Children's Books · Hardback
Breathless
Norwegian title: Hold pusten
The third book in Solveig Moen Rusten’s beloved Lea and Alexa series, about growing up in the digital age, when likes, loyalty and love all feel equally intense.
Lea and Alexa have just started seventh grade, and the autumn dance is coming up. Lea can’t wait! She and Oskar are still together, but when Oskar is injured in a TikTok challenge gone wrong, everything changes. Will he recover in time for the dance? And why is Frida from class suddenly visiting him at the hospital?
Hold Your Breath is a warm, honest novel about friendship, first love, group pressure and what happens when everything you care about starts to fall apart. Perfect for readers of Heartstopper and Girl Online.
Material available
- ✓ Synopsis & author CV
- ✓ Full manuscript (Norwegian)
- ✓ Sample translation on request
Original publisher
Cappelen Damm
Publication
2026
Length
104 pages
Format
Hardback
Genre
Children's Books
Foreign rights
Sold to 1 territory
- Denmarkcontract signed 2026Straarup & Co.
Series
Bøkene om Lea og Alexa
3 titles in this series
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