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Shadows in the Twilight (Joel Gustafsson #2)
JOEL WILL SOON be 12, and he thinks nothing is going on in the small community where he lives. But he’s wrong. One day, an incident that could easily have been a catastrophe turns into a miracle. Now Joel believes he owes the world a good deed, to prove that he deserved what might have been divine intervention. He thinks up an elaborate scheme, but it doesn’t go as anticip...more
Hardcover, 208 pages
Published
July 8th 2008
by Delacorte Books for Young Readers
(first published 1991)
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Reviewed by Christina Tsichlis for TeensReadToo.com
SHADOWS IN THE TWILIGHT by Henning Mankell is written using the distinctive voice of the main character, Joel. This is a companion book to A BRIDGE TO THE STARS.
This is a story that asks philosophical questions and does it in a way everyone can understand. Best known for his crime novels for adults, Mankell will win the young adult reader over, as well. As the author is Swedish, it has a decidedly European flare in style as well as setting that...more
SHADOWS IN THE TWILIGHT by Henning Mankell is written using the distinctive voice of the main character, Joel. This is a companion book to A BRIDGE TO THE STARS.
This is a story that asks philosophical questions and does it in a way everyone can understand. Best known for his crime novels for adults, Mankell will win the young adult reader over, as well. As the author is Swedish, it has a decidedly European flare in style as well as setting that...more
Jul 25, 2009
Kathleen Hagen
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Shadows in the Twilight, by Henning Mankell, narrated by Francis Greenslade, produced by Bolinda Audio, downloaded from audible.com.
This is the second in a series of children’s books written about a boy, Joel (pronounced Yule) Gustafson. In this book, Joel is run over by a bus but by luck remains unhurt, without a scratch. This is 1957 in Sweden. People tell him it’s a miracle. His dad doesn’t believe in God, and he doesn’t know if he does or not. He has no friends his age. He finally decides th...more
This is the second in a series of children’s books written about a boy, Joel (pronounced Yule) Gustafson. In this book, Joel is run over by a bus but by luck remains unhurt, without a scratch. This is 1957 in Sweden. People tell him it’s a miracle. His dad doesn’t believe in God, and he doesn’t know if he does or not. He has no friends his age. He finally decides th...more
Jul 29, 2011
Catherine Woodman
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THis is an unusual children's book series, about a 12 year old Joel, in 1950's Sweden. In this book, he escapes a sure death experience, and then over the course of the book he realizes that while he might be very lucky to be alive, the experience isn't going to change his life in a meaningful way. He still has a dismal relationship with his father, who is really no pillar of a dad, and he has a series of disappointments, although none so terrible as occur in the first book. these books really n...more
Feb 10, 2009
Leland
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
writer's of Juvenile fiction, Henning Mankell fans
Shelves:
children-and-young-adult,
scandinavia
This is the second of Henning Mankell's books about 12 year old Joel Gustafson. This book, like its predecessor, A Bridge to the Stars looks at the life of a very exceptional boy growing up in the north of Sweden in the 1950's. Readers accustomed to Mankell's Kurt Wallander series will find this book lacking much of his trademark suspense, but being quite full of his remarkable insight and characterization. I was particularly impressed by Mankell's ability in both the Joel Gustafson books to por...more
Bleah. At least it was short. The book to which this is a sequel was mildly entertaining, but this one meandered around with no real point. There was potential for some real depth, as the main character searches for a way to repay a debt he feels he owes the world for the miracle of having escaped serious injury in a bus accident, but it never goes anywhere. Also, the translation was very stilted and used question marks for many sentences that weren't questions. Sometimes the books I have to rea...more
Mar 09, 2011
Heidi
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I thought this book was really confusing and weird when I read it but I guess it's just revolved around a different type of society (communism?) in a differet part of the world. There were some good parts but I didn't really get into it.
Audiobook - the adventures of an 11 year old motherless boy... Joel has a miracle in this book. And then he feels he needs to respond to the miracle, with disastrous effects.
Nov 30, 2008
Ms. Pierce
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Lucymary says: I did not like this book at all. It was confusing. That might be because there is another book in the series and this one is a continuation.
J'ai changé radicalement d'univers et j'ai lu un roman de Mankell, mais un roman pour la jeunesse, avec un héros de presque douze ans, qui a failli être écrasé par un bus et qui décide d'accomplir une bonne action en remerciement de son miracle. La lecture est savoureuse, avec un humour espiègle, ça fait plaisir à suivre. En plus, le garçon fait preuve de beaucoup d'imagination, il juge le monde des adultes du haut de son inexpérience, il tâte, il tente et il se vautre. Bon, il y a des pots cass...more
Not your typical Mankell (and I'm a huge fan of the typical Mankell, mind you), but I enjoyed it a lot. A light reading, and yet charming.
A lovely little story, very short book. very different from Kurt Wallander. I enjoyed the read. have finished two in the series.
This is the second book in this coming-of-age about a young in Sweden in the late 1950's.
Light story of a 12 year old in 50s Sweeden
I just can't get into this story.
May 01, 2013
Bluecat
marked it as calibre
Apr 01, 2013
Amy
marked it as to-read
Mar 22, 2013
Chad
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Henning Mankell is an internationally known Swedish crime writer, children's author and playwright. He is best known for his literary character Kurt Wallander.
Mankell splits his time between Sweden and Mozambique. He is married to Eva Bergman, Swedish director and daughter of Ingmar Bergman.
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Mankell splits his time between Sweden and Mozambique. He is married to Eva Bergman, Swedish director and daughter of Ingmar Bergman.
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