Number the Stars

Electricity was being rationed, as well as things like sugar. The war had brought on the rations, and these items were considered luxuries. Luxuries the Germans needed more than the people.

Mama used it too, sometimes, for cooking, because electricity was rationed now. At night they used candles for light.

Her mother laughed. "For a little girl, you have a long memory," she told Kirsti. "There hasn't been any butter, or sugar for cupcakes, for a long time. A year, at least."