children’s book by Naja Lund

Trans. title: Recess

the book

Mari lives in Greenland. She is in love with Mads, who is a few years older. One day, a student is transferred to Maris class, Kunuk. He is sad about his parents’ divorce, and Mari finds him one day in the mountains contemplating wether he wants to live or not. They become friends.

The book is part of a smaller Scandinavian projekt, where a winning book was chosen from each of the the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Sami-country.