Summary Of The Klipfish Code By Mary Casanova

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In the book The Klipfish Code by Mary Casanova, She writes about two children sent away from their homes to evade the war. The book is set during World War II in Norway, which is a normally neutral country when it comes to war. But when the nazis attack they are forced to help the british. The protagonist in this story is Marit Gunderson, a twelve year old that lives in Norway. In this book her parents send her and her brother Lars away to their grandparents house on an island. Marit and Lars are quick to dislike her grandparents. Except for their grandmother, and Lars seems to be the only one who Grandfather likes. She thinks that there is nothing going to be happening on the island. Neither does Lars but they are soon going to be changing

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