Genre: Children’s
Category: novel age 10-12
Publisher: Bókadeild Føroya Lærarafelags
Year: 2024
Pages: 295
ISBN: 978-99972-0-962-7
English sample translation available
Who dares to run across the railway track before the train comes?
That is the game Eva and her friends play on that near-fateful day, where everything could go wrong. A mysterious man saves Eva from certain death. But who is he, and why is he so sad? And why is her friend Merian suddenly acting so strangely? Why won’t she tell Eva where she lives? Eva and her friends get to perform in a real play, and it is like dream – until secrets of the Seraphia Theatre start to come out.
Illustrated by Kathrina Skarðsá.
Photo: Gvenael Akira Helmsdal Carré
Rakel Helmsdal is a writer and artist.
She released her first novel in 1995. Her bibliography spans over two dozen books, as well as featured works in periodicals, short story collections etc.
Helmsdal is a well-known name on the Nordic children’s and YA literary scene and has received a lot of recognition for her works, including multiple nominations for the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Prize and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
Her books have been translated into several languages, such as Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Polish, French, Arabic, Spanish, Japanese among many others.
Previous titles
Toran gongur, 2023
Kjarr, 2020
Miljuløtur, 2018
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