By Nora Dåsnes (author) , Nora Dåsnes (illustrator)
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A gorgeous full-colour coming-of-age novel, perfect for fans of Judy Blume’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Katie Kirby’s The Mega Complicated Crushes of Lottie Brooks and The Babysitters Club graphic novels
Tuva is starting seventh grade, and her checklist of goals includes: writing a diary, getting a cool look, building the best fort in the woods with her BFFs, and sharing EVERYTHING with her best friends. But when she starts school, nothing is how she hoped it would be.
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Seventh grade has split her friends into rival factions: Team Linnea and the girls who fall in love and Team Bao and the girls who are still playing. Linnea has a boyfriend, Bao hates everything related to feelings. Worst of all, Tuva is expected to choose a side!
Then Mariam shows up and suddenly things begin to make a little more sense. But with all her friends fighting, this is one part of growing up that Tuva isn’t quite sure how to share . . .
Included in The Week Junior’s ‘5 Brilliant Graphic Novels’ (17/02/24)
'Gorgeous cosy artwork. Reading this was like a warm hug' – Alice Oseman
'For younger teenagers, this is a fresh, heartwarming look at friendship and first crushes, realised in a full-colour diary format, poignantly reflecting the challenges of adolescence' – Fiona Noble for the Observer
'A comically adorable coming of age story'– Guardian
'This sweet debut, perfect for girls aged 10 and up, explores the dynamics of first love and friendship in adolescence in a calm and reassuring way' – The Bookseller One to Watch
'A relatable tale of growing-up, Tuva’s graphic novel diary is a dream for pre-teen readers' – Irish Examiner
'A warm, wise and wonderful coming-of-age odyssey' – Lancashire Evening Post
'This charming graphic novel perfectly captures the difficult emotions of reaching milestones at a different rate to your friends' – BookTrust
Nora Dåsnes (pronounced Dos-NESS), born in 1995, is an author and illustrator who graduated from Kingston University in London in 2017.
Cross My Heart and Never Lie is her debut as a writer and illustrator. For this work she received both Pondusprisen and the Norwegian Ministry of Culture’s prize for best comic. Nora recently received the 2022 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize.
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Cross My Heart and Never Lie and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-14 years old
Cross My Heart and Never Lie features in the following genres: Books to Motivate Teenage Reluctant Readers, Recommendations, Debuts of the Month, Featured Books for 13+ readers, Graphic Novels & Comics, Romance / Relationship Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 11+ readers
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Cross My Heart and Never Lie was written by Nora Dåsnes and published by Farshore an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Cross My Heart and Never Lie has 239 pages
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