A Faraway Island
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A Faraway Island
 
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Author: Annika Thor

Illustrator: n/a Translated by Linda Schenck
Categories Holocaust 

Stephie and Ellie Steiner are sent from Vienna to Sweden to escape the Nazi threat, and must adjust to life on a small island off the mainland. Stephie comes of age as she meets the challenge of a new culture, a strict foster mother, and the worries about family in Austria.




 *This book was awarded the Sydney Taylor Book Award, which recognizes the best in Jewish literature for children and teens each year.

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