A Faraway Island by Annika Thor

A Faraway Island

Faraway Island #1

Annika Thor with Linda Schenck (Translator)

247 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction historical young adult emotional sad medium-paced
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Two Jewish sister leave Austria during WWII/Holocaust and find refuge in Sweden. It's the summer of 1939. Two Jewish sisters from Vienna--12-year-old Stephie Steiner and seven-year-old Nellie--are sent to Sweden to escape the Nazis. They expect to...

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Community Reviews

3.87
based on 396 reviews

Moods

emotional: 70%

sad: 54%

hopeful: 37%

reflective: 33%

informative: 16%

inspiring: 12%

lighthearted: 12%

adventurous: 8%

funny: 8%

tense: 8%

challenging: 4%

relaxing: 4%

Pace

21% of readers chose fast
56% of readers chose medium
21% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

29% of readers chose A mix
70% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

84% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

88% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

35% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
35% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

33% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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