemarie Johansen. She is trying to help her friend, Ellen Rosen, from the Nazis. In the begining Annemarie and Ellen arn't that woried about the war. They going on living their life day to day. Until the Nazis come looking for Ellen's family. She moves in with Annemarie. Can she save Ellen's family in time? The setting is in Denmark, Germany. It takes place in 1943.

I thought this book was excellent. It is about two girls who are best friends. There names are Annmarie Johnson and Ellen Rosen. Ellen is a jew. It takes place during the Holocaust. The Johnsons hide Ellen From the Nasiz. There are many parts that take your breath. They take your breath like a choke. You never know if Ellen is captured. Will Ellen Survive?

What a fabulous, fabulous book! Not only is it another wonderful yarn by Mr. Pratchett, but it is filled with absolutely WONDERFUL art that is at times stunning, and at other times very humorous.
For fans of Mr. Pratchett's other novels, there are numerous walk-ins by his other famous characters, which only adds to the fun. The story is original, though obviously satyrizing numerous greek myths.
I cannot recommend this book enough, it is an absolute delight.

This book is great it is filled with excitement.There is a girl that lives in copenhagen.It has been invaded by the German Nazis.these germans are capturing Jewish people because of their religion.Annemarie's best friend and her parents are jewish.This book is great and I recommend this book because it is an excellent and sad story and I say to read this book.

In the book Number the Stars Annamarie the main character lives in Copenhagen, Denmark. Unfortunately she and her friends and family live during the time when Hitler took over Germany. Now they are fighting for their lives on a journey that they will never forget. One of the characters in Number the stars is Ellen. Ellen is Annamaries best friend in the whole entire world. She also is a Jew along with her family. Ellen has to leave her mother and father in order to stay alive. During this hard time she has to become brave and move in with Annamarie's family. Now Annamarie is not a Jew but she still can be caught and killed , for smuggling Jews into Sweden. She's also always happy and makes every one around her happy too. The theme of the story was never give up hope because you don't know how it will turn out till the end.

This book deserves 5 stars and nothing less. It is a great book and has great detail. In fact it's so descriptive it feels like your really there. I think that everyone should read this book! I thought it was exciting. But the downside was it needed a better ending. This book really interested me. Plus it was easy to understand. Overall it is a great book.

"Number the Stars" is about the Holocaust,a mass killing of the Jews.I really liked it because the main characters were kids.Their family and them live in Denmark,and the Nazis were taking their food and money.Their cousin lives across the ocean where there weren't any Nazis.I recommend that you read this book to find out if they can escape the Nazis.

I rate this four stars because it's a great storyline. I usually perfer fantesy, but as soon as I made it to the 2nd chapter, I knew I would like it. I really enjoyed Lois Lowry's The Giver, so I was excited to hear that I was part of a group reading this book. It's a very exciting book with a lot of cliff hangers.It also is very informational.

I am a great fan of Terry Pratchet , especially of his Discworld series. That is to say that my opinion is a touch biased in his favour. However, I found 'The Last Hero" to be the ultimate beach side reading, especially when one contemplates about the "follies' of her/his youth.

Mind you that I enjoyed the book sprawled in the sands of Antiparos ( a tiny Cyclades island next to Paros - just google it)and even if someone considers it "mass written- just another one Discworld novel" , it makes you take a good look at your potentials. Because gods , any gods, are nothing but our conceptions and therefore they are liable to regular updated versions of their faiths.

I hore that you will enjoy it.

I enjoyed reading The Last Hero as much as any of the other Discworld books. Which is to say, "A lot!" The characters are as vivacious as ever and the plot is just as twisted (pun intended) as any I've seen in this series. The only negative aspect of this book is the artwork. Not that the pictures aren't very well done: they are very entertaining. I guess I've just become set in my ways and prefer my imagination to make the imagery. I felt like the characters lost a bit of their appeal to me when I saw them as portrayed by another person, even if Paul Kidby is a talented artist. I would recommend that anyone who has enjoyed Discworld books before should read this one without paying too much attention to the artwork. After you finish the story, go back and enjoy all the fascinating pictures. It'll be like getting a second book free.

I liked the book because, even though the characters didn't seem realthe book was exciting. It makes you feel what the characters are feeling. It also shows just how brave one little girl can be. This little girl cares so much about her friend she's willing to risk her life for her. To find out how she does it you have to read the book yourself.

I loved the book, Iit could happen in real life. The book is about a girl [Anamarie] and her best friend. [Ellen] The story takes place in Copenhagen during world war two. Ellen is jewish, Anamarie is not, and like the Jews of Denmark were being relocated, then somehow Ellen and her family must escape to a place were they wont be taken away.....

I must admit that when I first saw this book I thought "Graphic Novel? Ugh" thinking that it would be little more than a cartoon strip effort - I was very very wrong...
From page one the as ever brilliant illustrations by Kirby help bring the Discworld to life like never before, from the highly amusing drawings of Rincewind (so that's what he looks like!) to the not-so-subtle Cistene(?)-Chappel-like background picture of Cohen and Blind Io.
As for the story, after going off the boil a bit in some of his later books, Pratchett manages to keep his 'revival' of highly amusing and intelligent Discworld stories well on track with this latest effort.
All I can say without giving away the story is that anyone who DOESNT buy this cannot call him(her)self a true Discworld fan!

My feelings about the author is wonderful.I think the author did a hilarious job on "Number the Stars".My favorite part of the book was when Clarence said "I am getting tired of waiting ,and I am getting ready to leave." I would encourage for 3rd,4th,&5thgrade to read "Number thr Stars."On a scale of 1 star - 5 stars ,I would give it 5 stars.

I have given Number the Stars five stars I recommend for children to read this book. Because if we don't wan't to have any more wars this book might help you some.If we were to have another war we would know how to stop it and it gives children the oppurtunity to learn about our history.I hope to the people who takes my advice will enjoy it

This book deserves 5 stars and nothing less. It is a great book and has great detail. In fact it's so descriptive it feels like your really there. I think that everyone should read this book! I thought it was exciting. But the downside was it needed a better ending. This book really interested me. Plus it was easy to understand. Overall it is a great book.

"Number the Stars" is about the Holocaust,a mass killing of the Jews.I really liked it because the main characters were kids.Their family and them live in Denmark,and the Nazis were taking their food and money.Their cousin lives across the ocean where there weren't any Nazis.I recommend that you read this book to find out if they can escape the Nazis.

I rate this four stars because it's a great storyline. I usually perfer fantesy, but as soon as I made it to the 2nd chapter, I knew I would like it. I really enjoyed Lois Lowry's The Giver, so I was excited to hear that I was part of a group reading this book. It's a very exciting book with a lot of cliff hangers.It also is very informational.

I am a great fan of Terry Pratchet , especially of his Discworld series. That is to say that my opinion is a touch biased in his favour. However, I found 'The Last Hero" to be the ultimate beach side reading, especially when one contemplates about the "follies' of her/his youth.

Mind you that I enjoyed the book sprawled in the sands of Antiparos ( a tiny Cyclades island next to Paros - just google it)and even if someone considers it "mass written- just another one Discworld novel" , it makes you take a good look at your potentials. Because gods , any gods, are nothing but our conceptions and therefore they are liable to regular updated versions of their faiths.

I hore that you will enjoy it.

I enjoyed reading The Last Hero as much as any of the other Discworld books. Which is to say, "A lot!" The characters are as vivacious as ever and the plot is just as twisted (pun intended) as any I've seen in this series. The only negative aspect of this book is the artwork. Not that the pictures aren't very well done: they are very entertaining. I guess I've just become set in my ways and prefer my imagination to make the imagery. I felt like the characters lost a bit of their appeal to me when I saw them as portrayed by another person, even if Paul Kidby is a talented artist. I would recommend that anyone who has enjoyed Discworld books before should read this one without paying too much attention to the artwork. After you finish the story, go back and enjoy all the fascinating pictures. It'll be like getting a second book free.

I liked the book because, even though the characters didn't seem realthe book was exciting. It makes you feel what the characters are feeling. It also shows just how brave one little girl can be. This little girl cares so much about her friend she's willing to risk her life for her. To find out how she does it you have to read the book yourself.

I loved the book, Iit could happen in real life. The book is about a girl [Anamarie] and her best friend. [Ellen] The story takes place in Copenhagen during world war two. Ellen is jewish, Anamarie is not, and like the Jews of Denmark were being relocated, then somehow Ellen and her family must escape to a place were they wont be taken away.....

The book I read was Number The Stars. It's about the Nazi's taking over Denmark and Germany. I believe that it's a very interesting book. It's not that great in the beginning, but once you get into it you cannot stop reading it. I would recommend everybody to read this book, because it's awesome, and amazing.

I must admit that when I first saw this book I thought "Graphic Novel? Ugh" thinking that it would be little more than a cartoon strip effort - I was very very wrong...
From page one the as ever brilliant illustrations by Kirby help bring the Discworld to life like never before, from the highly amusing drawings of Rincewind (so that's what he looks like!) to the not-so-subtle Cistene(?)-Chappel-like background picture of Cohen and Blind Io.
As for the story, after going off the boil a bit in some of his later books, Pratchett manages to keep his 'revival' of highly amusing and intelligent Discworld stories well on track with this latest effort.
All I can say without giving away the story is that anyone who DOESNT buy this cannot call him(her)self a true Discworld fan!

My feelings about the author is wonderful.I think the author did a hilarious job on "Number the Stars".My favorite part of the book was when Clarence said "I am getting tired of waiting ,and I am getting ready to leave." I would encourage for 3rd,4th,&5thgrade to read "Number thr Stars."On a scale of 1 star - 5 stars ,I would give it 5 stars.

I have given Number the Stars five stars I recommend for children to read this book. Because if we don't wan't to have any more wars this book might help you some.If we were to have another war we would know how to stop it and it gives children the oppurtunity to learn about our history.I hope to the people who takes my advice will enjoy it

The book Number the Stars is a great book. It's about German Soldiers invading Copenhagen & capturing Jewish people. So this girl named Annemarie Johansen & her family help Jewish people escape. I think this is a sad but wonderful book. I would recommend the book to people who have not read it before. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

I thought that "Number the Stars" was great. It taught me about the war. The main charcter,Annemarie,is a very brave girl. I think Lois Lowry is a great author. I would encourage the sixth graders to read "Number the Stars" next year. I would give this book 5 stars. I enjoyed reading this book in our class at Davidson Elementary School.

I LOVE THIS BOOK!!=) It's about a girl who's best friend is Jewish during World War 2. (SPOILER ALERT) To save her friend from the Nazis she will have to take an epic rescue and send out a special package! IS SHE BRAVE ENOUGH TO DO IT?? READ TO FIND OUT!! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!!!!!

I liked the book Number of the Stars. I thought that the book was interesting. The book took place in World War 2. The two main characters are Annemarie and Ellen. Annemarie is a Danish girl that is twelve. Ellen is a Jewish girl that is twelve years old. The best part was when Annemarie was stoped by the Yatzi with the hankerchief.

I think it was sad and really scarey on some of the situations in the book. But it really good story line, it was really good it was a tramedous book. Some of the good parts in the book is that it shares alot of history and what was going on during the time of the book. I would give it four stars. It was really just a good book.

I read the book Number The Stars. It was a very good book. I really liked all of the characters in the book. The main character did not seem to bug me at all. Well the book is about a war going on in Denmark, that is were they live. They are taking away all of the jews and so people are hiding them in there houses. So that is a little about the book. I rated this book a 4, because sometimes in the book I would be confused on what was going on. Like the author did not really explain some of the things as well as she could of. But over all I thought it was a very good book!

I love this book even though I haven't finished it yet. NUMBER THE STARS is about a girl named Annemarie and her Jewish friend Ellen. This novel is set in Denmark during WWII. I won't tell you what happens, but I will tell you that the Jews are under attack. I also reccomend reading the children's book THE YELLOW STAR for more WWII info.

I like the book Number the Stars. I think the author did
a great job of making I wander what will happen in the chapter.
My favorite part is when the kitten fell in the milk bucket and
they began to laugh. I encourage my brother to read the book.
I give it five stars because it was the best I ever read in
Sixth Grade and I love the book.

Number the Stars take you back to let you see what the Jews had to go through when the Nazi's were invading their contries. Number the Stars makes you feel like you are right there with the Jews who had to hide to save their life. When I read this book I was feeling very sad for the people who had to live through this time.

because I thought it was overpriced for its length. However, my oldest son bought it for me for Christmas, and I may just have to leave my entire estate to him as a result. It's a marvelous book, albeit short, but the illustrations more than make up for the brevity of the tale. Leonard of Quirm's Mona, the many species of swamp dragon, the flying ship, the view of the elephant head rising over the moon -- it's all wonderful. The story brings together all elements of the series except the witches of Lancre and even adds a minstrel, whose character development adds meat to the stew. I agree with one other reviewer on an important point, however: how could you leave the luggage behind?!!!!

I really enjoyed the book. I went on a trip to Washington D.C. and visited the Holocaust Museum. Since then I have been interested in WWII and mostly the Holocaust. A teacher told me about this book. I read the book very quickly, it was so interesting. My mom liked it too, and read with me. I'm reading it again!

I read this book for a book report for my wonderful teacher, Mr. McDonnell. My friend Casey recommended the book to me. It is exciting because you never know what will happen next. My favorite part was when the Nazi soldiers went into Annemarie's house and searched for Ellen. They almost caught her, but she was able to escape.

In Number the Stars my favorite part in the book would have to be when the soldiers caught AnneMarie in the woods with the bag that she needed to give Uncle Henrick. In the bag was a drug that ruins the dog's sense of smell when they were trying to find all of the Jews on the boats. Uncle Henrick is a fisherman helping the Jews escape to Sweden. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in World War II. If I rated this book 1 through 5, I would rate it a 3 because I for one am not that interested in World War II.

The book is a real page turner and will excite readers of all ages. It explains the hard parts in life.I think some children will relate to the book and it will effect them emotionally. I think Lois Lowry is a very exciting writer and will encourage the lifes of many children.I reccomend this book to people of all ages.

This is a wonderful book full of amazing illustrations. Leonardo da Quirm's sketches are amazingly detailed and the characters appeared just as I imagined them to be. Any one who has read 'The Pratchett Portfolio', also illustrated by Kidby, will be delighted to _see_ the charaters in action.
The story, while shorter then most of Pratchett's novels, is still highly enjoyable. I love it when characters from different novels have a chance to meet with each other, and the interactions between Rincewind, Captain Carrot, Leonard and Cohen are great.
A must have for every Pratchett fan :)

This book is so good. It is about a girl named Ann-Marie and her Jewish friend Ellen. Ellens family has to hide from the Nazi soldiers. So Ann-marie's family helped them. Along the road there is a couple deaths.
The only thing I didn't like was, the author didn't go into much detail about what hapend to the Jewish.

Vioelent yet touching, portrail of the holocust. Racism against religion has never been so real. The author brought you to the scene with her and the intensity of feeling that erupted within her close escape from Nazi Germany. I throughly reccommend this book for mature children due to violence and emotional violence.

Number the stars is a great book about world war 2. It is very informational and talks about how the Nazi's took over the Jews. This book is about a Jewish girl who lives with her friend (pretends to be her sister)and is hidden from German soldiers. It is a great book to read and should be read by kids ages 9-13.

Well I already read this book and its very good amazing.The chareacters are Annmarie,her frind Ellen ,Mom,Dad, ,Kristi,
Mrs. Rossen, Nazi and the soldirers.I bet your going to like this
book.Number the stars because is interesting and amazing.I think
you should read this book like more than 10 times.

This was something of a surprise to me. I knew that Pratchett was beginning to get bored of the Discworld novels, but there was little way that he could just drop them; I expected some sort of departure for the series, but this was a little more radical than i expected. It's fantastic though- a shorter, but just as impactful, storyline, backed up by some of the most amazing fantasy artwork I have ever seen, almost remeniscent of the original, hardback version of Eric. Inevitably, however, this is a supliment to the canon, but not a replacement to the old-fashioned novels. An excellent one-off, and hopefully someday a collector's item, but I hope this will not be what the future holds for the Disc.

Number the Stars is a book about two ten year old girls living in Copenhagen, Denmark in the midst of World War II. Annemarie and Ellen must find the strength and courage to survive. With Natzis at every turn, they must be careful. This is a great book and it is hard to put down. I reccomend this to anyone who wants to learn about the holocost.

Sarah, age 10

This is an excellent book to read. If you want to read a book about the Holocaust, but don't want to much deltail, this is the one for you. It is one of those books you just cant put down! It is about to best friends helping eachother throughout the war, the Holocaust. It is my favorite book in the entire world!

it wasent so great at the begining and then it got ok then better.

i mostly liked it when kirsti asked if they were going to have cupcakes.

i relate to kirsti the most because i love cupcackes like her.

im also like annemire because i stick up for my friends a lot.

This is Pratchett's best work since 'Interesting Times'. This one includes an all star cast of: Rincewind, Cohen the Barbarian, Captain Carrot and a host of supporting characters including,of course, Death. The art by Paul Kidby is truly wonderful. I can't imagine reading this without the great artwork. The art complements the story perfectly. It's Beautiful!
The reason I gave 'The Last Hero' four and not five stars is because it is woefully short. You can read this in a day. I suggest that you savor the art while reading this so that it lasts longer. Other than the length, the book is near perfect.
A collector's item for all Discworld fans!

If you're a fan of Terry Pratchett's Discworld, you absolutely must read this book. It's chock full of great Discworld characters like Rincewind, Cohen the Barbarian, DEATH, Captain Carrot, the Librarian and The Luggage. The illustrations are fantastic and add quite a bit to the humor.

I think that Number The Stars was a very good book. I learned a lot about WWII and the book was the best book I read in school. I also give Lois Lowry three claps for writing such a good book and it was exciting to me. The book had a lot of feeling in it and it tuched me. I recommed this book to everybody!

Number the stars is about a jewish family that is helped by true friends. The jewish family are the Rosens AND thay need help because the natzis are tring to kill the jewish and Annemari's family is trying to save them. This book is realy good and exiting. I'd recommend it to everyone that hasn't read it.

I thought Number the Stars was by far one of the best books i have ever read. Lois Lowry is just such a good writer-her words are chosen well and suck you into the story, not to mention they really truly touch your heart, mind, and soul.

5/5 which is equivalent to 100% OR A+

EMJ

This book is great. A child is ought to love this book.It tells them about the troubles Jewish people went through during WW2.The charaters are 2 lovable girls who are best friends. I don't want to tell you anymore or I will ruin the fun. It's a Newbery Award Winner and a story that will touch your heart.

I loved this book. It was very thrilling and adventureous. It was very interesting. I think you all should read this book. It is very sad. It makes you want to keep reading and never stop. The author is a very good writer, she keeps you at the edge of your seat! It is an awesome book.

I thought this was a GREAT book. I couldn't set the book down! I encourage you to read this book becouse even though I don't like Histoical Fiction this book kept me reading. You should read it and then you will know all aout why I couldn't put that book down. I hope you will read it.

I liked the book Number of the Stars because it told about the war in Denmark,Coppehagen.My favorite character was Annemarie Yohancen. I liked the one line in the storey on page 3 ''They have been in our country for 3 years and they don't even know how to speak our language.Well thats all I remember because I haven't read it in a while BYE.

You just can't put the book down as Lois Lowry puts you through the threat of living on the edge as a Jew. The danger of being uncovered and killed at any moment. The bravery of those willing to help and accomodate them, even die for them. The suffering of the world. The injustice of war.

I liked this bllizzedful book because it was a great expiriece for a jewish People.The main reazon that this book was created was that the history a long time ago was very hard because soldiers that day where realy mean and put jewish in a terraffing place.I recomend this amazing story.

I would like to recomend this book.This book was an exciting book in many different ways. When reading the book, Lois Lowry used great details and great use of language. My favorite part in the story is when they had the funeral, it was very interesting. My least favorite part was in the beginning, it was very slow. Lastly, it was a great story.

This is all about what I thought of the book. I think it is really good. It was wierd that they stood at all of the street corners. I thought that they were going to see the Star of David imprinted on Annemarie's hand. That is what I thought of this amazing and entertaing book.

The book Number the stars I think is a great book because it always leaves you with a mystery before the other chapter starts and the book makes you want to read more of the book. The book has a lot of emotions in it ,happy ,sad , brave , injustice and lots of other emotions.

I would rate the book number the stars a five because it is a book that really keeps your attention the whole time. It is amazing how you can see what some of the jews went though. I love the whole book but I think the ending could be changed.You should still read the book anyway.

The book is good. I hope Lois Lowry's books are all as good as this one. When I started to read it, it was hard to stop. This is the best book I have every read. I think Annamarie was the best character in this book. I really enjoyed reading this book at (local) Elementary School.

It was crazy at first when i read it.I picked 5 stars for this book because it is a great book for childern to see that you need to respect people.I think it is the greatest book ever read.It is like you were experint it and felt that you were in it.Everyone should read that book.

This story is about 2 friends named Ellen and Anna. They live in an aparment building together. Ellen is a jew, and at the time all jews are being held captavie. So Anna tries to hide Ellen, and get her to Switzerland where they can be free. They go an hide at Annas uncles. Read to find out if they make it, or get caught.

This is about a family that takes in a little girl so that she won't be killed in the war. Her parents go to another contry so they won't be killed either. This is a very tragic and sad story that is true. I think every kid should sometime in there life read this great book.

I think Number the Stars was a vary good book! I think Annemarie was vary brave to risk her life for others! Even though Annemarie's sister, Kirsti, was a brat she was still a nice loving sister to her! If you are interested in the Holocaust I am sher you will like this book too.

Wow! This is one of the best books ever read. Last year our class had to read it. I didn't really know what to expect out of it, but after I started reading it, it was hard to put down.
My friends and I all liked the book. It's a great story and is worth the time to read.

I like this book very much.I think Lois Lowry is a great author.My favorite parts are when Kirsti tried too make the cat drink the water.Then when she always ask questions.I would encourage everybody in the whole world too read it.I will give this amazing book a great big 5.

My feelings about the book is that it is great. The author keeps you on the edge of your seat.The characters are great.Kristi is a funny little girl.I encourage everbody to read this book .I give the book five stars.I enjoyed reading this book at (local) Elementary School.

Number the stars is an eptic tale of Annemarie Johannsen and her beloved friend who is practicing judisam at the time of the holocaust. I thought that it was a great book to get started on while learning about WWII and is also the kind of story that you will never forget.

I though Number The Stars was a good book. It helped me understand what my grandma went through when she lived in Poland. Like, getting stopped by Nazi soldiers. Once I finished the book, I think about how fortunate I am to be safe with my family. I give this book 4 stars.

I think the book, Number the Stars, is a good book.The author did a good job when they wrote this book. My favorite part of this book was when kirsti was talking about her fish shoes.I think I would enjoy trying to get people to read this story.I gave this book 4 stars.

It was crazy at first when i read it.I picked 5 stars for this book because it is a great book for childern to see that you need to respect people.I think it is the greatest book ever read.It is like you were experint it and felt that you were in it.Everyone should read that book.

Number the stars is a funny, adventurous and very sad. Annemaries sister Kirsti is the funny one while Annemarie is Dramtic. The Nazi's are trying to take over the Jewish people. Annemaries friend Ellen is Jewish so she is staying with Annemarie. I think you would like this book.

This story is about 2 friends named Ellen and Anna. They live in an aparment building together. Ellen is a jew, and at the time all jews are being held captavie. So Anna tries to hide Ellen, and get her to Switzerland where they can be free. They go an hide at Annas uncles. Read to find out if they make it, or get caught.

This is about a family that takes in a little girl so that she won't be killed in the war. Her parents go to another contry so they won't be killed either. This is a very tragic and sad story that is true. I think every kid should sometime in there life read this great book.

I think Number the Stars was a vary good book! I think Annemarie was vary brave to risk her life for others! Even though Annemarie's sister, Kirsti, was a brat she was still a nice loving sister to her! If you are interested in the Holocaust I am sher you will like this book too.

Wow! This is one of the best books ever read. Last year our class had to read it. I didn't really know what to expect out of it, but after I started reading it, it was hard to put down.
My friends and I all liked the book. It's a great story and is worth the time to read.

I like this book very much.I think Lois Lowry is a great author.My favorite parts are when Kirsti tried too make the cat drink the water.Then when she always ask questions.I would encourage everybody in the whole world too read it.I will give this amazing book a great big 5.

My feelings about the book is that it is great. The author keeps you on the edge of your seat.The characters are great.Kristi is a funny little girl.I encourage everbody to read this book .I give the book five stars.I enjoyed reading this book at (local) Elementary School.

Number the stars is an eptic tale of Annemarie Johannsen and her beloved friend who is practicing judisam at the time of the holocaust. I thought that it was a great book to get started on while learning about WWII and is also the kind of story that you will never forget.

I though Number The Stars was a good book. It helped me understand what my grandma went through when she lived in Poland. Like, getting stopped by Nazi soldiers. Once I finished the book, I think about how fortunate I am to be safe with my family. I give this book 4 stars.

I think the book, Number the Stars, is a good book.The author did a good job when they wrote this book. My favorite part of this book was when kirsti was talking about her fish shoes.I think I would enjoy trying to get people to read this story.I gave this book 4 stars.

I was assigned to read this book in school, but this book was awesome. I love books about the American Civil War, and Now I love WWII books. Boy, those Nazis are really stupid. I mean, they couldn't find the Jews in the boat, or why their dogs were not smelling anything.

I thought this book had a great plot to it. I liked the way they were so sneaky when they hid the jews in the boats. The characters were great. They were very realistic. I thought the setting was interesting, because it was also very sneaky. I just really loved the book.

I think that the book is great, so far. I think it will get better when we get farther along. I am on chapter six, and I am reading it with me class. I think it is exciting about learning what is happening in the world. And I also like to read books set fifty years ago.

The other point of view, a Danish girl best friend of a Jewish girl venture many voyages on the way to freedom. World War 2 had many tragedies but on the top of my list was the Holocaust. This fabulous book is about the Holocaust and surviving it.

I think the book,Number the Stars is a good book.The author did a good job when they wrote this book.My favorite part of this book was when kirsti was talking about her fish shoes.I think I would enjoy trying to get people to read this story.I gave this book 4 stars.

Number the Stars is an interesting book. It is about a young girl, Annemarie, who tries to help her Jewish friend Ellen escape from the Nazis that are invading Copenhagen. This exciting historical fiction novel stretched my mind and made me glad I live in the '90s.

Linda Swidinsky December 14, 2000 Number the Stars is a book about 10 year old Annmarie and Ellen her best friend. The Holocaust began and Ellen's family went into hiding. Ellen stays with Annmarie's family. When Ellen goes back with her family Annmarie faces her toughest challenge.

I think this book was great. The good part about this book was
it explained lots of details. The bad part about this book was
it was true and this things really happend. I liked it because
it didn't go off trake and it was just a great book to read.
YOU SHOULD READ IT TO.

I thought the book was good. It taught me alot about WWII. I hardly knew anything about WWII.I liked the part where the German soldiers stopped Anniemarie in the woods. I think everyone should read the book to know about the past. I think they should come out with a movie.

I think that other studen's would like this book because it is bast own a true story and it keeps you on the edge like when she got caught runing on the street or when she got caught in the wood's.I think it is a good reminder of the war and how we sould never forget.

I like this book because it has alot of action,sadness,drama,
and it's interesting to read. Back when world war 2 happend
life was dreadful because soilders took most food, so all that was left for the town was milk and bread. This book is probably the best book Lois Lowry ever wrote.

In this book Annemari and her best friend Elen live in Copenhagen,Denmark. When the Nzai sholdiers start thking away the Jews Elen moves in with Annemari. Now she must save her friend Elen and her family from the Nzai. She can not turn back now or never.

I liked the book, even though it is typically not my type of book. Number the Stars is a good book to learn about World War II. The reason why I liked this book is because one family is trying to save another family from the Nazis. They had to go through a lot of
trouble to get them safely to Sweden.

This book is a good book to introuduce children to the milder horrors of the holocaust. It shows some parts of Jewish culture and the mainstream society of germany. I would have given it 3 1/2 stars but they STILL won't let us use halfs so it won't be averaged in...

I suggest you to read this book. This book has plenty of words and expression to maybe, write a letter. This is a happy and sad story. Well, I really hate those German soliders, because I really hate war. Why do people have war ?! What I don't understand was why does the Germans wants to attack the Jewish? Find out yourself

This graphic novel is intended as fan service. The story that is told is enjoyable in it's own right, but it seems mostly to be an attempt to bring every single standard character from the books into the plot, in order to justify their depiction in an interesting way.

The quality of the artwork is very good, and details of the book are entertaining thorughout, with many small details such as background action to both text pages and graphics pages.

Overrall, if you are a fan of Discworld, this is a book you want to own. It will make you smile.

I think the book was very good. The setting was interesting and I enjoyed reading about the people making a difference. I would recommend it to anyone who is studing the Holocaust. I would also recommend it to anyone who likes a suspenseful book.

Number the Stars is based on helping others.There is a girl named Anamarie helping her best friend Ellen and her family escape from the jews.This book is excelent!I love this book,is also very adventorous.I recommend this book to my family and all people who like exiting books...

After reading this novel, I learned a lot about the Holocaust. The plot went fast and the characters were well developed. The ending was great, but I won't tell you what happened. This is great for students in the 4th grade and up.

This is a great book.It teaches you about the war,and what you should know about the Holocaust.I am not a very big reader and I actually liked this book.So if you want to read about the Holocaust, you want to read "Number The Stars".

Will allways make you think what will happen next. I gave it a three stars because I do not like it that much. I think it could be a lot better. Ithink it good be better because at a pount it gets boring. Some parts you can gess what will happen next. The afterward part at the end is ok because one main character dies, who is nan member of the resistance movement, and you have to read the book to find out who.

I think it was a very good book. The author is great. My favorite part is when Annamarie got stopped by the Nazis on her way to Uncle Henrick's Boat.Yes I encourage everyone to read it. On a scale of 1-5 I pick 5. I really enjoyed this book.

I think that Number The Stars is the best book I ever read! It is very suspenseful, happy, sad and funny. The best part was the part with the handkerchief. If you want to know what I are talking about, read this wonderful book, Number The Stars. ;)

I like this book because it tells what really happened to the jews and how they wanted to relocate them. Annemaire is brave for her self and her best friend Ellen. Who is a jew and has to go to live in Sweeden so she won't be relocated.

I liked this book. It had kids almost my age so I could relate to Annemarie and Ellen better. It helped me understand the Holocaust better. It had a lot of mysterious things in it. The author doesn`t reveal everything at the beginning.

I think the book is great. The author wrote a very good story. I would encourage others to read it because it has a lot of soldiers and secrets. I give it 5 stars. I think the characters are interesting too. I am glad we read the book in our class ...

Number the Stars was a brilliantly written story about two girls in the midst of the terror of the holocaust. I have read many books about the holocaust, but this book opened my eyes to a child's viewpoint during this time period.

I read this book after a girl in my class read it for a report. It took me an hour but it was one of the best books I ever read i recomennd this book if you are interested in the holocaust. So read this Louis Lowry will be happy

This is one of my favorite books. Lois Lowry is a talented writer. I am 10 years old and in 4th grade. I read this book for a school book project. I would like to read more of Lois Lowry's books. What I liked best about this book was that it seemed so realistic.

I loved this book! I would not advise it for someone who is not yet aquainted with the Discworld, but it is otherwise marvelous. The tale was short but made up for it with page after page of spectacular illustrations by Paul Kidby.
The Last Hero brings together Carrot and Rincewind who, to my knowledge, have never before shared an adventure, along with gods, wizards, priests and of course heros. Altogether, throughly spiffy

THE THING THAT MADE THIS BOOK SPECIAL IS THAT IT BROUT IN DETALS ABOUT THE CHARACTERS EXSAMPLE KIRSTI IN THE BOOK WAS A VARY SARCASTIC LITTLE GIRL AND ANNEMARIE WAS ALWAYS
CUEREUS ABOUT STUFF ELLEN WAS A MANAGABLE GIRL.

We are two boys in the sixth grade. We would recommend the book because it's mysterious, fun, and very creepy it's a good book. Also cause if you are bored and pick up this book you will read it for hours and hours. The book is about a girl that helps her friend in danger during World War 2 escape from the Germans.

I loved this book! I would not advise it for someone who is not yet aquainted with the Discworld, but it is otherwise marvelous. The tale was short but made up for it with page after page of spectacular illustrations by Paul Kidby.
The Last Hero brings together Carrot and Rincewind who, to my knowledge, have never before shared an adventure, along with gods, wizards, priests and of course heros. Altogether, throughly spiffy

THE THING THAT MADE THIS BOOK SPECIAL IS THAT IT BROUT IN DETALS ABOUT THE CHARACTERS EXSAMPLE KIRSTI IN THE BOOK WAS A VARY SARCASTIC LITTLE GIRL AND ANNEMARIE WAS ALWAYS
CUEREUS ABOUT STUFF ELLEN WAS A MANAGABLE GIRL.

We are two boys in the sixth grade. We would recommend the book because it's mysterious, fun, and very creepy it's a good book. Also cause if you are bored and pick up this book you will read it for hours and hours. The book is about a girl that helps her friend in danger during World War 2 escape from the Germans.

It talks about a girl named AnneMarie who lived in the 1940's during WWII. She tells a story of her life.She tells where she was,who her friends were,what her life was like,and more! It's a book for all ages.YOU SHOULD READ IT.

Terry Pratchett's first illustrated story is a wonderful work of art. If you're a Terry Pratchett fan, then this book is absolutely necessary and you will enjoy it immensely. If you have never read any Pratchett before, I would recommend an earlier work to get involved in the stories (yes, plural) of Discworld before getting this illustrated volume. Besides, the wonderful illustrations actually confirms one's mental images of all of the subjects that are illustrated, which adds to your enjoyment if you already have a mental picture.

If you like Terry Pratchett this book is a must have. Period. The story is excelent, but the art is amazing. There is a picture on almost every page as well; the characters appear just as I've always imagined them. The story itself is a bit short, it only took me about five hours to read the book through, but the art makes it a worthwhile buy.

Hi my name is Matthew. I read the book Number the Stars, I only gave it three stars because to me it is not very intresting . But if you want to read it go ahead and read it you'll probaly agree with me.

My feelings about the book are that it is sort of sad but interesting.The author did a very good job.The book was wonderful.I think Annemarie was very brave and knew how to take care of herself.I would encourage others to read it.It is the best book I have read.Every body should get a chance to read it. On a scale of 1 to 5 I gave it 5 stars. I enjoyed reading this book at (local) Elementary School.

I thought it was ok, I was expecting alot though, from reading the back of the book I thought it sounded exicting but I wasn't pleasantly surprised, the high point of the book is only like a page and it is so corny. I guess if you want to read a book and fast than this is it. I don't recomend it.

My feelings about the book is that it was so good and I loved it. The way the author ended a chapter was so mysterious that you had move on to another chapter. I would definetly encourage others to read it. I give the book five stars. Annemarie was such a brave young girl. She wanted to help with everything. Lois Lowery did a great job. I really enjoyed reading this at Davidson Elementry.

As much as I love Terry Pratchett's work, Paul Kidby's art is the reason why I keep coming back to this book again and again. He in part inspired me to become an illustrator, and I'm very glad he's had the distinction of bringing the Disc's characters to life.

This would also be a great book to introduce a wary friend to the series!

When I first read Number The Stars I suspected it would be about a girl who was living in Denmark during the Nazi occupation. I never would guess that Annemarie's friend would be Jewish. This is such a great book and I recommend that you borrow or buy it. This book's message is you must be brave no matter how scared that you are. It also informs you on how horrible things were during World War 2. This was my favorite line in my interpretation: Annemarie took the necklace in her hand and sigh "until then", she said to herself," I will wear it myself."

The End

I'm an 11 year old girl and have read Number the Stars several times. It's a good, accurate book, but I've kind of already outgrown it. I can't relate much to the main character anymore, because she seems so young and clueless.

Bare in mind that most folks reviewing this book are die-hard Pratchett fanatics, the types who will pay a lot of money for a 167 page coffee-table book. If you witlessly love anything Discworldian then you do not need reviews; you will adore this book. If you like, rather than worship, the excellent writing that Terry Pratchett is capable of then you will be seriously disappointed with The Last Hero. This is the sort of substandard (compared to the usually high standards of Discworld novels) work that inspires conspiracy theories. Perhaps the pod-people have taken over Pratchett's body and are trying to pass as him. Or an obsessive fan has written a Discworld book and palmed it off as the real thing. Terry Pratchett is indeed one of the best satirists currently in print; it is a shame that he now seems to be writing fake versions of his oun style.

The book I read was Number The Stars. It's about the Nazi's taking over Denmark and Germany. I believe that it's a very interesting book. It's not that great in the beginning, but once you get into it you cannot stop reading it. I would recommend everybody to read this book, because it's awesome, and amazing.

I loved this book, it was one of my faves. You can't put it down and you will always remember it. The book tells of a courageous young girl who goes on a mission to save her best friends life from the Nazis. It takes place in Copenhagen during World War II. YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK!!!:~)

I love this book even though I haven't finished it yet. NUMBER THE STARS is about a girl named Annemarie and her Jewish friend Ellen. This novel is set in Denmark during WWII. I won't tell you what happens, but I will tell you that the Jews are under attack. I also reccomend reading the children's book THE YELLOW STAR for more WWII info.

Number the stars is a funny, adventurous and very sad. Annemaries sister Kirsti is the funny one while Annemarie is Dramtic. The Nazi's are trying to take over the Jewish people. Annemaries friend Ellen is Jewish so she is staying with Annemarie. I think you would like this book.

I think that other studen's would like this book because it is bast own a true story and it keeps you on the edge like when she got caught runing on the street or when she got caught in the wood's.I think it is a good reminder of the war and how we sould never forget.

I think that Number The Stars is the best book I ever read! It is very suspenseful, happy, sad and funny. The best part was the part with the handkerchief. If you want to know what I are talking about, read this wonderful book, Number The Stars. ;)

Bare in mind that most folks reviewing this book are die-hard Pratchett fanatics, the types who will pay a lot of money for a 167 page coffee-table book. If you witlessly love anything Discworldian then you do not need reviews; you will adore this book. If you like, rather than worship, the excellent writing that Terry Pratchett is capable of then you will be seriously disappointed with The Last Hero. This is the sort of substandard (compared to the usually high standards of Discworld novels) work that inspires conspiracy theories. Perhaps the pod-people have taken over Pratchett's body and are trying to pass as him. Or an obsessive fan has written a Discworld book and palmed it off as the real thing. Terry Pratchett is indeed one of the best satirists currently in print; it is a shame that he now seems to be writing fake versions of his oun style.

This story is not as long as most discworld novels and it is not his best story, but it is in the typical Pratchett style. I enjoyed it (3 stars). The fantastic illustrations are worth a 4th star. You should have it in your Pratchett collection.

"The Last Hero: A Discworld Fable", is a basically Discworld novella by Terry Pratchett that is lavishly illustrated by Paul Kidby, coming in at around 160 pages, about half of which are in large-font text which tells the story, and the other half are illustrations, character portraits, and other fun stuff.

Back in the 1980's, I discovered Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels not too long after he began publishing them, and I eagerly bought each new book as it was released. My favorite leading character was Rincewind, but as time went by, Mr Pratchett centered his books around other, different leading characters and poor Rincewood faded mostly away. Nothing wrong with that, as to a certain extent, Rincewind is pretty much a one-trick pony, and Mr Pratchett couldn't grow the Discworld universe around just one character, but I wasn't as interested in many of the newer characters. After about 20 or so books, I kind of lost interest in the series, but I've generally kept my eye out for any stories containing Rincewind in any significant degree. So, I was pleased to recently discover "The Last Hero".

The story focuses around the aged Cohen the Barbarian and his Silver Horde's attempt to return fire to the gods by delivering the Discworld equivalent of a nuclear bomb. Unknown to Cohen, this act basically would destroy Discworld. Cohen is old, and having basically beaten, robbed, or conquered everything on Discworld at one time or another, is bored and doesn't want to die of old age. He doesn't really believe he can beat the gods, though, and just wants to go out in a blaze of glory. However, Cohen being Cohen, he could potentially pull it off.

Various well-known characters and factions on the planet find out about Cohen's attempt, and band together to put a team forward to attempt to deflect Cohen from his purpose. (Rincewind, happily, is an involuntary part of the team.) The story is well written and entertaining, and the illustrations fit well with the text. My favorite illustration is of Verna the Ravenhaired, who basically looks like the kindly (but still deadly) grandmother she's become, but is dressed in chainmail and clutching a long, well-used sword.

I enjoyed the book and enjoyed re-visiting Discworld again after so long of an absence.

Number the stars was not the worst book but it was not the best. The author was Lois Lowry and Number the stars were published by Dell Yearling in 1989 and the lexile is 670. However this book won the National Jew award and the Newbery award. Some of the author previous books are All about Sam, Anastasia again, and Anastasia absolutely. Number the star is a historical fiction book you might like this book.

In the book Number the stars the mother get very upset because Annemarie talked to a Nazi solder and her friend was walking with her and her friend is a Jew. Annemarie thought there would never be a war but she was wrong. The war happened and the Nazis came and took Jews out of their houses. Annemarie and her family had to protect Annemarie's friend because she is a Jew. The father said to Annemarie's friend and her "everything will be alright." If you want to find out more read this book.

My thought of this book Number the stars it stunk. I lost in trust in the book. I did not like the style of the authors writing. I disliked the story line because it was not my kind of book because it did not make sense in the start of the book.

This book was confusing because it did not explain why the shoulder was standing in each corner of the streets. The weird thing is that there is a king that any one would take a bullet for him and Annemarie was telling her little sister a story and it when to the little sister and it said that she saw the king in the streets riding a horse. The most confusing thing was that the father was bossing around Annemarie to be a teacher because he was.

I thought this book was boring because there was not enough action and it was too girlish. I thought it was confusing because it said that a king was riding around the street. I lost in trust in the book because it was all over the place. I would recommend this book if you like to sleep and if you are a history nerd.

This book was O.K. I didn't like it that much but I didn't think it was the best book I ever read either.I rated it 1 star because I'm just not into those types of books.I did learn alot though about how ordinary people saved the lives of their friends.

This may be my favorite Discworld novel, so why only four stars? It's because of the paperback binding, frankly.

The Last Hero is a gorgeously written, lavishly illustrated, perfectly conceived and executed tale from start to finish, and once you've read it, you may want to read it again right away! At least I did. What I really wanted, though, was a hard-back copy that would do the tale justice. I still have not found one that was in my price range, so I make do with this one. The cover is heavy with nice paper, but the "glue bind" spine and the faux "cover folds" don't work quite as well as I'd hope in my heart-of-hearts.

Don't get me wrong! It's worth the price, and you'll love it if you like Discworld or myths at all. It's wonderful, magical, and it could possibly change your life (no guarantee on that, of course).

I hated this book but I had to read it for school! I had to make my self get through it! I would never recommend this book to anybody! It has horrible characters. You don't feel like you even know who the person is. DO NOT READ IT! It isn't even very exciting!