A faraway island, Book 1

Type

Book

Authors

Thor, Annika

ISBN 13

9780385736176

Tags

ALA Notable Childrens Book, Mildred L Batchelder Award, USBBY Outstanding International Books, Children and war, Foster family, islands, Jewish children, Parent-separated children, sisters, World War II

Abstract

In 1939 Sweden, two Jewish sisters wait in seperate foster homes for their parents to join them in fleeing the Nazis in Austria, but while eight-year-old Nellie settles in quickly, twelve-year-old Stephie feels stranded at the end of the world, with a foster mother who is as cold and unforgiving as the island on which they live.

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