This is my debut novel! Published in Norway in May 2020, it is a graphic novel about friendship, coming of age and falling in love for the first time.
Nothing is as it used to be when Tuva and her friends start seventh grade. Her two best friends, Bao and Linnéa are at war, because Linnéa got a boyfriend over summer, and Bao thinks being in love is the dumbest thing ever. And just when Tuvas life was complicated enough, a new girl joins the school marching band. Her name is Mariam, and she’s the coolest person Tuva has ever met. She’s never wanted to befriend someone this bad.
Or … is this what it feels like to fall in love?
Cross My Heart and Hope to Die has recieved several awards, including the 2020 Ministry of Culture’s Graphic Novel Prize and the 2020 Pondus Prize. The French edition is nominated for one of the festival prizes at the Angoulême festival in 2022.
In other languages:
DANISH - Turbine (Ti knive i hjertet)
GERMAN - Klett Kinderbuch Verlag (Regenbogentage)
FRENCH - Casterman Jeunesse (L’Année où je suis devenue ado)
SWEDISH - Alfabeta Bokförlag (Vita lögner, röda hjärtan)
KOREAN - Gimm-young
ITALIAN - Mondadori
SPANISH (Spain) - RBA Libros
SPANISH (Latin America and North America) - Planeta Mexico (Júralo por lo que más quieras)
I’m represented by Evy Tillman at Oslo Literary Agency.