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Joel is growing up. He is getting interested in girls. Just look at his New Year's resolutions: 1 - to see a naked lady; 2 - to toughen himself up so that he can live to be a hundred; and 3 - to see the sea. They all look pretty impossible for a motherless boy in Northern Sweden. Especially as his sailor dad is keen to drown his sadness in drink, and all the local matrons are narrowly watching the pair of them. And then he saves old Simon from a frozen death in the woods, and Joel becomes a local hero. This is the third title in the popular series of children's books from this master storyteller. A Bridge to the Stars and Shadows in the Twilight.
Joel is growing up. He is getting interested in girls. Just look at his New Year's resolutions: 1 - to see a naked lady; 2 - to toughen himself up so that he can live to be a hundred; and 3 - to see the sea. They all look pretty impossible for a motherless boy in Northern Sweden. Especially as his sailor dad is keen to drown his sadness in drink, and all the local matrons are narrowly watching the pair of them. And then he saves old Simon from a frozen death in the woods, and Joel becomes a local hero. This is the third title in the popular series of children's books from this master storyteller. A Bridge to the Stars and Shadows in the Twilight.
In this companion story to A Bridge to the Stars and Shadows in the Twilight, readers follow Joel's journey as he realizes along the way that it will require determination, strength and valor to truly become a man. From prizewinning and internationally acclaimed author, Henning Mankell.
Henning Mankell is one of the world's most popular and bestselling authors. He was born in Stockholm in 1948, raised in a village in northern Sweden and now divides his time between Sweden and Maputo, Mozambique, where he works as the director of Teatro Evenida. Francis Greenslade began performing with Adelaide University Footlights and has since worked extensively in theatre and television. Theatre companies he has worked for include Melbourne Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre Company, State Theatre Company and Playbox. Francis is best known for his television appearances in The Micallef Programme, Full Frontal and Pig's Breakfast. Laurie Thompson (26 February 1938 – 8 June 2015) was a British academic and translator,[1] noted for his translations of Swedish literature into English.
'So honest about emotions, especially in a story filled with
action.'
*Booklist*
'A good choice for the library at KS3.'
*The School Librarian*
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