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Written by Line Baugstø, translated by Sara Culeddu

There’s a new girl in class! Malin is excited: Leona could become her new best friend and help her stand up to Sarah and her wicked classmates. But the new girl is extremely shy and reserved: she speaks little about herself, doesn’t post pictures on social media, keeps to herself, doesn’t explain why her family moved away. The more Malin tries to get to know her, the more obvious it becomes that Leona has a secret to hide. And the secret is unveiled in the most brutal way: in the gym locker room Sarah rips the strange sheet she uses to change out of her. With this lightning-fast gesture, an inconvenient truth is revealed to everyone and the balance of the class is upset. But thanks to the courage of a few, things will begin to change and diversity will no longer be something to hide.

The theme of gender identity told by the teens, FOR the teens

Dobbiamo essere leoni has received numerous awards:

Winner of the Sparebanken Sør 2020 prize
Nominated for the Children’s Book Prize 2019
Winner of the Norwegian Book Bloggers award 2018
Nominated for the ARK Children’s Book award 2018
Nominated for the Bokslukerprisen 2018 prize

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