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Children's Books902Literature and Fiction722Narrative Non-fiction336Self Help179Crafts and Hobbies146Mystery and Crime143Cook Books107UpLit82

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2025 and newer2020–20242015–20192014 and older

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Picture books318Easy read235Read-aloud184Children's novels238Young adult121Children's non-fiction181Comics33

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I’’VE HEARD IT’’S NICE THERE
Literature and Fiction2018 · 272 pp

I’’VE HEARD IT’’S NICE THERE

Tom Ingar Eliassen

A mother looks out for her son - who she has lost custody of. It's the Constitution Day Parade and she isn't sure which one of the parading schools he is with. An elderly gentleman occupies his days by riding up and down in a hotel elevator. Malin and Jim are visiting friends. Malin has learned to breathe with her stomach. Jim has finally decided to buy a punch-bag. 80's Country singer Christer Sjögren and boxer Steffen Tangstad lurk in the background. A man has fled from an accident, he tells his wife that he's in Italy. But with the help of a dead cat and a quiet moment in an abandoned tent, everything becomes so much better. These are just some of the many characters you'll meet in this powerful and diverse collection of short-stories.

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I don´t quite know what it is
Literature and Fiction2018 · 208 pp

I don´t quite know what it is

Silje Bergum Kinsten

It feels weird. Everything is rocking. I lean forward and fall to the floor. This is the first reaction of the main character in the debut novel by Silje Bergum Kinsten, I don't quite know what it is. It happens on one of the first pages of the novel, suggesting that she might be suffering from ME, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

The Girl in the Wall
Children's Books2018 · 224 pp

The Girl in the Wall

Lena Lindahl

A Jewish-Norwegian girl, Betzy Rosenberg, managed to hide from the German and Norwegian Nazis in Trondheim from the fall of 1942, when the deportations began, all the way until the war ended in May of 1945. She survived right in front of the enemies' noses thanks to a fellow human being who risked his life to hide her. In the cabin next door, the Nazis were having parties, and Henry Rinnan himself – the leader of the infamous Rinnan Gang – could show up unannounced. Adolescence lost and the rest of her family deported to the concentration camp Auschwitz, this is Betzy's story. Impressive about "the Norwegian Anne Frank"‘The Girl in the Wall is grim reading. At it´s best, the book breathes life into historyand remind us that not to long ago people, not unlike us self, where defined asunwanted and sent to destruction based on their religion and cultural heritage.’NRK Gripping story‘Lindahl is thorough and talented with great insight into topics like Hitler’scoming to power, The Crystal night, the start of the war, Norwegian Nazis,concentration camps and the fall of Germany.’DAGBLADET ‘An almost unbeleivable story about how a young Norwegian woman, BetzyRosenberg, was hidden from sight from the fall of 1942 and all the way up tothe liberation day in 1945.’VG

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Cold Feet, Warm Hearts
Children's Books2018 · 96 pp · Age 9 - 12

Cold Feet, Warm Hearts

Bjørn Arild Ersland

Wherever Thea is, Magnus has to be as well. It's been that way since he fell in love with her. This week, they're going on a sleepaway trip with their school. It's not easy to go on class trips – especially not when it's for five nights! Magnus misses his dad as soon as he is on the bus. If it weren't for Thea, he would have rather just stayed at home. But Magnus loves Thea, and now he has the chance to find out if Thea loves him!

Karsten og Petra: Karsten får en katt
Children's Books2018 · 32 pp · Age 3 - 6

Karsten og Petra: Karsten får en katt

Tor Åge Bringsværd

Karsten's mom comes home late from work one day, and she has a surprise … a kitten! Golden brown with a block spot around one eye – almost like a pirate! ‘What do you want to name him?’ his big sister Siri asks. ‘Maybe Buster?’ Mom recommends. ‘Or Messi?’ says Dad. ‘The world's best football player!’ ‘No,’ Karsten says. ‘I want him to be called … LEO! That's a good name for a lion, and I hope he'll become best friends with Lion Cub.’

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Karsten and Petra’s Summer Book
Children's Books2018 · 88 pp · Age 3 - 6

Karsten and Petra’s Summer Book

Tor Åge Bringsværd

In Karsten and Petra's Summer Book, we have combined two stories about Karsten and Petra. In Karsten and Petra Want to Learn How to Swim, Karsten and Petra are on a boat trip with Grandpa and his girlfriend, Esther, and they stop on an island. Neither Karsten nor Petra can swim, but they still have fun in the water, and after a while they even dare to dive down and put their heads completely underwater! So it seems that Karsten and Petra will most certainly learn how to swim soon. In Karsten and Petra Goes On A Trip, the two go on a family camping trip. Tor Åge Bringsværd (1939–) has received many awards, as a writer and as a playwright. His works have been translated into 23 languages and his theatrical works have been staged in twelve countries. Bringsværd writes for all ages.

KIM JONG-UN
Narrative Non-fiction2018 · 400 pp

KIM JONG-UN

Sun Heidi Sæbø

A Shadow Portrait of a Tyrant On February 13, 2017, a man is killed, in full view, at Kuala Lumpur airport. When the deceased turns out to be Kim Jong-nam, all suspicion points to the man's half-brother, North Korea's dictator Kim Jong-un. In this book, Kim Jong- un, Sun Heidi Sæbø follows the trail from this spectacular murder, and ends up with a portrait of a dictator with his back against the wall, and a country with little left to lose. ‘To understand what is going on in the world of international politics today, it would be smart to have read this book.’ AFTENPOSTEN

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Coffin Number Five
Literature and Fiction / Mystery and Crime2018 · 208 pp

Coffin Number Five

Gert Nygårdshaug

For six months following the brutal murder of his wife and daughter, Kripos investigator Skarphedin Olsen has believed he was his grandfather, Fredric Drum. Olsen has hallucinated about bog bodies, hunter dolls, giant moving statues, ancient written languages, and exquisite sauces. Now, he is 'cured.' When a headless corpse turns up in a doghouse on Oslo's west side, it quickly becomes clear that the special investigator will need all his resources as a declared healthy man. Because soon, another headless body appears. But so does Fredric Drum...

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The Giants Fall
Children's Books2018 · 144 pp · Age 9+

The Giants Fall

Ingvar Ambjørnsen

«Sannhetens øyne var blå. Isblå. Iskalde. Jeg hadde sett dem en gang før, for ikke så lenge siden ... Nå så han på meg som FIENDEN. På oss. På meg og Proffen. Selv pistolen han holdt i handa, kunne ikke gjøre meg mer nervøs enn de to øynene!» Nynazisme. Innvandrerhets. Pelle og Proffen fra Torshov blander seg, for den slags søppel må det ryddes opp i. Den legendariske spenningsserien om kompisene Pelle og Proffen som stadig ramler bort i vanskelige og evigaktuelle situasjoner, er nå relansert for nye lesere.

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Buy Berlin!
Narrative Non-fiction2018 · 256 pp

Buy Berlin!

Christian Borch

For more than seventy years - through the Weimar Republic, Nazism and comunism - the Troye family were the formal owners of a considerable number of buildings in Berlin - locked behind the iron curtain that no one thought would fall. Christian Borch tell us a story about Norwegian capitalism in the youth of the nation. A story of great wealth and bold speculation. The book is a fascinating exceptional story about a visionary businessman in during extraordinary times, and a patrician family from Bergen, where the writer himself is the third generation.

THE JOY OF DRIVING
Narrative Non-fiction2018 · 152 pp

THE JOY OF DRIVING

Hans Erik Næss

There are countless awards for the best, most scenic and not least most dangerous roads in the world for car touritsts to choose from. But where should you go? And why? This book features the most spectacular car trips in Europe. From feats of engineering and high-risk political projects, these roads have become cultural heritage – and they help explain why Europe looks the way it does.

Locotopia in the Middle Ages
Children's Books2018 · Age 6 - 12

Locotopia in the Middle Ages

Simon Stranger

Welcome to the Middle Ages—the most dangerous hilarious period in history. The knight Simon rides a pig, has a bucket as his helmet, and is on his way out into the world to fight dragons and giants. But instead, he meets Helena. She’s accused of being a witch and is sentenced to certain death. The Plague is ravishing the land, and the king has announced a knight’s tournament. Together, Simon and Helena embark on an adventure where they have to try to save themselves—and the rest of the world.

Rights soldSold to Greece and Saudi Arabia