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Available
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Publication
London : Andersen, 2007.
Description
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.
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LibraryThing member Prop2gether
[Shadows in the Twilight] by Henning Mankell is the next in series in a young adult coming of age set of short novels. Joel Gustafson lives with his father, has a lively imagination, and wants desperately to be 15. When he is saved “by a miracle,” he decides he needs to return the favor for
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someone. Needless to say, his ideas and plans to “help” his adult friends are more difficult than he has thought they would be—and there is where the story has, once again, the heart of a young boy trying to grow up. I like Mankell’s writing in the three genres I’ve tried (mystery with Kurt Wallender; memory with his Africa books; and children’s with the Gustafson books), and, while this story is not a typical tweener type, it is recommended. Show Less
LibraryThing member buffalogr
I picked up this Mankell work, expecting a cop story...author must be working on career broadening because it just isn't the usual Mankell. Readers accustomed to Kurt Wallander will find this book lacking much of his trademark suspense...boring. Don't think that I'll do another in this series.
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Language
Original language
Swedish
Original publication date
1991
Physical description
176 p.; 20 inches
ISBN
1849398178 / 9781849398176