Batchelder Award 2010
Thor, A., & Schenck, L. (2009). A faraway island. New York: Delacorte Press.
A Faraway Island by Annika Thor and translated from Swedish by Linda Schenck is a story of two sisters from Vienna that are sent to live in Sweden to escape the Nazis. Nellie seems to do well. She learns Swedish fairly quickly and lives with a nice family. Stephie, on the other hand, doesn't learn Swedish as quickly and lives with a critical old woman. She worries about her parents and whether she will see them again. She finds herself bullied at school and struggles feeling like an outcast. This book could be used to support Social Studies classes when learning about WWII.
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