The Dark Light
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Book Description
When it was discovered that thirteen-year-old Tora has leprosy, she is sent from her family's remote mountain farm to the leprosy hospital in the bustling port of Bergen. In early-nineteenth-century Norway, lepers are quarantined in this hospital and no longer considered among the living. But even as her body gradually fails her, Tora's new life blossoms. She finds strength through helping her fel... More
Book Information
Publisher | Farrar Straus & Giroux |
Binding | Paperback (6 editions) |
Reading Level | Young Adults |
# of Pages | 256 |
ISBN-10 | 0374416885 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0374416881 |
Publication Date | 04/02/2004 |
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About Faith Ingwersen (Translator) : Faith Ingwersen is a published translator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Faith Ingwersen include The Crow-Girl: The Children of Crow Cove, The Dark Light (... more
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