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New Swedish Books 28 UGLY GIRLS The jury: Off the
scale drama, in that early teenage life-or-death kind of way, when medium-sized everyday things take on gigantic proportions. In a high school, somewhere in Sweden, someone starts an Instagram account called ‘Ugly Girls’. Suddenly photos of both popular and less popular girls at school are being posted and fear starts spreading through the school – the fear of standing out and becoming the next victim. Tilde, Eleni and Jasmine are classmates but have barely spoken to each other – until now. Despite their differences they decide to join forces. They’re going to nail whoever’s behind the account, and they’re going to do it together. Sara Ohlsson, Johanna Lindbäck and Lisa Bjärbo are three of Sweden’s best children’s and young adult authors. Ugly Girls is the first book in their new collaborative project, which will be followed by Annoying Girls (2021) and Weak Girls (2022). The books combine humour, friendship and feminism with the suspense of a thriller. It has already received great reviews in Swedish media. Johanna Lindbäck, Lisa Bjärbo and Sara Ohlsson YA novel, 288 p. Johanna Lindbäck, Lisa Bjärbo och Sara Ohlsson Publisher Gilla Böcker Rights Lilla Piratförlaget Linda Widman linda@lillapiratforlaget.se Photo: Petter Cohen Photo: Petter Cohen Photo: Stefan Tell