STARGATE: EN JULEFORTELLING
by Ingvild H. Rishøi
"Listen up" said Tommy. "People buy Christmas
trees, right? But what are they really buying?"
Christmas is approaching in the Oslo district of
Tøyen. We follow Ronja and her older sister Melissa, who
hope for a white Christmas in a double sense. When their father
fails to keep his job as a Christmas tree salesman and starts
hanging out at the pub Stargate instead, the sisters have to take
action. First, it is Melissa who starts selling trees in his place,
but eventually, Ronja starts to help out as well. Award-winning
author Ingvild H. Rishøi blends modern everyday realism with
references to classic Nordic fairy tales. In "Stargate," she
portrays a Christmas story from a child's perspective about hope,
betrayal, and dreams.
The proposed excerpt for reading aloud this year will be
published on this page from November 1st and includes:
p. 55-64 (Swedish)
p. 59-67 (Norwegian)
p. 53-62 (Danish).