A Faraway Island
Annika Thor
Stephie and Nellie Steiner are sent from Vienna to Sweden in 1939 to escape the German persecution of the Jews. Their mother and father have to remain behind, and Stephie, who is twelve, has promised to look after her little sister. On the ferry carr…
The Murderer’s Ape
Jakob Wegelius
WINNER OF THE AUGUST PRIZE FOR BEST CHILDREN´S BOOK 2014, THE DEUTSCHE JUGENDLITERATURPREIS (Children’s book category, 2017), the PRIX SORCIERES 2017 and THE NORDIC COUNCIL CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE PRIZE 2015! SELECTED A WHITE RAVEN 201…
The Love Crisis
Ann Caroline Håkans
Why are you one type of person at school, and a completely different one at home?Juni tells about her failures and bad points in a funny and drastic way, and you feel strongly for this deeply human anti-heroine.The question is however: Does she under…
World Cup Summer
Magnus Ljunggren
This is a novel about football, friendship, falling out, love, betrayal, and, not least, morality. Why do we end up in awkward situations where there seems to be no way out? Magnus and his friends witness the notorious and violent members of the Ridg…
My Spare Life
Johan Unenge
This is a graphic novel about being brave even if you don’t want to. “How the hell did this happen? Not very long ago I was in my room playing Mortal Combat 3 with my pal Ubbe. Or watching Hellevik Tigers playing basket ball. Everybody knew that it w…
The Lighthouse and the Stars
Annika Thor, Per Thor
On an island out in the sea, the longing to know the truth is growing inside Blenda – and one stormy autumn night the story catches up with her… Blenda Starry Eyes. That’s what her daddy used to call her. But Blenda and Erik’s father has been gone fo…
The All Saints Sacrifice
Petter Lidbeck
Shirin and her father are living for free in a large, beautiful manor house with stables and horses. They look after themselves and can do whatever they like, in principle – as long as they don’t go up into the attic…The All Saints Sacrifice is an un…
