Das laute Schweigen der Francine Green: Roman
- ISBN-10
- 3423712872
- ISBN-13
- 9783423712873
- Category
- Blacklisting of entertainers
- Pages
- 299
- Language
- German
- Published
- 2008
- Author
- Karen Cushman
Description
In 1949, thirteen-year-old Francine goes to Catholic school in Los Angeles, where she becomes best friends with a girl who questions authority and is frequently punished by the nuns, causing Francine to question her own values.
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