Children's & YA

Secret Huts

Anna Fiske

Sometimes you just want to be alone; alone with your ideas; alone with good experiences; alone among the huts you are building. But then someone comes along who wants to be with you. A friend who isn't necessarily a best friend; someone who takes away important bits of wood; who makes strange suggestions; who even uses the floor of the finest wooden hut as a toilet. Prize-winning author and illustrator Anna Fiske brings a lot of humour to her description of what it is like to have somebody close by you when you really don't want to have anybody close by; when somebody just worms their way in. It's about me against you, about how difficult it is to set boundaries and how difficult it is to reject somebody, in this instance when you are building huts.

Tomorrow Everything Will Be Dark: Marlen's Story

Sigbjørn Mostue

The parasite MTG turns people into killing machines. Now it has reached Norway. Marlen understands what lies ahead, the end of everything. But she refuses to give up, and together with her family she tries to avoid death. Marlen will have to call up all her resources of courage and will-power to meet the challenges which await her. This is the second book in the critically acclaimed series I morgen er alt mørkt. Civilisation is falling apart, and people are fleeing throughout the town. As in all wars, it's every man for himself, with the strongest fending for themselves and the weakest, especially women and children, outwith the protections of modern civilised society. But Marlen doesn't let herself fall apart. She tries to preserve her humanity, a task which is far from easy, and she has to stretch her moral boundaries far beyond breaking-point. Rights for books 1 and 2 have already been sold to Denmark. This is our biggest potential action story for export. 'The story is like a clenched fist in the stomach, and I would not be surprised if yet another Young People’s Prize for Literature awaits him.'DAGBLADET HELGEAVISA ‘Sigbjørn Mostue always writes well, and this fast-moving and absorbing novel is no exception. Marlen’s Story is both entertaining and thought-provoking. Is nature taking such a brutal revenge? Are we facing an unstoppable epidemic?’ROMERIKES BLAD ‘A virus is creating a pandemic where infected people go mad and attack everybody around. It becomes a struggle between life and death and a moral struggle to make the right choices. … Can it be morally defensible to kill people who are obviously sick? Can social cohesion be maintained in an extreme situation which can easily develop into everybody for himself or herself?’NRK.NO

Jacob and the Dog

Liv Frohde

Now and then there is a children's book that manages to tell a completely new story while also reminding us of great children's classics. Jacob og hunden is one of these books. The story of Jacob, a boy grieving the loss of his dog and eventually finds a new friend, is touching, recognisable and exciting, and presented using warm and natural language ideal for reading aloud. Asbjørn Tønnesen provides the beautiful illustrations. ‘Beautiful, exciting and unsentimental. … it is entirely possible that Liv Frohde has written a new classic with this liberating, old-fashioned and beautiful book.’DAGBLADET‘A traditional tale of high quality.’AFTENPOSTEN

CAMOUFLAGE

Janne Aasebø Johnsen

A roadside bomb has exploded close to a Norwegian camp in Afghanistan. The media reports are unclear. The armed forces are playing their cards close to their chests. At home in Norway, Renate asks herself whether her father may have been killed. Janne Aasebø Johnsen has written a strong nail-biter of a story about the war waging in the mind of soldiers’ relatives. A story about a turbulent childhood and worries that a young woman would have liked to have shared with her Dad – if only he were there. A story about those who go to war and take their entire families with them. Janne Aasebø Johnsen has first-hand knowledge of the situation in which she places her protagonist and writes with rare insight and authority about a little-discussed topic. ‘Our autumn book is a novel which is just as relevant and readable for parents as for children and young people. … The language in Camouflage is pointed and direct. … Janne Aasebø Johnsen demonstrates her insight into the emotional lives of young people and how they meet and tackle life’s challenges. The dramatic development is skilful and cohesive. She does not write in black and white, but brings out nuances and dilemmas. A good and important book.GUDBRANDSDØLEN DAGNINGEN

The Cat Girl

Veronika Erstad

It's the last school day before the Christmas holidays. ”What are you going to do for Christmas?” asks Kristin. ”I'll be with August,” I reply. ”Can I come with you today?” she asks. I don't answer. I don't want to be with Kristin today. I've got other plans. ”Come here a moment, Ruth,” Dad calls from the living room. I can tell from his voice that it's something I won't like. ”We have a surprise for you,” says Dad. He smiles. ”I don't like surprises, you know that,” I say. ”I think you'll like this surprise,” Dad says. But Ruth the cat girl doesn't want to go to Lanzarote for the Christmas holidays, and she doesn't want to link up with Kristin either. Ruth and her cat, August, are going to do a secret project, and they don't want to be disturbed! Kattejenta is a charming debut story written by Veronika Erstad and illustrated by Bo Gaustad. A book to be read aloud, about friends, cats and wanting to choose for yourself. 'The relationship between the two girls is so down to earth and so well described that it is a joy'VÅRT LAND'A fine and entertaining book about time alone, cats and not liking surprises.'FORELDRE & BARN

Dear Sister

Alf Kjetil Walgermo

When a young person dies today, their Facebook page often remains in place. In many cases the Facebook wall continues a life of its own, as a place where relatives and friends turn to the deceased directly. The profile becomes a kind of book of memorial, but also a way to extend the life of the person that has passed away.When Amalie dies, her big sister Eli Anne takes over the administration of her facebook page. Several months pass, and Eli Anne wants to take down the page – to say a final farewell.Eli Anne writes on Amalie's wall and looks back at their relationship – status changes, lies and jealousy, but also at the love that existed between the two sisters. There was so much that she never managed to say when Amalie was alive. ‘Dear sister,' Eli Anne writes on Amalie's Facebook wall. She doesn't want to leave anything unsettled between them by the time she finally takes down the page.Kjære søster is a novel that tells a story of sorrow, remorse and shame alongside joy, vitality and hope. It's also a novel about music, in which various genres and artistic perspectives are brought together.‘What makes this book exciting is that it raises some good questions about death in the digital age.’Bergens Tidende‘The way in which Amalie is reflected through the eyes of her big sister in Facebook comments is touching and intense. The reader is also given good insight into Eli Anne in contrast to her little sister, [...] and the way in which Walgermo refers to Patti Smith’s song lyrics makes the story painful, but also more beautiful. [...] Although most people can relate to how it is to lose someone, the use of Facebook is a small yet effective twist that makes the book even more identifiable for today’s young people. [...] It is also about hope and recovery. Kjære søster is a book that will appeal to many and deserves its place in all Norwegian bookcases.’Vårt Land‘Walgermo doesn’t direct his reader’s attention to the accident, but instead to the grief and the relationship between the two sisters, which is characterised by both sisterly love and jealousy. [...] Walgermo has [...] managed to move Facebook away from the trivial and towards the existential. He also depicts social media as both reality and fantasy. [...] I think that today’s young people will enjoy this!’Barnebokkritikk.no‘Walgermo uses clean and simple language to create beautiful imagery and sorrowful passages. […] There are many touching moments here: when they have to clear out her room, give her clothes away, whether she’s freezing out there in the cemetery, Eli inadvertently setting one place too many for dinner.’Dagbladet‘Alf Kjetil Walgermo writes so well about this, employing an intimacy and sensitivity that make him a joy to read. […] The language he uses is so simple, clear and concise that it must have taken a lot of time and work for him to construct. […] Yet another impressive piece of work from Alf Kjetil Walgermo. […] The author’s fastidious prose should be savoured and read in small chunks, preferably several times, so that all of the nuances are picked up. This is a treat, and you don’t bolt down treats.’Nytt i Uka‘A sensitive and in many ways beautiful story communicated through Facebook messages.’Dagen‘Real truth without any kind of guise. Kjære søster is a plunge into a close and dear relationship between two siblings – an honest declaration of love shaped like a farewell.’Gjengangeren‘A tender story of sisterly love, but also jealousy – they liked the same boy. Eli Anna thinks she has a lot to ask Amalie’s forgiveness for, and the author paints beautiful, credible portraits of both of them. They are teenage girls, and the author manages to get them on the same wavelength using simple methods. It is well done.’FÆDRELANDSVENNEN‘There is a very interesting idea behind Alf Kjetil Walgermo’s most recent young adult novel: what happens when a person is gone, but their Facebook profile still exists? How does grief manifest in social media? … Walgermo managed to give Eli Anna a credible voice … This novel would be a good starting point for a conversation about sorrow, loss, jealousy, reconciliation and forgiveness.’DEMOKRATEN

Short Horrors IV

Ingunn Aamodt / Jon Ewo / Arne Svingen

Autumn is the time for horror stories. Marg & Bein continue to appear regularly in new editions. This is the fourth collection, with nine new short stories about the worst and the best things that children know about: a room with a corpse; creepy hotels; mysterious strangers; chainsaws; a voice in the wall; a gruesome dentist; thieves and a death-list.

Crocodile in the Tree

Ragnar Aalbu

The little red crocodile is out walking in the mist. Crocodile likes mist, and this is a really misty day! But suddenly he is scared by something that looks like a wolf, and oops! Little Crocodile is high up in a high tree. Despite its apparent simplicity and spontaneity, on one level this picture-book is a dream-like allegory of belonging and alienation, while on a more concrete, down-to-earth level it is mostly about getting away safely from a tight corner. 'This is not the first time Ragnar Aalbu has played with literary references and operated on several levels simultaneously. (…) The minimalist technique of the pictures is very descriptive, as for example in the meeting between the wolf and the terrified crocodile. (…) The simple text and the clear colours are a pleasure to behold. BARNEBOKKRITIKK.NO ‘Aalbu communicates confidently, using humour in both the text and the pictures.’ ØSTLANDS-POSTEN

LEGO® Utrolige ideer

LEGO® Utrolige ideer er en helt ny idebok som viser deg hvordan du ved hjelp av din egen fantasi bygger opp en hele LEGO verden og samtidig utvider din kunnskap om LEGO. Denne boken inneholder kreative modell ideer og visuelle tips og teknikker som vil inspirere alle til å bygge! Fra nybegynnere til erfarne byggherrer.

The Celebrity

Rune Belsvik

All the grown-ups in Tullevik are looking forward to a popular celebrity coming to town to sing for them. But it is only Mo who knows that the celebrity has stumbled into a pit in the forest and doesn't have his mobile or anyone to help him. Mo is going to show this to Unn, who he really, really loves! Kjendisen is Rune Belsvik at his best! Unmistakable, exciting and very, very funny!