A faraway island

By Annika Thor

Subjects: Translations into English, Swedish fiction, Jewish children, World War, 1939-1945, Historical fiction, Mildred L. Batchelder Award, Fiction, Sisters, Juvenile fiction, Refugees, History, Jews, Islands

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.