Joel is growing up. He is getting interested in girls. Just look at his
New Year's resolutions: 1 - to see a naked lady; 2 - to toughen himself
up so that he can live to be a hundred; and 3 - to see the sea. They all
look pretty impossible for a motherless boy in Northern Sweden.
Especially as his sailor dad is keen to drown his sadness in drink, and
all the local matrons are narrowly watching the pair of them. And then
he saves old Simon from a frozen death in the woods, and Joel becomes a
local hero. This is the third title in the popular series of children's
books from this master storyteller. A Bridge to the Stars and Shadows in
the Twilight, also by Bolinda. 'So honest about emotions, especially in
a story filled with action.' -- Starred Review, Booklist