A Faraway Island
by Annika Thor
In 1939, two young sisters disembark from a train in a strange land. They have... read more
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Jewish
- Immigrant / Refugee
Year Published 2009
Word Count 53,969
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 680L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 134016, 8 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Jews
- Sweden
- 20th century
- Islands
- Jews--Sweden--Fiction
- Refugees
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Juvenile fiction
- World War, 1939-1945
- Sisters
- Sisters--Fiction
- History
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Europe
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Holocaust
- Sweden--History--Gustav V, 1907-1950--Fiction
- Refugees--Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Fiction
- Islands--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Locating Self in the World - Grade 6-8
- Refugee Experiences: Searching for Home
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Awards & Distinctions 4
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2010
Mildred L. Batchelder Award, 1997-2024
Winner, 2010
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2010
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2009
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