Yes,
Marianne Olson and
Marianne Mitchell are the same person. Marianne paid tribute to her Swedish heritage by using her family name when she wrote "Over the Waves."
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On a trip to Sweden in the summer of 1914, twelve-year-old Joel Peterson must prove to his father that he's old enough to make big decisions about his own future.
But when World War I breaks out, getting safely back to America becomes the biggest challenge of all.
For readers ages 9 and up.
ISBN 0-9673497-0-2
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"In Over the Waves, Marianne Olson takes us effortlessly back to the year 1914, to a quiet time before World War I begins. Twelve-year-old Joel Peterson and his mother have traveled from Omaha to visit his grandparents in Sweden. Joel's biggest worry is that his mother won't want to leave and return home. When news of the war breaks, they're not sure they'll be able to get back to America. Joel learns and experiences much that summer: the feelings of a first love, how to handle trolls, and what he wants to do with his life. Olson's writing is crisp and clean with a nice snap to it. The story is wonderfully authentic, yet there is an urgency to it that won't let it be set down. Over the Waves is a moving tale of growing up and discovering who you are just as the world blows apart."
-Mary Logue, author of Dancing With an Alien
"Over the Waves is a splendily written historical novel... will hold great appeal for her readers."
-Midwest Book Review, Children's Bookwatch, April 2000
"The plot is exciting and well-crafted, [written] with verve and color. As a historian, I am glad to see that the author builds on a solid factual basis."
-Dr. H. Arnold Barton, Department of History,
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Author of A Folk Divided: Homeland Swedes
and Swedish Americans, 1840-1940
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