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Luz Huntington-Moskos - Author
A gentle friendship story centred on everyday family life: the girls share meals, chores and play while one of them stays with Violet’s family as an exchange student.
Faraway Sister is a story told by Violet, a little girl entering Kindergarten who learns a foreign exchange student will be living with her family for a year. Violet, her little sister Catalina and Sammy the foreign exchange student build a bond of friendship as they share meals, finish chores, ride bikes, and play on swings. The girls learn that friendship is not limited by language, culture, race, age or geography. The watercolor illustrations depict these moments of friendship in vivid color. This is a true story written by the host mom and illustrated by her foreign exchange daughter as a way to reflect on a wonderful year.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceHow the book presents it: The story presents friendship across differences as a positive possibility.
Talk about: What helps the girls connect, even when their backgrounds differ?
It offers a starting point for talking about how people can become friends across differences in language, culture, race, age and geography.
The exchange student’s year-long stay with another family is central to the story; consider whether this kind of change in household would prompt questions from your child.
What do you think helps Violet, Catalina and Sammy become friends as they spend time together?
Take time with the watercolour illustrations, and invite your child to notice how the girls spend time together in the scenes.
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Faraway Sister - Luz Huntington-Moskos - Google Books
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Checked: 1 October 2026.
Relevant to: Friendship across differences
Faraway sister by Luz Huntington-Moskos | Open Library
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Checked: 1 October 2026.
Relevant to: Friendship across differences
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