This summer, Frida is going to join Justin at his cabin, and she is looking forward to salt water, sun, ice and FUN! The words prison or prisoner are not even going to be mentioned, and she will definitely not be asking why Justin’s father is behind bars.
But not everything goes quite as smoothly as Frida had imagined – because when she discovers something that is absolutely not meant for her eyes, Frida doesn’t know whether she should pretend like nothing or shatter the idyll. Can she keep a secret from Justin?
Kristine Rui Slettebakken
Julie Pike
Kristine Rui Slettebakken (born 1977) grew up in Kragerø and lives in Oslo. She has worked as an actress and audiobook reader for many years. She is also a theatre instructor and has also taught theatre in upper secondary school. Slettebakken took a two-year author programme at the Norwegian Institute for Children’s Books. She debuted as an author with Jo har skjedd (This Just Happened) (2020), which was nominated for Trollkrittet, the Norwegian Children and Youth Book Authors’ Debut Award. For her second book, Sommer med Jo (Summer with Justin) (2021), she received the Ministry of Culture’s Prize for Literature and was nominated for both the Brage Prize and ARK’s Children’s Book Award.
