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CRITIC'S choice: CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT BOOKS
Martin Hellström Martin Hellström works as a lecturer in children’s literature at Linnaeus University (Växjö/Kalmar). His research is based on children’s perception of literature and currently focuses on the writings of Maria Gripe. He also writes reviews for Dagens Nyheter, and leads several children’s theatre groups in Vadstena, where he lives. Here is his selection of new books, with themes both topical and eternal from the perspective of a young reader. Photo: Frank Svarten