This year’s nominees span the entire Nordic Region with works from all countries and language areas. The books deal with life difficulties that children and young people are confronted with in the form of absent parents, bullying and loneliness, as well as bigger social problems such as violence, war, and fleeing difficult situations. Human power over nature, our smallness and our responsibility are also brought up, while the works also look at nature’s roles as a haven for play, and as a source of hope, comfort, and reflection.
Here are the books that could win the 2024 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize:
