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The Old Country

Mordicai Gerstein · 2005

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About the book

A grandmother tells her story of being tricked into exchanging her young body with that of a fox and trying to get it back while a war tore apart her home and her country.

First sentence: Long ago, in an old, old country, a little girl named Gisella lived on a small farm surrounded by woods and mountains.

Book details

Year
2005
Language
English
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Editions
5
Pages
144
ISBN
9781596431928

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