by Frida Nilsson · Thule · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788416817382
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«La estrella de los simios» is the children's and young adult adventure novel by Frida Nilsson, published by Thule in paperback (144 pages, in Spanish).
In an orphanage, Mrs. Gorilla adopts Jonna, a girl who dreamed of an elegant mother. Her new life by the scrapyard is not what she imagined, and there is also a rumor that the gorilla eats children. Jonna discovers it is false, but prejudice and a corrupt official threaten her happiness.
It belongs to the Illustrated Narrative collection, with illustrations by Lotta Geffenblad and translation by Amanda Eda Monjonell Mansten and Dea Marie Mansten.
For readers aged 8 to 12, especially fans of adventure stories with touches of humor.
Frida Nilsson is a Swedish children’s writer whose first book was published in 2004. She has won numerous international shortlistings and prizes, including the August Prize, the German Youth Literature Prize, Expressens Heffaklump (2015) and the Astrid Lindgren Prize. She was recently chosen as one of the best emerging writers in Europe under 39. Nilsson’s writing is characterised by playfulness and sincerity. She has been compared to Roald Dahl and Barbro Lindgren.
