MARIA'S ISLAND

by Victoria Hislop

Every summer Rita travels to Crete to visit her yiayia who bakes her biscuits and tells her stories. One day yiayia tells her the story of the Island, a place where sick people were sent to live, and a place where families were separated.

This is a beautiful, sensitive retelling of Hislop’s incredibly moving historical novel about the Spinalonga leper colony in Crete. A touching historical story about love and hope written with young readers in mind.

Recommended for ages 8-11

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