Jewish refugee Stephie adapts to life on a Swedish island and attends school on the mainland, navigating first love amid Nazi ideology's spread and worry for her parents in Vienna.
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Jewish refugee Stephie adapts to life on a Swedish island and attends school on the mainland, navigating first love amid Nazi ideology's spread and worry for her parents in Vienna.
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A Mildred L. Batchelder Honor Book An ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book A year after Stephie Steiner and her younger sister, Nellie, left Nazi-occupied Vienna, Stephie has finally adapted to life on the rugged Swedish island where she now lives. But more change awaits Stephie: her foster parents have allowed her to enroll in school on the mainland, in Goteberg. Stephie is eager to go. Not only will she be pursuing her studies, she'll be living in a cultured city again--under the same roof as Sven...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Teenage protagonist develops romantic feelings for a boy five years older; mild attraction and emotional focus.
Violence & gore
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Background references to Nazi occupation and persecution; no graphic violence or gore.
Profanity
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No profanity depicted.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation.
Religious content
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Jewish protagonist fleeing Nazi persecution; minor religious and cultural context.
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present.
Occult / demonology
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No occult content present.
Political content
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Central themes include the spread of Nazi ideology in Sweden and anti-Hitler sentiments.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide themes.
Abuse & suffering
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Themes of displacement, family separation, and systemic persecution during WWII.
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