A faraway island
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Ö i havet. English
Author
Thor, Annika.
Contributors
Schenck, Linda.
Published
New York : Delacorte Press, c2009.
Format
Book
Edition
1st American ed.
ISBN
0385736177, 9780385736176, 0385905904 (lib bdg) :, 9780385905909 (lib bdg) :
Physical Desc
247 pages : maps ; 22 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
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Published
New York : Delacorte Press, c2009.
Edition
1st American ed.
Language
English
ISBN
0385736177, 9780385736176, 0385905904 (lib bdg) :, 9780385905909 (lib bdg) :
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 4.4, 8 Points

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Description
In 1939 Sweden, two Jewish sisters wait 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.
Awards
Batchelder Award, 2010.

Subjects

LC Subjects
Historical fiction
Islands -- Juvenile fiction.
Jews -- Sweden -- Juvenile fiction.
Refugees -- Juvenile fiction.
Sisters -- Juvenile fiction.
Sweden -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Juvenile fiction.
Other Subjects
Islands -- Fiction.
Jews -- Sweden -- Fiction.
Refugees -- Fiction.
Sisters -- Fiction.
Sweden -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Swedish fiction -- Translations into English.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Fiction.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Thor, A., & Schenck, L. (2009). A faraway island (1st American ed.). Delacorte Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Thor, Annika and Linda. Schenck. 2009. A Faraway Island. Delacorte Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Thor, Annika and Linda. Schenck. A Faraway Island Delacorte Press, 2009.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Thor, Annika., and Linda Schenck. A Faraway Island 1st American ed., Delacorte Press, 2009.

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