A Faraway Island
New York : Delacorte Press, [2009]
Format: Book
Edition: First American edition.
Description: 247 pages : maps ; 22 cm
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.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Juvenile fiction.
Refugees -- Juvenile fiction.
Sisters -- Juvenile fiction.
Jews -- Sweden -- Juvenile fiction.
Islands -- Juvenile fiction.
Sweden -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Juvenile fiction.
Refugees -- Juvenile fiction.
Sisters -- Juvenile fiction.
Jews -- Sweden -- Juvenile fiction.
Islands -- Juvenile fiction.
Sweden -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Target Audience: 680L
ISBN:
9780385905909 (lib bdg)