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The Lily Pond by Linda Schenck, Annika Thor

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isethia's review

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

jennymarianne's review against another edition

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3.0

Del två. Kom ihåg ganska mycket sen innan visar det sig och vet därför också att det inte var min favorit i serien. Men gillar fortfarande bokserien mycket, den är fin.

talkingscribe's review against another edition

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2.0

The premise/plot sounded very interesting; usually I love historical-fiction and typically really like juvenile/YA books. However, 20 pages in, I did something rare for me: I decided to not finish reading it. For me the diction is descriptive but disappointingly dull, and I'd found no reason to relate to empathize with the main characters. I'm not trying to be unfair or mean about this book; this is merely my opinion/experience with it. Plus I learned belatedly that this is part of a series, so maybe it would've been better if I'd read the first one, well, first.

sarahannkateri's review against another edition

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3.0

After being sent away from Nazi-occupied Austria to live with foster parents on a small island in Sweden, 13-year-old Stephie wins a scholarship to a grammar school in a nearby Swedish city, and has to leave her foster parents behind.

When she moves in with the family she will be staying with, she quickly finds that although Mr. and Mrs. Soderberg will provide her with food and a room, they do not consider her to be part of the family. Their 17-year-old son Sven is a different matter though, and spends a lot of his time talking to and spending time with Stephie. Will Stephie be able to succeed in school and fit in in the city, and what will she do about her growing feelings for Sven?

This book was originally written in Swedish, and there are a few odd things about the translation, including the present tense narration, but other than that, the writing is fine. There's so much WWII lit out there that a book really needs to be special to stand out for me, and this one didn't manage it. It's perfectly decent historical fiction, but it's not very deep or unique. Younger teens and tweens might like it, especially if they loved the first book in this quartet or [b:Diary of a Young Girl|48855|The Diary of a Young Girl|Anne Frank|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1358276407s/48855.jpg|3532896].