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As the persecution of the jews escalated at the beginning of world war ii, the country of sweden provided a safe haven for 500 european children allowing them to come and live with swedish families. Two jewish sister leave austria during wwiiholocaust and find refuge in sweden. They expect to stay there six months, until their parents can flee to amsterdam. She did not experience the holocaust but her parents along with their relatives and friends have the fearful memories. Meettheauthor recording with annika thor about a faraway island. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. She started work as a librarian, and then went on to work as a film and television critic, and finally dedicated herself to writing books, plays and screenplays for. Torn from their homeland, two jewish sisters find refuge in sweden. Read the lily pond by annika thor available from rakuten kobo. A faraway island faraway island series book 1 and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. Download read a faraway island 1996 by annika thor in. An interview with annika thor, author of the 2010 sydney.
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At the onset of world war ii, jewish stephanie and her younger sister, nellie, are sent to a swedish island to live with separate host families while they await their parents visas to america. The hornbook magazine, starred praise for the lily pond a mildred l. The lily pond ebook by annika thor 9780375899140 rakuten. A faraway island faraway island series book 1 ebook. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. A faraway island faraway island series book 1 kindle edition by.
Two jewish sisters from vienna12yearold stephie steiner and sevenyearold nellieare sent to sweden to escape the nazis. Deep sea and the story of the steiner sisters is a muchneeded voice in the sea of world war ii novels for youth. A faraway island audiobook by annika thor 9780307746474. Even after the turmoil of vienna, stephie struggles with separation from her sister and living with strict aunt marta in lonely isolation, while nellie quickly finds friends and comfort. Annika thor was born and raised in a jewish family in goteborg, sweden. Three years ago, stephie and her younger sister, nellie, escaped the nazis in vienna and fled to an island in. Download a faraway island audiobook by annika thor. Im reading the first one, which says in the back that it is the first book in the four book series, but i cant seem to find the titles of the rest of the books online.
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