The summer in which everything happened

The best summer ever - children's and young adult novel
By Iben Akerlie
Illustrations: Laura Rosendorfer
Translation: Ina Kronenberger
From 10 to 12 years

176 pages. Hardcover. 21 cm.

Nora isn't at all thrilled: She has to spend the summer with her grandmother in the countryside, even though she barely knows her. But then she meets Abbas, the boy with the greenest eyes she's ever seen. And the boy who makes her stomach flutter like fizzy powder. But why is Abbas afraid of Dorrit from the café? Why are there rules that apply to Abbas but not to Nora? And what secret do Nora's grandmother and Abbas's father have?

Everything happens during these holidays, and it will be the best summer ever!

The Summer in Which Everything Happens is a story about first love and about how the world can sometimes be quite complicated.

Wonderful Scandi summer reading for lovelorn pre-teens and romantic summer girls.

Norwegian author Iben Akerlie tells a warm and empathetic story of friendship, first love, discrimination, and the courage to do the right thing. Love, anger, shame, and resentment: "The Summer in Which Everything Happened" is a sensitive read about truly powerful emotions. A sensitive children's and young adult novel that addresses discrimination and racism in society. Suitable for children ages 10 and up.

Iben Akerlie , born in 1988 in Oslo, studied social education and works as an actress and writer.

Laura Rosendorfer , born in 1984, studied communication design. She lives near Munich with her husband and children and works as a freelance illustrator.

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