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Peter Nelson is a main character in Number the Stars. He is part of the Resistance, and he is also Leis Johansons' fience.

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Peter is executed by the Nazis for his role in the Danish Resistance, which involved helping the Jewish people escape to safety in Sweden. His death is a somber and tragic moment in the novel "Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry.

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Peter is in the Danish resistance group. The resistance helps Jews escape to Sweden, a free country. at the end of the book Peter is killed but he played a significant role in the book.

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The Germans found out he was helping the Jewish people in Denmark so the captured him and shot him

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When Peter was about to marry Lise he was always happy and a friend to Annemarie but when Lise died, he rarely visited Annemarie and wasn't much of a friend.

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Peter's last name is Nielson.

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His plan is to get them to safety

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What nickname did Peter call Annemarie from Number the Stars by Lois Lowry?

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What was Peter's role in Number the Stars?

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Who is the group that peter nielson was apart of in Number the Stars by Lois Lowry?

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