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9 Autumn 2020 Humlan Hansson’s SecretS When Humla
n returns to school after having chicken pox nothing is the same. Her best friend Nour has started playing with the super dangerous Horse Girls and suddenly Humlan is without her pal. And if it wasn’t enough to be worrying about your secrets getting out, Humlan is also concerned with her aunt Fanny. She who loses her spark from time to time. Humlan Hansson’s Secrets is an honest story with profound depth and plenty of humour. Kristina Sigunsdotter and Ester Eriksson create a universe somewhere between fact and fiction, reminiscent of Barbro Lindgren’s narrative voice. Words and images sprawl across the pages yet keep a continuous forward motion. Humlan shares her darkness as well as her laughter and I really hope we will read more about her rich inner life Johanna Stenlund’s choice Kristina Sigunsdotter and Ester Eriksson Selected works Kristina Sigunsdotter: Min krokodil tror att den är en racerbil 2017 and Kryptosapiens. Ett omänskligt äventyr 2019 Ester Eriksson: Det finns ingenstans att fly 2016 and Jag, Esters rester 2017 Selected awards Kristina Sigundotter: Västmanlands kulturstipendium 2010 Västerås kulturstipendium 2013 Children’s fiction, 9–12 years , 107 p. Kristina Sigunsdotter, Ester Eriksson (ill.) Publisher Natur & Kultur Rights Koja Agency Carin Bacho carin.bacho@kojaagency.com Photo: Anna Drvnik Photo: Anthony Hill