Number the Stars
Lois Lowry
1989
The officer stared at them grimly.
“Now,” Mama said in a strong voice, “you have seen that we are not hiding anything. May my children go back to bed?”
The officer ignored her. Suddenly he grabbed a handful of Ellen’s hair. Ellen winced.
He laughed scornfully. “You have a blond child sleeping in the other room. And you have this blond daughter—” He…
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