{"product_id":"the-secrets-of-cricket-karlsson-9781776574278","title":"The Secrets of Cricket Karlsson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the prestigious Swedish August Prize 2020.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bright, contemporary and fearless novel about an ordinary extraordinary eleven-year-old trying to win back her best friend and get her mother to stop sighing. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCricket Karlsson is going to become an artist just like her aunt, who loves cheese and art and always speaks her mind. Not like Cricket's mother, who is dieting and sighs at everything. But now Aunt Frannie has lost her joy and Cricket's best friend has dumped her for the horse girls.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEleven-year-old Cricket Karlsson is a warm and complex character with an artistic soul. Written as a diary, tween readers will fall in love with Cricket's tough yet charming voice as she shares her secret thoughts about her best friend break-up, her Aunt's breakdown and experimental chewing gum sculptures. Punkish and surprising comic-style illustrations perfectly compliment this coming of age story. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is a liberating and unexpected story about growing up, fitting in, and sorting out the adults in our lives that will reach the hearts of young readers (and older ones). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKristina Sigunsdotter is a Swedish writer, artist and playwright. She is also the founder of The Poetry Factory, a poetry workshop for children.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEster Eriksson is an artist and cartoonist from the Netherlands.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Secrets of Cricket Karlsson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The humorously blunt first-person narrative, which includes Cricket's numerous revealing lists...offers a sympathetic portrait of an idiosyncratic, thoughtful preteen in a period of turmoil.\" --\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sigunsdotter, Kristina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gecko Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781776574278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.80w x 0.60d","brand":"Kristina Sigunsdotter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39747882680395,"sku":"9781776574278","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_24d86a79-853e-4185-b63f-c40c267fb861.jpg?v=1651148145","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/the-secrets-of-cricket-karlsson-9781776574278","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}