By Henning Mankell (author)
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Shortlisted for the Marsh Award for Children’s Literature in Translation.
A touching story of growing up and discovering what really matters. Joel makes three New Year’s resolutions: To see a naked lady, to toughen himself up so that he can live to be, to see the sea. How he sets out to fulfil these is a moving story of self-discovery.
Translated by Laurie Thompson
The other titles shortlisted for the Marsh Award were Tina's Web , Letters From Alain , My Brother Johnny , Message in a Bottle , and Toby Alone .
If you enjoyed this then make sure you read Mankell's other titles, including Bridge to the Stars , Shadows in the Twilight , and Journey to the End of the World .
Joel is growing up. He is getting interested in girls. Just look at his New Year's resolutions: 1 - to see a naked lady, 2 - to toughen himself up so that he can live to be a hundred, and 3 - to see the sea.
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They all look pretty impossible for a motherless boy in Northern Sweden. Especially as his sailor dad is keen to drown his sadness in drink, and all the local matrons are narrowly watching the pair of them. And then he saves old Simon from a frozen death in the woods, and Joel becomes a local hero.
Internationally acclaimed author Henning Mankell has written numerous Kurt Wallander mysteries. The books have been published in 33 countries and consistently top the bestseller lists in Europe, receiving major literary prizes and generating numerous international film and television adaptations.
Henning Mankell was born in Stockholm in 1948, raised in a village in northern Sweden and now divides his time between Sweden and Maputo, Mozambique, where he works as the director of Teatro Avenida.
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Joel is growing up. He is getting interested in girls.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed When the Snow Fell and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-14 years old
When the Snow Fell features in the following genres: Featured Books for 13+ readers, Recommendations, Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 11+ readers
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When the Snow Fell was written by Henning Mankell and published by Andersen Press Ltd
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