Aschehoug Agency spring 2011 - Children & young adults

C H I L D R E N & YO UNG ADULTS S P R I N G 2011

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Chil d re n a n d pi c tu re b oo k s 0 – 8 ye a r s Trond Brænne

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Endre Lund Eriksen

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Harald Nordberg

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Solveig Hareide og Kari Hansen

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Trond Morten K. Venaasen, Frank Mosvold and

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Tom Petter Hansen Mari Sager

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Bjørn Sortland

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Einar Øverenget

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Junior 8 – 1 2 Ye a r s Berit Bertling

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Hilde Hagerup

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Margrethe Geelmuyden

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Klaus Hagerup

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Øistein Kristiansen

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Marit Nicolaysen

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Bjørn Sortland

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Founded in 2004, we are proud to represent more than 200 authors from Oktober and Aschehoug publishing houses.

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Yo u n g A d u lts Ye a r s 1 2 +

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Bjørn Sortland

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Harald Rosenløw Eeg

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Endre Lund Eriksen

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Gro Fykse

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Karianne Lund

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Hilde Hagerup

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Tyra Tronstad

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Easy readers

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Upcoming titles

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Kaia, Bendik and Trond Brænne

Missing Original title: Savnet First published: 2011 Genre: Picture book Pages: 32

The magpie is the only one of the animals on the farm that doesn’t live on the farm itself, but up in the tree. She’s wondering – am I one of you? The answers she’s getting don’t make her any wiser: Well, you can stay here, but you’re not one of us, really …

The magpie is pondering – maybe she’ll be more welcomed somewhere else? No sooner thought than done – the magpie is moving. And then maybe the animals on the farm will realise that they have lost something they actually appreciated.

Missing is a picture book cooperation between Trond, Kaia and Bendik Brænne, with illustrations by Per Dybvig. This is the fourth book about the animals on the farm.

Friends, No longer friends and Stranger already exist. Stranger was nominated fo the Brage award (open category) in 2010.

Trond Brænne is a writer and an actor. He has written three picture books in cooperation with his children Kaia and Bendik.

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Stranger Original title: Fremmed First published: 2010 Genre: Picture book Pages: 32

This is a subtle story about fear of the unknown. In Stranger we get another delightful story about the (not-sofriendly?) friends at the farm. This time a beaver comes to visit the farm, and it’s hard to say how the other animals will react. He can’t lay eggs, and his ears are too small. The other animals cannot understand what he is good for. But he may surprise them all …

“Stranger is a warm and including picture book with a visual expression that sparkles”

BRAG NOMI E NATE 2010 D

Anne Cathrine Straume, NRK P2

“A successful picture book about fear of the unknown (…)

Its a smart and thoughtprovoking book (...)”

Gerd Elin Stava Sandve, Dagsavisen

Original title: Alvin Pang og en søster for mye First published: 2010 Genre: Picture book Pages: 32

Children and Picture Books / Spring 2011

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Endre Lund Eriksen

Alvin Pang and What Grownups Do When You’re Asleep Original title: Alvin Pang og det voksne gjør når du sover First published: 2011 llustrations: Olve Askim Pages: 32

The kids are wondering what the grown-ups are doing while they are asleep. The suggestions are many: they have a pillow fight in bed, they play PlayStation, and they drink soda pops and eat candy and go wild.

Alvin decides to find out if any of this is true. He stays awake at night, pretending to be asleep. He sneaks up on them, but all they do is watch TV. Alvin goes back to bed, but footsteps wake him up. It’s all starting now. Now, they are going to do what grown-ups do when the children are asleep.

“The Alvin Pang-books are fresh and fun stories for small children, joyously illustrated by Olve Askim (...)

This is the second book about Alvin Pang and I’m looking forward to more!”

Sigrid of the Reading Association Les!

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Alvin Pang and a Sister Too Many Original title: Alvin Pang og en søster for mye First published: 2010 llustrations: Olve Askim Pages: 32

Alvin is struggling. How is he going to get rid of Elvira, his annoying little sister who is constantly in the way, ruining things and stealing all the attention? Should he sell her? Or maybe trade her? Alvin is unsure, but when he finally thinks he has solved the Elvira-problem, it turns out not to be such a great idea after all …

Alvin Pang and the Best Birthday Ever Original title: Alvin Pang og verdens beste bursdag First published: 2010 llustrations: Olve Askim Pages: 40

It’s Alvin’s birthday, and it’s got to be celebrated! He is going to be the king of the day. But with expectations like that, it is bound to go wrong. Alvin cancels the party, sends his guests home and is left with Rainer, the only person he didn’t want to invite. The strange thing is that it actually turns out to be a quite nice day.

Endre Lund Eriksen is born in Bodø in 1977. His first children’s book came in 2002, Pitbull-Terje runs amok, and it was awarded the Department of Church and Cultural’s literature award for best book for children and youth. The book has become a bestseller, and it’s sold to many countries. Endre Lund Eriksen has received the commune of Bodø’s Cultural Award for 2010 and the School Librerians’ Literature Award.

Children and Picture Books / Spring 2011

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Endre Lund Eriksen and Torill Kove

The First Man to Pee on the Moon Original title: Førstemann som pissa på månen First published: 2009 Genre: Picture book Pages: 48 Foreign rights sold: German (Patmos verlag), Korean (Dhampus publishing co.)

The spaceship Apollo 11 is headed for the moon. On board are three men who all hate each other’s guts: Buzz, Michael and Neil.

Buzz is mad as hell. The first man out was supposed to be HIM. But Houston has decided to let Neil go first instead.

Michael is suspiciously happy. Even though he will only be sitting in the spaceship that will orbit around the moon. Is he up to something? And Neil, who appears to be such a nice guy, keeps poring over the check list.

So many things can go wrong.

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Harald Nordberg

Robin’s Journey Original title: Robins Reise First published: 2010 Genre: Picture book Pages: 48

Robin and his dad are taking a drive on his dad’s motorcycle when it breaks down, and they have to rescue themselves onto a roundabout. Where they stay – because it turns out that the roundabout is the home of lots of strange people and animals.

Robin’s Journey is an imaginative and mythical story, packed with references to international children’s literature.

Harald Nordberg is most famous for his wonderful illustrations in many Norwegian children’s books, and he has been awarded nationally and internationally. This time he is the creator of both text and illustrations.

Children and Picture Books / Spring 2011

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Solveig Hareide and Kari Hansen

Kosinus the Dragon Illustrator: Tina Soli First published: 2011 Genre: Picture book Pages: 32

A picture book that tells the story about how Kosinus the dragon and Solveig get to know each other. Kosinus lives in his dragon cave far away in the mountains. One day he hears pounding and hammering outside, and there is Solveig, chopping the number seven out in stone. Kosinus and Solveig become friends, and Kosinus comes home with Solveig, to the number factory. Kosinus the dragon is very fond of numbers – he eats them, an activity that leads him into unfortunate situations. Solveig is the friend that always helps him fix his mess.

Solveig Hareide Solveig Hareide is a well known presenter on NRK. She’s worked on shows like Kosinus, Newton and Barne-TV. Kari Hansen is working as a producer at NRK Tyholt. Hareide and Hansen have developed the program about the dragon Kosinus together; they are responsible for the idea and the manuscript. They both live in Trondheim and work in NRK Tyholt, Trondheim.

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Kosinus at the Castle Kosinus at the Farm Kosinus Going Sailing Illustrator: Tina Solli First published: 2011 Pages: 24

Three exercise-based picture books as we know them from the TV series about Kosinus the dragon. Kosinus is locked up because he has eaten a number, and in the book the reader is going to save Kosinus. The reader must solve three exercises to find the three keys that can open the dragon lock and let Kosinus be free: the circular key, the triangle key and the square key.

Children and Picture Books / Spring 2011

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Hansen, Mosvold, Venaasen

Sunshine Kathy Winter Wonderland Goal: Build a snowman with Henry.

Risk: Loose her friendship with Henry.

Learn: Keep a promise.

Pitch: Henry and Kathy want to build the largest snowman in the whole world, Kathy goes to get some help, but she forgets Henry and the snowman.

Original title: Elleville Elfrid og verdens største snømann First published: 2011 Pages: 32

The New Bed Goal: Play with her friends.

Risk: Her friends will not play.

Learn: To share.

Pitch: Kathy has gotten a brand new bed, but she does not let her friends play in it.

Original title: Elleville Elfrid og den nye sengen First published: 2011 Pages: 32

Anne Cath

Hansen, Mosvold, Venaasen Trond Morten K. Venaasen, Frank Mosvold og Tom Petter Hansen works together in Kool Productions.

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The Ugly Duckling Goal: To be part of the ballet performance.

Risk: Ruin the show.

Learn: To be yourself (everyone is special).

Pitch: Ms Berg is having a ballet performance (The Swan Lake) and Kathy wants to be like everyone else, but it is not easy.

Original title: Elleville Elfrid den stygge andungen First published: 2011 Pages: 32

My Pink Umbrella Goal: To find the pink umbrella.

Risk: Not be able to play with friends in the rain.

Learn: Put things back where they belong.

Pitch: Kathy loves playing in the rain with her pink umbrella. Now it is raining, but she cannot find her umbrella.

Original title: Elleville Elfrid og den rosa paraplyen First published: 2011 Pages: 32

Aschehoug is launching four new titles in October 2011: Combining the good nature of Astrid Lindgren’s Emil and the humorous naivety of Pippi Longstocking.

Anne Cathrine Straume, NRK P2

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Mari Sager

Frida Stealing Original title: Stjele-Frida First published: 2011 Genre: Picture book Pages: 32

Frida is furious! She can’t have money to buy candy, and nothing is going her way. She might as well run off. And she does, to her best friend Jenny’s house.

While Jenny has dinner, Frida waits in her room. She sees all kinds of things that Jenny has, that Frida doesn’t have. And she has so much money in her piggybank! Before she knows it, some of the money has ended up in Frida’s pocket…

Mari Sager made her debut in 2010 with Doktor Frida and Monster Frida. Frida Stealing is her third book for children.

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Monster Frida Original title: Monster Frida First published: 2010 Genre: Picture book Pages: 32

Little Frida has just lost her first tooth and on top of that, she is going to come with her dad to work! But the grown-ups don’t see the missing tooth, they’re only concerned with who Frida looks like. Is she the spitting image of her grandfather? Or does she look exactly like her sister? Why are they talking so weirdly? Frida is frustrated!

Doctor Frida Original title: Doktor Frida First published: 2010 Genre: Picture book Pages: 32

Little Frida has got doctor’s equipment for Christmas, and she goes to visit her neighbour Odd. While Odd is out running an errand, Frida makes skating ice in front of the steps. But his wife, Tullik, falls on the ice, and Frida has to help! She puts on plasters and everything, but Tullik is a difficult patient.

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Bjørn Sortland and Hilde Kramer

What the Heart Remembers Original title: Det hjertet husker First published: 2009 Genre: Picture book Pages: 32 Foreign rights sold: German (Benteli Verlags AG).

Korean (Dhampus Publishing Co)

Leonarda is a little girl who lives with her family in Mexico City. Her best friend is her sister Eva — but Eva is in the hospital, very ill. Every Friday Leonarda goes with her mother to clean the floors of a large blue house. While her mother works, Leonarda walks around in the house, which is full of strange things and paintings that she is not allowed to touch. Many of the paintings are portraits of the same lady. One day the lady starts talking to Leonarda. Her name is Frida, and they start sharing secrets with each other.

“So beautiful it hurts.

This is an extraordinarily beautiful book.”

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What the heart remembers is a simple and moving story of a child coming to terms with the reality of death, through an imagined dialogue with Frida Kahlo. The book is beautifully illustrated with collage pictures that incorporates elements and motives from Kahlo’s own paintings.

Bjørn Sortland Author, reviewer and journalist, Bjørn Sortland is represented in a number of anthologies, and he has also written for radio and television. His authorship, which spans children’s, young adults and picture books, has won him a variety of awards.

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Einar Øverenget

Sokrates and His Daddy Original title: Sokrates og pappa First published: 2009 Pages: 80 Foreign rights sold: Danish (Rosinante), Turkish (Pegasus)

Sokrates and Daddy talk. A lot. About how grains of sand look inside. Where the snowman stays during summer.

They talk about gravity and how things and thoughts change when we look at them from different angles.

Sokrates and his daddy is a little philosophy book for children, suitable for reading aloud and discussions

“Øverenget and Torseter have created a little treasure of wonder, a book which appeals to both children and adults.” barnebokkritikk.no, Norway’s leading website for children’s literature

Einar Øverenget (b. 1964) is a philosopher, lecturer and radioman.

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Berit Bertling

Milla and the Midnight Mystery

Milla and the Stable War (2)

Original title: Milla og midnattsmysteriet First published: 2009 Pages: 120

Original title: Milla og stallkrigen First published: 2010 Pages: 168

Milla, Freddy and Oda have one thing in common: They are totally addicted to anything to do with horses. One day they ride past a farm with neglected horses. They have to do something! However, it turns out that helping the animals is far more difficult than they imagined — suddenly they are in the middle of a dangerous situation. They have to trust each other, or risk losing everything.

What’s with the new riding coach? And why has Oda suddenly changed? Milla tries to help her friend, but then a war breaks out between all the girls at the stable. In addition, someone tries to hurt the horses. Milla and Freddy realize they have a new mystery at hand — but can they solve it before it is too late?

Milla and the Gallop Fraud (3)

Milla and the Riding Mafia (4)

Original title: Milla og galoppsvindelen First published: 2010 Pages: 180

Original title: Milla og stallkrigen First published: 2011 Pages: 168

This is the third book in the thrilling series about Milla and her friends. The girls start to investigate what really happened to Eline’s dad. And who is behind the stable fires? The group of friends is in danger of being split up when suspicion is directed at close acquaintances.

Oda has moved to Denmark, and Milla is visiting.

At a horse fair they meet a Danish boy named Simon, and both Milla and Oda, and eventually Freddy and Eline, are taken with this young, talented rider. But Simon has an uncle who is acting strange, and when Milla finds a packet of hash hidden by a boathouse, there is no telling what might happen.

Berit Bertling has a master’s degree in literature and has been into horses since she was ten years old. In addition to writing, she works as a riding instructor. The books about Milla are dedicated to everybody who loves horses - and reading.

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Hilde Hagerup

The Ghosts of Frosty Island Original title: Spøkelsene på Blekstadøy First published: 2011 Pages: Unknown

What do you do when you find out that your entire family are ghosts?

One day Jens discovers a horrible secret. His father was not the only one who died in that car crash ten years ago. His eccentric mum is actually a ghost, unbelievable! “That doesn´t mean I don’t love you”she says. Jens has to believe her, she’s all he’s got.

Or is she? Other, scarier ghosts keep coming out of the haunted forest and they are calling his name. What do they want with Jens? Is it true that Jens’s grandmother is the queen of the ghosts on Frosty island? Is she good or is she evil? And if Jens goes with her, will he get to meet his dad?

The Ghosts of Frosty Island is a very Scandinavian ghost story and the first book in a new series about Jens and his unusual family.

Hilde Hagerup (b. 1976) made her debut in 1998 with a novel for young readers, Bølgebiter. She has been published in many languages, and have received or been nominated to several prices at home and abroad.

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Margrethe Geelmuyden

Medusa the Jellyfish Original title: Maneten Medusa First published: 2010 Pages: 120

Medusa the Jellyfish falls in love with Prince Gelonius. The prince wants to dance with Medusa at the ball. But the wicked Cyannéa conspires to marry the prince and become queen of the Jellyfish Sea. Before the ball, Medusa seeks a mirror – the hull of a boat. But in a bay near the harbour, her tentacles are caught in a sea urchin. She finds herself stuck at the bottom of the sea. In her struggle to get loose she receives help from Isenkram the Crab, Kallemarie the Squid, her little sister Moril and the brave whiting boy, Sølve. But above all, Medusa must help herself to freedom. She fights obnoxious seagulls, hungry starfish, creepy moon jellies, and the waning tide. Medusa matures in the process and gets ready to face the wicked Cyannéa back at the ball.

Margrethe Geelmuyden is known for her commitment to preserve the parks in Oslo. She also writes a humorous garden column for a magazine. In 2009 she published the book The great war on slugs. Medusa the jellyfish was her first book for children, published in 2010, followed by Medusa – in too deep in 2011.

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Margrethe Geelmuyden

Medusa - In Too Deep Original title: Medusa på dypt vann First published: 2011 Pages: 100

Cyannéa is power-crazed and wants to be queen of the Jellyfish Sea. She locks Prince Gelonius away behind a fence of pig’s ears and pigtails – a pigrust, a growth with horrible qualities. Medusa tries to set Gelonius free.

She discovers that Cyannéa has found more pigrust seeds and wants to sow them all over the Jellyfish Sea and make it all dark to get revenge. Medusa, Kallemarie and Isenkram make a very clever plan to avoid catastrophe …

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Klaus Hagerup

Markus and Diana Original title: Markus og Diana First published: 1994 Pages: 185 Foreign rights sold: Portuguese (Fio da Palavra), Dutch (Van Goor), Polish (Jacek Santorski), Lithuanian (Baltos Lankos), Korean (Wisdome House), Italian (Salani), Icelandic (Mal og Menning), Hungarian (Napkut), German (Saüerlender), French (Flammarion), Finnish (Tammi), Faeroese (Bokadeildin), Catalan, (Empuries), Danish (Høst & Søn), Czech (Albatros), Ukrainian (Thesis Publ.), British English (Front Street, USA), Russian (Azbooka)

Markus Simonsen is afraid of almost everything. But when he writes fan mail to famous people, he becomes somebody else: a blind widow bound to a wheelchair who longs for an autograph of a famous novelist, or a young sportsman whose career was destroyed by doping.

One day Markus writes to the famous actress Diana Mortensen, pretending to be a sensitive millionaire who is able to understand the drawbacks of fame. When she responds, Markus is drawn into a humorous adventure that requires him to invent still more stories.

“I solemnly and honestly declare that this is one of the most hilarious books I have read for years” Dagbladet

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Markus is King Original title: Markus er konge First published: 2010 Pages: 150

The stories about 13-year-old Markus have been a great success, internationally as well as in Norway. Here is the sixth book of the series.

This time, Sigmund gives Markus a chess board. Sigmund sees himself as the castle in the chess game, and he sees Markus as a little king that needs protection. In Sigmund’s mind, the school yard is the chess board. This is the source of a lot of amusement – and even love, actually. You don’t need to know chess at all to enjoy this story.

Klaus Hagerup A stage director and dramatist, Klaus Hagerup made his debut as an author in 1969 with a collection of poems. Over the last decade he has made a name for himself as a writer of books for children and young adults, resulting in a number of prizes. Two of his books have been made into films. Six of his novels features the unpredictable Markus Simonsen.

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Ă˜istein Kristiansen

Doodles of Life Original title: Livets kruseduller First published: 2009, Kagge Pages: 161 Foreign Rights Sold: Russian (Om publishers)

This fantastic new creativity book is a drawing book for the whole family. Edutainment at its best, Doodles of Life inspires both children and adults to use their imagination and turn everyday doodles into fun and beautiful pictures.

Think With Cartoons Original title: Tenk med tegneserier First published: 2010, Kagge Forlag Pages: 80

Learn to tell stories and and express ideas with cartoons.

Ă˜istein Kristiansen (42) is a Norwegian cartoonist, caricaturist, painter, and multi talented designer, who has been aired on TV in more than 40 countries, from China in the east to Norway in the north. In Asia, he is also known as Einstein Kristiansen. A lead through all his work is his purpose to teach the world to draw, so that each of us can free up and utilize our creativity through drawing.

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How To Get Good Ideas (1) Original title: Slik fĂĽr du gode ideer (1) First published: 2010, Kagge Pages: 80 Foreign Rights Sold: Lithuania (Uab Grupe)

A drawing-book about training your fantasy and your ability to create ideas. Good ideas is something we need throughout life to develop as people, solve problems and innovate.

Draw A Better World Original title: Tegn en bedre verden First published: 2010, Kagge Forlag Pages: 161

How do you start a drawing, a painting, an idea, a new life? How do you find the creative voice inside of you? How do you release the artist in you and are reborn as a creative person? Ă˜istein Kristiansen offers answers to all these questions and more.

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Marit Nicolaysen

Svein and His Rat and the Clone Original title: Svein og rotta og kloningen Illustration: Per Dybvig First published: 2009 Pages: 150

Svein is worried. Halvorsen has turned into an old and tired hooded rat. The course of nature, the adults claim.

Svein thinks the course of nature sucks, but can he do something about it? Sure, his friend Dan says – and he has an idea. What about cloning? However, when they start working on the plan, they run into greater problems than they had imagined. It gets scary as well!

Svein and His Rat and the Clone is the fourteenth book in the popular, prizewinning series about Svein and Halvorsen.

“Svein and His Rat are already established as one of the cornerstones in Norwegian children’s literature (...) These are books enjoyed by big brothers, little brothers, parents and girls alike (...) Highly recommended!”

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Marit Nicolaysen who started as a short-story writer, wrote her first novel in 1985. She has subsequently published a collection of short stories and two books for young adults.

Her fourteen books for children featuring Svein and his pet rat Halvorsen have all enjoyed immense success.

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350.000 copies sold in Norway. The books have been published in the following languages: Danish (forlaget Forum), Dutch (Lemniscaat), Finnish (Otava), German (Klopp), Lithaunian (Gimtasis Zodis), Swedish (Alfabeta), Turkish (Pegasus)

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Bjørn Sortland

Bønna and the B-team

Bønna and the B-team (1) – don’t mess with the people on the bench Original title: Bønna og B-Laget (1) – Ikke bøll med benksliterne First published: 2010 Pages: 88 This is the first book in the new series about Bønna and the B-team. Bønna and his friends in the B class are hanging out a lot in the basement living room, playing Xbox and eating cheese doodles. Finally the parents force them out, they are going to start playing football. Bjørnar’s dad becomes coach, and mum becomes manager.

Author Bjørn Sortland and illustrator Trond Bredesen also make the series about the art detectives.

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Bønna and the B-team – A kiss for a goal (2)

Bønna and the B-team makes a B-movie (3)

Original title: Bønna og B-laget 2 – Kyss for et mål First published: 2010 Pages: 72

Original title: Bønna og B-laget lager B-film First published: 2011

This is the second book in the new series about Bønna and the B-team. Bjørnar is lying on the couch while all his buddies are on vacation. He’s not able to do anything, he’s only thinking about a certain girl. Who’s on football camp. Can Bjørnar be bothered to go to football camp for a week only to be with a girl?

Yes, he can.

In the third book about Bønna and the B-team, the entire grade gets challenged – to make a movie that can show both parents and teachers. Bønna and his friends think that this is right up their alley; they’ll easily crush Tore and his A-team friends, who often win when they play football against them.

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The popular “Art Detective”-series combines thrilling reads with art and geography in an interesting and funny way. Amusingly illustrated by Trond Bredesen. This is a series consisting of 11 books.

The books have been published by; Danish (Forum), German (Arena), Castilian, Catalan and Basque (Edelvives), French (Oscar).

Bjørn Sortland Author, reviewer and journalist, Bjørn Sortland is represented in a number of anthologies, and he has also written for radio and television. His authorship, which spans children’s, young adults and picture books, has won him a variety of awards.

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Bjørn Sortland

Moment of Honesty Original title: Ærlighetsminuttet First published: 2005 Pages: 548 Foreign rights sold: Danish (Gyldendal), Dutch (Lemniscaat ), Finnish (WSOY), French (Bayard) German (Hanser), Hungary (Peoples Team), Korean (Viche books Korea).

Seventeen-year-old Frida is diagnosed with a serious eye disease. Driven by an intense desire to see the world before blindness overcomes her, she decides to travel to see the world’s beauty – before it is too late.

In Florence she meets Jakob, who, like herself, is Norwegian. A self-proclaimed art geek, he is in Florence to write an article for a Norwegian youth magazine. He wants to write about how the Crucifixion is depicted in art, to show how art history has evolved over the centuries.

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Harald Rosenløw Eeg

Cursed Curriculum Foreign rights sold: Dutch (Lannoo), French (Editiones Thierry Maginer), Swedish (Kabusa Böcker).

Klaus and his mother have just moved to Oslo.

They are both going to start at the same school; Klaus as a student, his mother as a school counsellor. But even before Klaus gets a chance to meet his new classmates, weird things begin to happen. A boy gets killed in a tube accident, and Klaus by coincidence finds his electronic diary. Klaus begins to doubt whether the boy’s death really was an accident. And while he is digging for the truth, he gets caught in a dangerous game where nothing is like it seems.

Original title: Alt annet enn pensum First published: 2006 Pages: 263

Yahtzee Foreign rights sold: French (Ed. Panama), German (Gerstenberg verlag), Swedish (Kabusa Böcker)

Dag Vidar is a boy about to start a new life. He is sent to live with a new family, in a new place. He gets new trainers, a cat and a girlfriend. He gets a digital camera so he can film the beginning of his new life. In fact, the future looks bright. But the more Dag Vidar becomes accustomed to his new life, the more worried he becomes that someone will reveal what happened before: the reason he had to move to a foster home. He begins to doubt all the good things around him, becoming his own worst enemy in his fear that his past might one day be revealed.

Original title: Yatzy First published: 2005 Pages: 209

Harald Rosenløw Eeg (b 1970) has made a name for himself as an upbeat and unconventional author of outstanding literary daring. His writing is highly distinctive and has acquired a cadence that is all his own.

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Endre Lund Eriksen

Super Original title: Super First published: 2009 Pages: 241 Foreign rights sold: Danish (Gyldendal), Dutch (Van Goor), French (Editions Thierry Magnier), German (Patmos).

Julie is fourteen years old, and she’s already sick of herself. She’s had it with being anxious and alone. This summer she will change.

Mum and dad think she’s going away on a summer camp. But Julie has other plans. For a week she will stay home all by herself and do exactly what she wants. Get drunk. Get a tattoo. Drive a car. Get to know somebody. Kiss.

She does get to know somebody.

Jomar. When they are together, she dares to do all those things she hadn’t dared before. When she is with Jomar she’s super.

But Jomar isn’t who he claims to be. He has secrets.

If you found out everything, Jomar says, you will hate me for the rest of your life

Endre Lund Eriksen is born in Bodø in 1977. His first children’s book came in 2002, Pitbull-Terje runs amok, and it was awarded the Department of Church and Cultural’s literature award for best book for children and youth. The book has become a bestseller, and it’s sold to many countries. Endre Lund Eriksen has received the commune of Bodø’s Cultural Award for 2010 and the School Librerians’ Literature Award.

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Pitbull-Terje in Search of Lost Father Every year, Jim has visited the graveyard where his mum says his dad is buried. But one day he meets another family by the grave! Did dad cheat? Is the weird boy of the other family his half brother? Or is this a different story altogether - one his mum never told him?

Original title: Pitbull-Terje på sporet av den tapte far First published:2010 Pages: 280

Pitbull-Terje Turns Evil First published: 2007 Pages: 268 The third book about PitbullTerje and Jim.

Pitbull-Terje and the Fight Against the Child Care Department First published:2006 Pages: 277 Winner of the ARK Children’s Book Award 2006.

Pitbull-Terje Runs Amok First published: 2002 Pages: 204 This is a brisk, funny, engaging and rather touching story about a somewhat strange friendship.

“We want more!”

Dagbladet

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Gro Fykse

Nelia’s Riddle

Original title: Nelias Gåte First published:2010 Pages: 368

Fourteen year old Nelia (Cornelia) is to all appearances a normal teenager. One dark night when she is on her way home from cello practice, she is ambushed by a man and dragged into the woods. Her trivial everyday life is turned upside down. Linus, a young and aggressive man from a world parallel to our own, has flown into our world to get Nelia.

Nelia’s Riddle has the suspense of a thriller and at the same time a feeling similar to Astrid Lindgren’s universe.

Nelia’s Night (2)

Original title: Nelias natt First published: 2011 Pages: 300

Nelia is alone in the Erun Woods to solve a riddle.

She has been attacked and knocked unconscious.

She wakes up while being carried through the woods to the camp of the Forest People. She is sentenced to death, but Kin, who is to be her executioner, releases her. After being chased, hurt and kidnapped, she receives unexpected help and stumbles upon the answer to the riddle. When she finally makes it back to the castle, she finds out that Lora, her biological mother, is alive. Nelia becomes stronger and more independent. She makes choices that may have fatal consequences, for Linus as well as herself.

Gro Fykse (b. 1972) lives and works in Bergen. She made her literary debut in 2010 with Nelia’s Riddle, followed by Nelia’s Night in 2011. The next book in the series will be Nelia’s Sorrow.

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Karianne Lund

Lisa + Nabil. AF1 Lisa falls in love. This is what she dreamed about, but not everything goes as planned all the time. One thing is getting a boyfriend, another thing is being in a relationship. How does that really work? What do you do? Do you have to be together all the time?

How much do you have to make out? Lisa tries to find answers in hip-hop music, in books and magazines, by studying her parents and other couples. She has many theories, but they don’t really work in real life.

Original title: Lisa + Nabil.

First published: 2011 Pages: 190

Based on the TV series AF1

Mira VS Mathias. AF1 In this novel, illustrated with photos, we meet the hip-hoppers from RomsĂĽs in Oslo. The band gets fierce competition from the rock band that also wants to play at the club. Mira in the hip-hop band falls in love with one of the rock guys, which leads to complications and difficult choices to be made. This is a story about love and competition between young hip-hoppers and rockers.

Original title: Mira vs Mathias.

AF1 First published: 2011 Pages: 70

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Hilde Hagerup

All that is Wrong With Georg Original title: Alt som er galt med Georg First published: 2010 Pages: 200

The first year in high school is coming to an end. The class has been tuned, the roles have been appointed. Then Georg turns up, and there is a new ambience – of malice. And the malice is not directed at the new student.

All that is Wrong With Georg is another youth novel in unmistakable Hilde Hagerup style. The reader doesn’t stand a chance to escape.

Hilde Hagerup’s books have received great attention and recognition both nationally and internationally, and she has received a considerable amount of prizes for her youth novels.

Hilde Hagerup (b. 1976) made her debut in 1998 with a novel for young readers, Bølgebiter. She has been published in many languages, and have received or been nominated to several prices at home and abroad.

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Tyra Trondstad

If Anyone Else is Lying Now… Original title: Hvis det er flere som juger nå First published: 2011 Pages: 230

Agnes is missing. A great search is initiated. Her friend Rebekka gets a clue that makes her find Agnes, but Agnes makes her promise to come to the hiding place, and not to tell anyone about it. Agnes has run away, and tells a story: Her mother and Rebekka’s parents have lied about something during all these years. Her father is in prison, and he’s not a nice man at all, as the grown-ups always have remarked.

Agnes’ revenge is to run away. And she wants Rebekka to come with her.

But it turns out that Agnes has a very different story to tell – and that story is about her desperate battle to hide her mother’s anxiety disorder. If Anyone Else is Lying Now is a novel about anxiety, compulsion, and how this affects the people surrounding it. The people who do anything in their power to cover up, normalize, hope.

It’s not sad and boring. On the contrary – it’s exciting, insightful, and dramatic.

And it’s told with warmth and love towards the characters in the novel.

Tyra Trondstad is taking her master in religious studies. The poetry collection On Monday Morning the Dead are Lined Up was her literary debut.

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Line Baugstø

Line Baugstø

Line Baugstø

The House in the Apple Yard

Kaja and Stine Take the Case

Kaja and Stine and the Chocolate Thieves

First published: 2007 Pages: 50

First published: 2008 Pages: 58

First published: 2009 Pages: 45

Foreign rights sold: Faeroese (Bokadeid Færoya lærarfelags)

Kaja and Stine have started their own detective agency, the Little Blue Two. So when the lady next door’s cat goes missing, the Little Blue Two of course take the case. But there is a problem: it’s evening and dark outside, when they decide to go out searcing!

This time the girls stop by the candy store, and to their amazement they witness two shop lifters in action.

When Kaja and Stine see a shadowy figure moving about deep inside the overgrown garden, they start discussing: Should they do something? Kaja is determined. ”We have to make a plan,” she says.

Line Baugstø

Kaja and Stine and the Black Hat

Exciting detectiv stories for young readers.

First published: 2010 Pages: 56 The double act Kaja and Stine keep getting involved in interesting situations.

Line Baugstø (b 1961) made her literary debut with the novel Reise i gult in 1986. Since then she has published two short story collections, seven novels for adults and seven children’s books.

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Rita Løvseth Sandnes

Rita Løvseth Sandnes

Lovise and the Forty Thieves

It Ain’t Allowed to Cry if There is No Blood

First published: 2009 Pages: 37

First published: 2010 Pages: 60

The annual autumn party at school is up, and Lovise’s class will perform a play.

Lisa cries. She whines and cries. “Whining-Lisa!” Oskar shouts when he runs past. “It ain’t allowed to cry if there is no blood,” he says. But one day something happens when Oskar is out cycling …

“Lovise Moves is a wise and beautiful book.

You become happy by reading the tale about Lovise.”

Rita Løvseth Sandnes

Lovise Moves First published: 2007 Pages: 57 Lovise lives in a yellow house with Mum, Dad and Granny, and in her tummy she has a rainbow.

But when Mum and Dad tells her that they are moving from the yellow house to the city, the rainbow disappears.

Rita Løvseth Sandnes

Lovise Gets a Friend First published: 2001 Pages: 45 After moving to the city with her family, Lovise has started going to a new school. She doesn’t know anybody.

Bokormen

Rita Løvseth Sandnes has written several short stories and texts for different anthologies and text collections. She has also published four books for children.

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Steffen Sørum

Steffen Sørum

Steffen Sørum

1. Journey to the Holy Land

2. Captive

3. The Templars’ Secret

First published: 2009 Pages: 60

First published: 2009 Pages: 60

Stefan is held captive by the Saracens, but he still has the ring of the black knight.

Stefan and Knut are travelling from Damaskus to Jerusalem carrying an important letter for the King from Saladin.

Steffen Sørum

Steffen Sørum

First published: 2008 Pages: 68 The story starts 11th May 1186 on a ship headed for the Holy Land. Aboard the ship is young Stefan, an involuntary pilgrim.

Together with his family he has been brought along by their ruler at home, a rich aristocrat. Soon after going ashore, their caravan is attacked, and Stefan is parted from his family.

4. Saladin’s Trap

5. Under Siege!

First published: 2009 Pages: 82

First published: 2009 Pages: 60

Stefan has found his sister, but the ring has been stolen and his company has been captured by the Saracens.

Stefan, his father and Knut follow the knights who try to break out from Saladin’s trap.

Steffen Sørum (b. 1976) made his debut with the much acclaimed novel Du elsker meg ( You Love Me, 2000). He has later published two novels with immigration, cricket and literary experiments as their most important ingredients. He has edited the literary periodical ‘Vinduet’ and now works as an editor. The Crusaders is his first book series for children and young adults.

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Natalie Normann and Anan Singh

Natalie Normann and Anan Singh

Natalie Normann and Anan Singh

Writing Stories

The Attic

The Changeling

First published: 2007 Pages: 50

First published: 2008 Pages: 74

First published: 2009 Pages: 83

Foreign rights sold: Danish (Alinea)

Foreign rights sold: Danish (Rosinante)

Have you ever wanted to write a story, but not quite known how to do it?

There are lots of things you can find in an attic. Skis, old clothes, books and sleeping bags. But also dark corners, dust, creaking doors and old boxes of equipment with strange things in them. And perhaps a mysterious mask?

”Why aren’t you like Anna?”

That’s the recurring theme at Liv’s home. Anna always helps, Anna never gets into a fight, Anna does her homework – Anna this and Anna that. Everybody loves Anna. Liv most of all.

However, after a trip to India, Anna is unrecognizable, and Liv is haunted by strange and scary dreams. Somebody whispers her name, but there is no one there.

Meanwhile Anna sits in her room filled with incense ...

Natalie Normann and Anan Singh

The Park First published: 2011 Pages: 60 Amanda has just moved back to Norway from India, and is not at all happy with the slushy snow and the lame classmates.

Natalie Normann and Anan Singh have written several crime novels and children’s horror stories together.

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Upcoming titles Steffen R. M. Sørum – Dødsengelen 1 Einar Øverenget – Sokrates 2 Line Baugstø – Kaja og Stine og snømannen Isak Mahmona Khan – Pendo Bjørn Sortland – Istanbulmysteriet Mari Sager – Pannekake-Frida May Grethe Lerum – Solstorm Harald R. Eeg – Jeg skal bare dø først Karin Kinge Lindbo – Benny

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Even Rükil Rights Director even.rakil@aschehougagency.no Eva Christine Kuløy Rights Manager eva.kuloy@aschehougagency.no Arild Stensund Editorial Secretary arild.stensund@aschehougagency.no A s c h e h o u g A g e n c y : + 47 22 400 400

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