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      • Children's & YA
        February 2016

        Cool Grandma Ruth has a visitor

        by Karin Linderoth

        When you have to look after a cow, a highland cattle cow at that, there are lots to take care of and pay attention to. The cow has to have a paddock and somewhere it can hide whenever it rains. "This will be a tough task, but my oh my, it will be so much fun", Cool Grandma Ruth and Rosita think to themselves.  It does prove to be lots of fun, but not quite how they had imagined things as it turns out Margit is not quite like other cows...

      • Children's & YA
        September 2018

        The December Adventure

        by Karin Linderoth

        Sometimes things don't work out quite as you had hoped they would... Valle the gnome and Maja the field mouse live at a farmstead in the county of Småland, but somehow they end up in Norrbotten, in the far north of Sweden, completely by mistake. How will they make their way back and will they get home in time for Christmas? Luckily they bump into Herman, a kind old gnome and with the help of Herman's friends, some Norwegian lemmings and a beautiful old hot-air balloon, they set off on a long journey.  This is a sort of advent calendar story, which will take the reader through all the different counties of Sweden. One chapter a day will keep you entertained right up to Christmas Eve.  The book is richly illustrated with beautiful watercolours adding a magic touch to this special fairytale. Swedish geography and interesting facts about each county will be shared with the reader in a fun and light-hearted way. There is also a map at the back of the book where you can keep track of each leg of Valle's journey from start to finish.

      • Children's & YA
        August 2018

        County animals and flowers of Sweden

        by Karin Linderoth

        This is a book that will suit nature lovers of all ages. Easy to carry around, it is a handy guide to the Swedish flora and fauna, where the reader will learn more about each county and their designated flower and animal.  Each flower and animal has been given their own individual page with a descriptive text that is easy to understand and a detailed, beautiful watercolour to show the reader exactly what the specimen looks like.

      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories
        May 2015

        The missing unicorn

        by Daniel Edfeldt

        Nova and Simon are bored. The twins should be enjoying their summer break, but they are far from amused and figure they have to come up with something to do. That day they decide to open a "helper agency" just to do something.. Nova initially wanted a detective agency, but as Simon felt that was too dangerous they settled on a helper agency, which will tackle every type of problem. The first book is "The Missing Unicorn", where the twins have to help a little gnome find his missing pet.

      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories
        March 2016

        The curse of the sea monster

        by Daniel Edfeldt

        Simon and Nova swam through the dense seaweed. The water bubbled, splashed and frothed around them, but the sea monster was faster than they were. It had already caught up with them. Nova could sense it nipping at her feet.  In just a second or two, the sea monster would devour them!The twins started their semi-secret helper agency when they were utterly bored one balmy summers day. After their first mission, they understood that fantastic creatures and magical places are just around the order if you are just daring enough to look. But the second case of the Helper Agency proved to be much more difficult than the first one. Nova and Simon follow the mysterious Julian to the bottom of a deep lake, where they discover all the mermaids and aquarians have been cursed. The Helper Agency has to help them break this bad spell. But it isn't all that easy when, at the same time, they also have to fight a nasty sea monster and a trio of wicked witches.

      • Children's & YA
        March 2017

        The Magic Fire Berries

        by Daniel Edfeldt

        They have come face to face with a lethal troll and only just managed to escape a horrid sea monster. Now, once again, it is time for twins Nova and Simon at the Helper Agency to come to the rescue.It all starts with a visit from a mysterious, little metal bird. The bird belongs to Sessa the Elf, who has been captured by evil creatures deep inside a mountain. Sessa had been there to pick the rare, magic fire berries that she needed in order to cure the elf princess of her frost fever. The twins manage to get inside the mountain, are sadly found out and chased, but eventually reach the spot where a few measly, shrivelled fire berries are growing on a bush.

      • Children's & YA
        January 2018

        The wicked fairy

        by Daniel Edfeldt

        They have located a missing unicorn, saved cursed mermaids and cured an elf princess of frost fever. The twins are ready to tackle a new case. The last weekend of their summer break and the Helper Agency receives a magic message! Someone is in trouble and need their help. Nova and Simon pack their equipment and head out on their bikes to rescue the person in need, but everything isn't what it seems to be and the twins are facing their most dangerous case yet.  In the last part of the Helper Agency series, we get to join the twins on a hair-raising adventure in towers as well as the underworld, meet speaking skeletons, The Neck (water spirit) and lots of other fairytale creatures.  Well, a whole army of them actually.

      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories

        The tree at the end of the world

        by Daniel Edfeldt

        Twelve-year-old William is involved in a horrible traffic accident and is so badly hurt that his young soul leaves his body. He sets off on a quest with his protector, Sam the archer. A quest to find the Tree of Life, the only thing powerful enough to bring him back to life. They travel through a magic country inhabited by amazing monsters and weirdly wonderful creatures. William meets a girl called Charlie, who also happens to be on her way to the tree. But the journey is long and dangerous and the children have to both be braver than they have ever been before. In addition, they are hunted by creepy soul eaters, evil ghouls that live off lost souls.   One of the main aspects of the book is the relationship and contrast between will and Charlie. Will has been raised in a nuclear family with his mum, dad and little brother. Charlie, however, is an only child and lives with her mum, who is an alcoholic. The book is mostly set in a magical world, but the reader also gets to follow Charlie's mum and Will's family at the hospital. The Tree At The End Of The World is the first of this two-part series.

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