Minus Me

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During a diving competition Linda discovers that she has a rare heart condition and is told that her only hope of surviving is a heart transplant. Sensitive, introspective and intelligent, Linda refuses to be wrapped up in cotton wool, despite her parent's wishes. Determined to experience everything a thirteen-year-old girl should, Linda starts to work her way through a list of all the things she and her best friend wish to do: have a first kiss, go to a pop concert, travel without parents.But as Linda starts to tick these off, a mysterious emo-like boy called Njal appears - and always at the most unexpected moments. And he is happy to accompany her on daring escapades, particularly those that her timid best friend refuses to go on with her. But is Njal good, or bad And why is he the only one that Linda can share her fears with Minus Me is a gripping, addictive novel - written with heart-stopping emotional honesty - from one of Norway's most acclaimed young adult writers.

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The ending will have you sniffing... the stripped-back style contrasts cleverly with theemotionallycharged subject.

The story is moving, and Linda is a realistic 13-year-old, complete with flaws.

'A gripping book about finding yourself in the world...Minus Mehas all the makings of becoming a phenomenon teens talk about'

'The books voice is its strongest asset: Lindas reactions to her situation ring true, and as the book addresses themes of life and culpability with wisdom and humor, philosophical lines intertwine easily with moments of intense emotion'

Author Bio

Ingelin Rossland is an award-winning and critically-acclaimed Norwegian author, actor and journalist. She debuted as a writer in 1998 with a YA novel If You Will and it received a number of awards, and has been translated into several languages. Her fourth book, Handgranateple, was awarded the Rossland Sunnmorsprisen prize, and was listed in the 2008 IBBY Honours List; and in 2007 she was awarded the Sigmund Skardbotn scholarship and Guro Sand Valley's Literature Prize. She lives in Stockholm. Deborah Dawkin was born in London in 1961. She worked in the theatre and in marketing before becoming a literary translator. In 2009 she completed an MA in Social and Cultural History.