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One of the world's bestselling authors has written a moving story about a teenager's life in Northern Sweden.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am fifteen, and I picked up this book and was instantly drawn to it. The blurb presented me with a book that seemed both interesting and mature. I read the first pages and was encaptured in the majestic world of the boy, a world which is both magical and incredibly poignant.
I would recommend this book to anyone who's looking for something that is easy to read but still gives you a brilliant story with characters that give you insight into the complexities in mid 21st Century Europe and the horror that comes attached to losing your mother.
This is not a book that is by any means uninteresting but I would not recommend it to the under 12s.
I hope you enjoy this magical story and I know that it will stay ecased in your heart forever.
I would recommend this book to anyone who's looking for something that is easy to read but still gives you a brilliant story with characters that give you insight into the complexities in mid 21st Century Europe and the horror that comes attached to losing your mother.
This is not a book that is by any means uninteresting but I would not recommend it to the under 12s.
I hope you enjoy this magical story and I know that it will stay ecased in your heart forever.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was very interested to read this, one of several stories for children that Henning Mankell has written. Better known in England as a crime writer, these stories actually make up a significant part of his output.
And, from the evidence of A Bridge to the Stars, his stories for kids are just as good stories for kids as his crime novels are crime. Definitely, I would have enjoyed this as child/young teen. (Ideal age for this book? 9/11ish, I would say, but don't hold me to it.) Joel is an attractive character, his adventures in his town at night will, I imagine, be highly interesting and slightly magical for children to read. As are Joel's discovereies about himself and his family.
It's written in a style ideal for its audience, has an excellent, slightly offbeat story, and Joel exhibits a kind of
imagination that many children will find familiar. Not only that, but it says some rather touching and important things about growing up. Nothing that hasn't been said before, particularly, but said here in a way easily grasped. I recommend this. It is a potentially enchanting little read. (And not just for kids, either: any fans of Mankell will find this interesting and probably very enjoyable as well.)
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the first of 3 books on the life of Joel Gustafsson. Joel is 11 and lives with his father Samual after Jenny his mum left them as a child.
The story is of Joel coming to terms with his life, his family, his schooling and his friends.
Joel decides that he needs to see his village in a different light so he starts investigating it during the night time.
Here he meets new people, some friends and some not so friendly....
A book for all ages. Im 48 and I loved it.
The story is of Joel coming to terms with his life, his family, his schooling and his friends.
Joel decides that he needs to see his village in a different light so he starts investigating it during the night time.
Here he meets new people, some friends and some not so friendly....
A book for all ages. Im 48 and I loved it.
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