Questa serie segue il viaggio di un giovane ragazzo che affronta sentimenti di perdita e solitudine. La sua ricerca di connessione e amicizia lo porta su percorsi inaspettati, dove scopre il potere di legami insoliti. Le storie esplorano temi come la famiglia, sentirsi un outsider e trovare il proprio posto nel mondo. Sono scritte con uno stile sensibile e accessibile, perfetto per i lettori più giovani o per coloro che stanno sviluppando le loro capacità di lettura.
This poignant novel follows Joel Gustafson as he grapples with abandonment and mystery in his life. After spotting a lonely dog, Joel embarks on nightly adventures that reveal hidden truths about his father and himself, ultimately leading him to discover his own inner strength amidst adult disappointments.
Continues the story of Joel, now nearly twelve and living with his father in a small town in 1957 Sweden, as he is run over by a bus and survives without a scratch, then sets out to do a good deed in gratitude for this miracle.
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. 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. This is the third title in the popular series of children’s books from this master storyteller. The two previous ones are A Bridge to the Stars and Shadows in the Twilight .