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Read Time: ~5.3 hr

Shadow on the mountain

by Margi Preus (2012)

About this book

In Nazi-occupied Norway, fourteen-year-old Espen joins the resistance movement, graduating from deliverer of illegal newspapers to courier and spy.

Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreShadow on the mountain Lead Character

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