| Edition |
1st English language ed. |
| Description |
245 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Note |
Translation of: Morke lyset. |
| Indexed In: |
Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), February 1999 |
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School Library Journal, June 1998 |
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Five Owls, January 1999 |
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Horn Book Starred, July 1998 |
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Publisher's Weekly, March 1998 |
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Booklist, June 1998 |
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Kirkus Starred, April 1998 |
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Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 1998 |
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Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 1999 |
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Kliatt, July 1998 |
| Summary |
While enduring a bleak existence in a hospital for lepers in Norway during the early 1800s, thirteen-year-old Tora tries to find meaning in a life surrounded by death. |
| Audience |
Young Adult Follett Library Resources |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG RL 5.9 8.0 PCMS |
| Subject |
Leprosy -- Fiction.
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Death -- Fiction.
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Christian life -- Fiction.
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Diseases -- Fiction.
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Norway -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
0374317011 |
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