by Frida Nilsson · Viena · tapa dura · ISBN 9788418908712
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«L'estrella de les mones» is the children's and young adult novel by Frida Nilsson, published by Viena in hardcover, with 184 pages and text in Catalan.
Joana, a 9-year-old girl raised in an orphanage, longs to feel a mother's embrace. When a huge gorilla appears at the orphanage to adopt someone, Joana hides for fear the gorilla will eat her; the gorilla chooses her and takes her to a car scrapyard. The novel deals with family, acceptance and unexpected bonds.
Collection «El jardí secret de Viena», 37; illustrations by Lotta Geffenblad; translation by Elena Martí i Segarra. In 2021, an animated adaptation of this novel was released.
Reading intended for children and young people aged 10 and up, especially for those who enjoy stories about animals, family and adoption.
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.
