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Skateway to Freedom
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Book Description
Eleven-year-old Josie Grun escapes from Communist East Germany with her parents one dark night in 1989 just months before the Berlin Wall crumbles. Crossing the ocean to join her uncle in Calgary, she attempts to learn a foreign language and overcome the prejudices of her schoolmates in order to forge a new life. Clinging to the passion that has always been a comfort, her figure skating, she enter... More
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PublisherSagebrush Education Resources
BindingHardcover (5 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-100613773985
ISBN-13978-0613773980
Publication Date01/2000
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About Ann Alma (Author) : Ann grew up in Holland. She immigrated to Canada in 1970. She is the author of six books for young people. Ann has travelled around the world twice with a back pack. She has been a teacher in f... more
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