Our Own Little Paradise

na has no plans for the summer. Suddenly, she finds herself lying in front of the entire class, telling them she is going to the Mediterranean for three weeks. And then the lie keeps growing and growing via social media. The only problem is that the new boy in class has moved to Ina's neighborhood and he will easily find out that she is not in the Mediterranean. Perhaps the best summer holiday is the one you thought would be the worst? A warm, believable story about friendship, first love, and social media from Norwegian author Marianne Kaurin.



Marianne Kaurin  has earned several literary awards for her books for children and young adults. Her middle grade novel - Our Own Little Paradise (Blue Lagoon Deluxe in Germany) was awarded one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the world, Deutsche Jugendliteraturpreis 2021, Kaurin's debut, the young adult novel Almost Autumn, was awarded The Ministry of Culture First Book Award 2012, Best YA 2012, and the American literary prize The Sydney Taylor Book Award 2018. Marianne Kaurin has studied creative writing and literature at the Norwegian Institute for Children's Books. She works as a children's book editor.