A faraway island / Annika Thor ; translated from the Swedish by Linda Schenck.
Title:
A faraway island / Annika Thor ; translated from the Swedish by Linda Schenck.
ISBN:
9780385736176
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Publication Information:
New York : Delacorte Press, 2009.
Physical Description:
247 pages
General Note:
Sequel: The lily pond.
Awards Note:
Winner of the Mildred L. Batchelder Award (2010)
Honor book for the Sydney Taylor Book Award (Older reader / 2010)
Summary:
In 1939 Sweden, two Jewish sisters wait for their parents to flee 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.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.4 8.0 134016.
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Audience:
680L Lexile
OCLC Number:
ocn310399735
Availability:
Lakeville - Heritage~1
