by Maria Gripe · CRUÏLLA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788476292167
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«Els escarabats volen al capvespre» is the young adult mystery and adventure novel by Maria Gripe, published by Cruïlla in paperback (240 pages, in Catalan).
Three friends who stay behind to water the plants of an uninhabited house find some very old letters in the attic. They speak of a cursed Egyptian statue, and the trail of that story leads them to an investigation full of twists, with crypts, cemeteries and secrets from another time.
Volume 1 of the Gran Angular collection. Catalan translation by Joan Costa; original title: «Tordyveln flyger i skymningen».
Recommended for young readers aged 14 and up, especially for those seeking mystery and adventure with a historical backdrop.
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.
