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YA
Translated by Linda Schenck.
Stephie (A Faraway Island; The Lily Pond), now sixteen, has a host of worries: her parents are prisoners in Theresienstadt; she and sister Nellie are estranged; and her education is in jeopardy. Several life-changing events push Stephie toward adulthood (and make this series entry a book for older readers). Present tense and a limited third-person narration give the story unusual immediacy and impact.