by Maria Gripe · EDICIONES SM · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788434814875
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«Agnes Cecilia» is the young adult mystery novel by Maria Gripe, published by Ediciones SM in paperback (272 pages, in Spanish).
Nora, orphaned as a child, lives with her aunt and uncle without feeling she belongs. A move to an old house brings strange phenomena: an unexpected phone call, objects that seem to move, and a doll named Cecilia. The clues lead her to old Stockholm, where she reconstructs a story of abandonment tied to her own identity.
Part of the Gran Angular collection (volume 40), translated by Ana María Oroz. Its original Swedish title is «Agnes Cecilia: en sällsam historia». Recommended reading for ages 14 to 18.
For young readers looking for mystery and fantasy novels with a backdrop of personal growth.
Maria Gripe, born Maja Stina Walter, was a Swedish author of books for children and young adults, which were often written in magical and mystical tone. She has written almost forty books, with many of her characters presented in short series of three or four books. For her lasting contribution to children's literature, she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Writing in 1974.
