In the Ceiling the Stars Are Shining
2003 novel by Johanna Thydell
First edition | |
Author | Johanna Thydell |
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Original title | I taket lyser stjärnorna |
Language | Swedish |
Subject | children and death |
Genre | children |
Published | 2003 |
Publisher | Natur & Kultur |
Publication place | Sweden |
Awards | August Prize of 2003 |
In the Ceiling the Stars Are Shining (orig. Swedish I taket lyser stjärnorna, literal translation) is a Swedish novel by Johanna Thydell, published in 2003. The book is about thirteen-year-old Jenna Wilson, who is unpopular at school and whose mother is dying of breast cancer. The book won the prestigious August Prize as the best Swedish children's and youth's book of 2003.[1]
A film adaptation, Glowing Stars, was released in 2009.[2]
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August Prize for Best Children and Young Adult Literature
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- 1993: Vinterviken – Mats Wahl
- 1994: Mästaren och de fyra skrivarna – Ulf Nilsson
- 1995: Flickan som inte ville kyssas – Rose Lagercrantz
- 1996: Min syster är en ängel – Ulf Stark & Anna Höglund
- 1997: Sanning eller konsekvens – Annika Thor
- 1998: Resan till världens ände – Henning Mankell
- 1999: Spelar död – Stefan Casta
- 2000: Bridget and the Gray Wolves – Pija Lindenbaum
- 2001: Are U 4 Real? – Sara Kadefors
- 2002: Adjö, herr Muffin – Ulf Nilsson & Anna-Clara Tidholm
- 2003: In the Ceiling the Stars Are Shining – Johanna Thydell
- 2004: Dansar Elias? Nej! – Katarina Kieri
- 2005: Eddie Bolander & jag – Bo R. Holmberg & Katarina Strömgård
- 2006: Svenne – Per Nilsson
- 2007: Var är min syster? – Sven Nordqvist
- 2008: Legenden om Sally Jones – Jakob Wegelius
- 2009: Skriv om och om igen – Ylva Karlsson, Katarina Kuick, Sara Lundberg & Lilian Bäckman
- 2010: Här ligger jag och blöder]] – Jenny Jägerfeld
- 2011: Pojkarna – Jessica Schiefauer
- 2012: ABC å allt om det – Nina Ulmaja
- 2013: Snöret, fågeln och jag – Ellen Karlsson & Eva Lindström
- 2014: Mördarens apa]] – Jakob Wegelius
- 2015: När hundarna kommer – Jessica Schiefauer