I was an adult when the book was published, so I'll shake off my guilt as I admit I've only recently gotten around to reading this.
If you haven't read it, or haven't read it in years, you should. Never mind your age. 'Nuff said.
Certainly enough reviews are out there; another isn't needed. So I'll get on my historical soapbox, instead, and say: respect the history, writers.
Fact Check This
Number the Stars is the best kind of fiction, laden with facts. In the brief afterword, Lowry described enough about the documents she used to get the message across: this happened. And we can prove it.In a variety of writing projects, I've had my frustrations with fact-checking (hint: everything isn't online, and lots that is online is wrong). But since this is a reader's blog, I'll leave it at this: historical facts make for some mighty fine fiction.
