A faraway island
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Published:
New York : Yearling, 2011.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st Yearling ed.
ISBN:
9780375844959
Rating:
4.4.
Status:
Description

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.

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MRLD Montrose Juvenile Fiction
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Nov 14, 2022
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Physical Desc:
247 pages : maps ; 20 cm
Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 4.4, 8 Points
Lexile measure:
680

Notes

General Note
Translation of: En ö i havet.
Citation/References
Booklist,,10/1/2009
Citation/References
Library Media Connection,,11/2009
Citation/References
Publisher's Weekly,,11/30/2009
Citation/References
School Library Journal,,12/2009
Description
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.
Target Audience
4.4.
Target Audience
5-8.
Target Audience
680,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR-ATOS,MG,4.4,8.0,134016.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,4.2,12.0,48523.
Awards
Batchelder Award, 2010
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Thor, A. (2011). A faraway island. 1st Yearling ed. New York, Yearling.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Thor, Annika. 2011. A Faraway Island. New York, Yearling.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Thor, Annika, A Faraway Island. New York, Yearling, 2011.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Thor, Annika. A Faraway Island. 1st Yearling ed. New York, Yearling, 2011.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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