Swedish Books for Young Readers 1
29 Swedish Books for Young Readers Mats Strandber
g The End, YA novel, 2018, Rabén & Sjögren Rights: Grand Agency You are 17 years old. It is summer, and everything looks the same as usual. But everyone knows what’s coming. In little more than a month, a comet is crashing into earth and we will all be gone. Frank The Monster Trilogy, children’s fiction, 2016-2019, Rabén & Sjögren Rights: Grand Agency Stories about monsters and humans, about not fitting in, and about finding your pack where you least expect it. Exciting, fun and just the right level of scary, with cliffhangers. The Engelsfors Trilogy, written together with Sara B. Elfgren, YA novel, 2011-2013, Rabén & Sjögren Rights: Grand Agency Six girls just started high school. They have nothing in common – except they discover they are all witches and they are hunted by an ancient evil. Together they need to stop the apocalypse! Mats Strandberg writes for children as well as for the YA audience. Everyone wants to work with him, and he is a reader and media favorite. Together with Sara B. Elfgren he penned the bestselling and critically acclaimed Engelsfors trilogy, in which the first title has been translated to twenty-five languages and was made into a movie. Later, when writing a standalone YA novel, The End¸ his publisher started with a first print run of 12 000! He also writes “horror for children” for the young audience, 6-9 years. He has the unique skill to find just the right level of exciting, fun and scary. The books are being adapted to film and into a family musical in Stockholm. His books have been on the list of best books of the year in several newspapers. The End was chosen as the Swedish addition to the IBBY Honour List 2020. Photo: Henric Lindsten