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Violence
Barely any
Mild wartime danger in the background; appropriate for all ages
Language
None
Clean language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Themes of friendship, freedom, and the shadow of war over childhood
What this book is about
Tally Hamilton is sent to a progressive boarding school in the English countryside where she organizes a folk dance trip to the tiny principality of Bergania. There she befriends a prince — just as Europe is sliding toward war. Ibbotson's final novel is warm, wise, and quietly devastating as history closes in.
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