Swedish Books for Young Readers 1
Swedish Books for Young Readers 22 Per Nilsson He
art’s Delight, YA novel, 1992, Rabén & Sjögren Rights: Rabén & Sjögren Agency A boy falls in love with a girl he has been looking for sneakily on the bus for a while. They start to meet and soon the boy is deeply in love. He does not notice that she is not interested at all. The day after their first night together, the summer vacation begins and he leaves for the United States. He constantly thinks of her and lives only for the moment when they will be reunited. But when that moment comes, he realizes she has met someone else ... The Return of Heart’s Delight, YA novel, 2007, Rabén & Sjögren Rights: Rabén & Sjögren Agency Heart’s Delight – his first, great love who broke his heart. He never thought that he would be able to speak to her again. But then they meet on a bus and he thinks they might be able to be friends after all… I Don’t, I Do, YA novel, 2019, Rabén & Sjögren Rights: Rabén & Sjögren Agency Per Nilsson writes books for children and teenagers and he wants to write about Important Things, which is also the title of one of his books. The narrative technique in his novels is often a unique combination of traditional epic story-telling and a film-like structure. What matters the most in Per Nilsson’s books is the relationship between human beings. He can tell the story about love and one will feel as if it is the first time one has ever read about it. He can combine fairy tale and thriller and there is always a subtle undercurrent. He writes about everyday life and adventures, about reality and about dreams. In addition to a long list of celebrated young adult fiction Per Nilsson has also written a series of six titles for the middle grade called Extra. I’m Nora. Nora, c’est moi. “I’m a good girl. Well, I’m nice and I’m quite clever. Good doesn’t mean boring. And it doesn’t mean I’m a wimp either. I’m a good girl who once stabbed a guy in the balls with a key, because he was feeling me up.” A fiery YA novel based on actual events. The Extra Series, children’s fiction, 2011-2013, 6 titles,Alfabeta Rights: Alfabeta The series takes place over a period of six months during a spring term, one book for each month, and we follow Pim-Pim, a completely ordinary boy who experiences that an angel called Extra lands on earth. Photo: Ewa Stackelberg