Felix (Innbundet)

Head in a squeeze

Author:

Felix Baldauf, Eren Gjægtvik og Michael Stilson

Norwegian title: Felix - Hodet i klemme
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Binding: Innbundet
Year: 2024
Pages: 160
Illustrator: Lundgren, Julia
Publisher: Cappelen Damm
Språk: Bokmål
ISBN/EAN: 9788202812669
Age: 9 - 12
Overview Felix - Hodet i klemme

Powerful graphic novel about finding your way out of the darkness through sport

Felix moves from Germany to Kristiansund with his mum and little brother. He can’t speak a word of Norwegian and can’t quite seem to settle in. And he can’t invite anyone back home either because he doesn’t know what will be waiting for him there. What state will Mum be in? Will she be drunk? Will she even be conscious?

Felix feels different. He is burdened by a dark secret, a secret he doesn’t want to share with anyone. But the new wrestling trainer Gekken understands him in a totally different way. Even if he comes late, is in a bad mood or doesn’t deliver his best performance, he’s still welcome in the locker room. It’s a place where he’s on the same footing as everyone else, and where he feels safe. Slowly but surely, Felix comes out of his shell and turns out to be an incredibly talented wrestler. But with everything that’s going on at home, can he get as far as he wants to in the sport he loves?

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Reviews Felix - Hodet i klemme

Bryting og kunsten å få blomkåløre

«Episoden hvor Felix får en venn til å påføre ham såkalt blomkåløre (altså et opphovnet øre) er det morsomste i boka. Alle de drevne bryterne har nemlig blomkåløre. Det er et tegn på at man har vært i en skikkelig kamp. Om ikke annet sier episoden noe om hvor langt en 10 år gammel bryter er villig til å gå for å få respekt hos treneren. Jeg aner ikke hvor utbredt fenomenet er, men Felix skal ha kred for å ha utlevert seg på denne måten, og tegneserien viser hvordan han føler seg utrolig dum når han blir oppdaget for å ha «faket» blomkåløre. Slike anekdoter er friske og uventede.»

Nils Vemund Gjerstad, Empirix

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Author Felix Baldauf

Michael Stilson (b. 1987) from Trondheim is a former professional footballer and trained teacher. He was worked for Norwegian broadcaster NRK on the drama series Home Ground and the mini-documentary Stilson on the Benches. Stilson won Trollkrittet and Uprisen prizes for Just Play Ball in 2019, and the book was also sold to Germany and Denmark.

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Foreign rights
Denmark

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