Cross my heart and never lie / Nora Dåsnes ; translated by Matt Bagguley.

Cover title.

Translation of: Ti kniver i hjertet.

"First published in Norwegian by Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), Norway, 2020"--Colophon.

Twelve-year-old Tuva struggles with how to become a teenager, friendship, and falling in love with another girl in this graphic novel set in Norway.

"In this fresh, sensitive, diary-style graphic novel, 12-year-old Tuva's questions about becoming a teenager are confusing--so when her first crush turns out to be on another girl, it feels absolutely wonderful--so why does it become so complicated? Tuva is starting seventh grade, and her checklist of goals includes: writing out a diary, getting a trendy look, building the best fort in the woods with her BFFs, and much more. But when she starts school, nothing is how she hoped it would be. Seventh grade has split her friends into rival factions: TEAM LINNEA and the girls who fall in love and TEAM BAO and the girls who NEVER fall in love. Linnea has a BOYFRIEND, Bao hates everything related to love. Worst of all, Linnea and Bao expect Tuva to choose a side! In this delighfully hand-lettered coming-of-age graphic diary, Tuva gets caught between feeling like a kid and wanting to know HOW to become a teenager. Then Miriam shows up and suddenly Tuva feels as if she's met her soulmate. Can you fall in love with a girl, keep it from your friends, and survive? For Tuva, it may be possible, but it's defintely not easy." --

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/727271/cross-my-heart-and-never-lie-by-nora-dasnes/

Ages: 10-14.

Grades: 5-9.

Stonewall Book Award--Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's Literature Award, 2024.