Annika Thor
Author of A Faraway Island
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Vilja frihet motstå våldet 1 copy
OBBLIGO O VERITÀ? 1 copy
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- Other names
- THOR, Annika
- Birthdate
- 1950-07-02
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Birthplace
- Göteborg, Sweden
- Places of residence
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Occupations
- librarian
- Awards and honors
- Augustpriset (1997)
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (1999)
Nils Holgersson-plaketten (1999)
Astrid Lindgren-priset (2000)
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- Works
- 27
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 1,078
- Popularity
- #23,856
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 55
- ISBNs
- 212
- Languages
- 18
- Favorited
- 3
Although I didn't care for the reappearance of Sven, I thought the book tied up loose ends nicely. One theme running through the last couple of books was how Sweden, who had been tacitly aiding Germany through the early part of the war, changed its tune once it became apparent that Germany was losing. Whereas the first two books had an Anne of Green Gables feel, the last two books deal with more mature topics: teenage pregnancy, unwanted sexual advances, and severe mental illness. An interesting quartet of books covering various experiences of child refugees in Sweden during WWII.… (more)