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NEVER fall in love
Children's Books2024 · 128 pp · Age 9 - 12

NEVER fall in love

Solveig Moen Rusten

Lea is starting to get bored. Her best friend Alexa talks about nothing but boys (something Lea will never do, that’s for sure!) and her big sister Jenny just lies around in her room crying. Lea really wants to help Jenny. But how? And what about Alexa? Will she find herself a boyfriend? And why does Oscar in Lea’s class keep smiling like that every time they meet? NEVER fall in Love is a tale of first crushes and friendship, sisterly love and bicycle sabotage. And about sharing pictures that shouldn’t be shared.

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There's something in the water
Children's Books2024 · 136 pp · Age 6 - 12

There's something in the water

Sidsel Jøranlid

An easy reader that's just scary enough, just dark enough. A perfect summer holiday read! The summer vacation is here, and Ella will spend three weeks at the cabin. It's on a tiny little island just off the coast somwhere. And it's storming! Ella feels trapped on the island in the chaotic weather. What's even worse: the electricity disappears and she must share a bedroom with her older brother. It's clammy, grey and sultry. And Ella has promised her brother to go swimming in the sea every day, regardless of the weather. Suddenly, strange things start to happen. The sea throws fish on land, the beach is flooded with jellyfish, the uneasy feeling spreads. Then people start disappearing.

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Death Hotel
Children's Books2024 · 136 pp · Age 9+

Death Hotel

Mari Moen Holsve

Sanna, her big sister Oksana and her friend Robin are driving along deserted country roads on their way to Mum’s house to celebrate Halloween. Suddenly something in the car starts beeping and they have to stop for the night. They check into a hotel where they are the only guests. In the evening, the boy on reception goes home for the night. They are all alone an old hotel. Or are they really all alone? Suddenly Oksana vanishes and the hotel starts to change. Or is it just Sanna and Robin’s imagination? They hear footsteps, the walls seem to start moving, and a mysterious grey girl appears and asks them for help. Then they find Oksana – but she’s in one of the many class pictures on the wall. Something is wrong. Terribly wrong! Sanna, who loves horror films, realises that they’ve ended up in a scary movie – and they won’t be able to escape until they find out what the hotel wants from them. It may help to know every horror movie trick and tip in the book – but that doesn’t make it any less scary to be trapped in a living, crazy and super-scary hotel with a bunch of schoolkids from the days of the Second World War.

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The von Humbug Family: The Miracle Powder
Children's Books2024 · 304 pp · Age 9 - 12

The von Humbug Family: The Miracle Powder

Karen Kilane

Do you like stories with a good moral and a happy ending? Are you looking for a book without tall tales and humbug? Then this is not the book for you! All her life, Lucy has dreamed of a grandfather who can look after her, bake buns and make her hot chocolate with whipped cream. But when her long-missing Grandpa von Humbug finally appears, Lucy quickly realizes that he is not like other grandfathers. Grandpa loves to invent and travel, but above anything he loves to make quick money – no matter the cost. Grandpa and his new girlfriend, Vanessa Jones, get their hands on Lucy's latest invention, a miracle powder that makes things young and new and shiny. It's a disaster waiting to happen! The Miracle Powder is the first book in the series about the Familien von Humbug, written by debut author Karen Kilane and illustrated throughout by renowned artist Hans Jørgen Sandnes, known from the series Detective Agency No. 2 and Krypto. «The book is charming and concrete, with fantastic images – and a lot of tongue-in-cheek. Karen Kilane and Hans Jørgen Sandnes have created a universe you'll want to stay in, and a kid you'll learn to love.»PERISKOP

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An Enemy of the People
Children's Books2024 · 40 pp · Age 6 - 12

An Enemy of the People

Kåre Conradi

An Enemy of the People tell the story of Dr Stockmann, who discovers that the bathing water in the city’s spa is contaminated with dangerous bacteria. He expects people to value his discovery and thinks it will help improve the city. Instead, his political enemies try to destroy him, attempting to silence him with threats. Dr Stockmann stands his ground, but at great personal cost, also to his family. An Enemy of the People is a play that outraged people in its day, but that has gained fresh relevance in our own era. This is the first book in a new series for children about the works of Henrik Ibsen. With the aid of illustrations and simplified text suitable for younger readers, the series aims to introduce Ibsen’s plays to new generations all over the world. Ibsen is the world’s second-most performed playwright after Shakespeare. This series will give children an understanding of what Ibsen’s texts are about and what they can teach us today. «In both [An Enemy of the People and Peer Gynt], it is evident that [Conradi] has Ibsen in his backbone. This is precisely why he manages to convey the complex with ease, making him well-equipped to connect with and engage children through these retellings.»BARNEBOKRITIKK.NO

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Locotopia in the Renaissance
Children's Books2024 · 368 pp · Age 6 - 12

Locotopia in the Renaissance

Simon Stranger

Welcome to the Renaissance. Simon and Helena have to go down into the depths of the ocean, hunting for hidden treasures. Simon doesn’t think he can hold his breath for that long, but thankfully they meet Leonardo da Vinci. He’s just invented a submarine! And it’s totally safe – at least there’s a 50% chance it’s totally safe. In this book there are mysteries, magic lamps and helicopters that ALMOST can fly… Inventors, painters and explorers have never been more fun. Mona Lisa’s smile has never been more alluring. Locotopia in the Renaissance is the fifth book in Simon Stranger’s critically acclaimed series about the world history – a series that’s as hilarious as it’s educational. Every page has illustrations by Helena Lindholm.

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Buddy
Children's Books2024 · 262 pp · Age 12+

Buddy

Fabian Christensen

If it wasn’t for his best buddy Mikkel, Jørgen would probably have died of a stomach ulcer. Or loneliness. Or making an absolute fool of himself in front of the prettiest girl at school. But as long as Mikkel has his back, things are mostly fine, according to Jørgen. Still - it's not easy to be fourteen and living in the shadow of your picture-perfect best friend. During their last days of 9th grade, Jørgen and Mikkel's friendship will be put to the test in more ways than one. At the same time, Jørgen must navigate his crush on Mikkel's cousin, becoming the joke of a TikTok meme, and some deadly serious family matters. And in the end, maybe the time has finally come for Jørgen to be Mikkel's lifesaver. Buddy is an impressive debut by Fabian Christensen, the winner of Cappelen Damm’s New Voices Manuscript competition 2023. It's a novel full of heart, dramatic twists and turns - and plenty of awkward, situational comedy that will have you both cringing and howling with laughter. All the while underscoring the importance of honest conversations.

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King’s Medal of Merit with Sword and Double Bun
Children's Books2024 · 48 pp · Age 6 - 9

King’s Medal of Merit with Sword and Double Bun

Erlend Loe

A crazy crime story from two of Norway’s foremost artists Detective Fluffenberg is on his way to the office, head filled with important thoughts. He’s the world’s best detective, yet there is one thing missing. He hasn’t yet been awarded the King’s Medal of Merit with sword and double bun. To earn this honour, he’ll have to solve a highly unusual and completely insoluble mystery, but this particular day feels terribly ordinary. That’s when it happens! Everything around him starts to shake. Seconds later, the whole of Oslo has vanished! And the only sound to be heard is a chugging out on the fjord. When Fluffenberg takes a closer look, he sees that the king is approaching in his yacht. The king is shocked and wants to get Oslo back – not to mention all his subjects. This is a case for the world’s best detective!

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The Marching Band that Turned Right instead of Left
Children's Books2024 · 48 pp · Age 3 - 6

The Marching Band that Turned Right instead of Left

Fridtjof Stensæth Josefsen

A school marching band is due perform and march through the streets. The children are looking forward to it and the bandleader is ready. But what happens when the band turns right instead of left? The band ends up marching all the way around the world! The Marching Band that Turned Right instead of Left is a brilliantly funny, lively picture book debut.

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Bettina Wants to Go on a Beach Vacation
Children's Books2024 · 96 pp · Age 6 - 12

Bettina Wants to Go on a Beach Vacation

Sidsel Jøranlid

Bettina really wants to have a beach vacation. Everyone’s always talking about how beach holidays are the best. One day her Mum beamingly announces that they’re going on vacation. Only it turns out that they’re going to a village in Italy and that’s not the beach! Bettina is convinced it’ll be awful. Italy can’t possibly be any fun – or can it?

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Night Ninja: Snakes and Ladders
Children's Books2024 · 64 pp · Age 3 - 6

Night Ninja: Snakes and Ladders

Rolf Magne G. Andersen

Night Ninja: Snakes and Ladders is an adventurous book about Martin who doesn’t like going to bed. At night, he solves a range of problems with the help of the lamp spirit Akari, who transforms Martin into the Night Ninja, and offers him good advice along the way.Martin loses against Dad at Snakes and Ladders. Martin wants a rematch, but it's time for bed. Going to bed is the worst thing Martin knows. Luckily, he can turn into the Night Ninja and break into the castle from the Snakes and Ladders game, where he must play the game for real.Reality and imagination mix in this tough and exciting goodnight story, perfect for everyone who likes ninjas!

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Dad and Other Terrorists
Children's Books2024 · 168 pp · Age 9 - 12

Dad and Other Terrorists

Ingvild Bjerkeland

All Erle wants is to have an ordinary holiday like ordinary people do. A trip to Costa del Sol, for example! But instead, her journalist father Rehman drags her off on a work trip to London where he’s covering the Climate Conference. Erle only has one afternoon to play tourist before Dad starts fussing about work again. And he’s constantly busy with weird phone calls. While Erle and Dad are eating dinner, they hear shots. Dad tells Erle to hide under the restaurant table and stay there. Meanwhile, he runs outside towards the gunfire. A second later, there’s an explosion. A bomb has gone off close by. Erle wakes up in hospital with a broken arm. Dad is in a coma. What has happened? Who is behind the bombing? Why did Dad leave Erle in the restaurant – did he know something about the attack?

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