12 year old Joel lives with his father in the cold northern part of Sweden. At night he often sneaks out of his father's house to look for a lonely dog he has seen from his window. On the bridge across the icy river he starts a secret society and has adventures. But one night he discovers that his father's bed is also empty and will have to come terms with his father's new-found love. The harsh reality of Joel's world comes vividly to life and leaves the reader spellbound.

 

This book is part of a book series called Joel Gustafson Stories .

This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Andersen Press Ltd .

Henning Mankell is a well-known writer of novels and plays in Sweden. Anne Stuksrud was born in Sweden but now lives in Australia. She is a trained teacher, a writer and a student of psychology.