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Join Satu and Saga on their third Island Adventure!
Saga arrives to Satu’s in Finland for the autumn break, and on her very first evening at Lauttasaari, a heavy fog rolls in from the sea, covering the island and refusing to lift for the days to come. A black swan is seen in the mist, and a legend has it that it is a bad omen. Soon the girls notice a strange dark figure hovering over the sea near the cursed Tern Island. When a group of children suddenly falls ill, Satu and Saga’s holiday takes a mysterious turn, and they know they are in for another adventure.
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TV/Film: Take Two Studios
option publisher: Icelandic: Forlagið
nominee, Lasten LukuVarkaus Award, Book 1 (winner tba in June 25)
‘The concept of the THE ISLAND ADVENTURES series is in many ways ingenious. […] It could have easily been just a ‘cute’ fairy-tale, but fortunately the story also includes mystical elements of a detective adventure. Kontinen’s illustrations are a bold departure from traditional children’s book illustrations. […]’ — Päivi Heikkilä-Halttunen, Lastenkirjahylly blog
‘Successful author Satu Rämö gets even adults hooked on a children’s novel […] Still, it’s a light summer read. […] THE ISLAND ADVENTURES deserves praise for its strong symbolic world. […] Usually, pictures go hand in hand with the text in fiction. The book makes a noteworthy exception: the black-and-white and fairytale-like images foreshadow future events.’ — Janica Pörhönen, Maaseudun tulevaisuus newspaper
‘This, the first in a new series of mystery books, feels like a charming return to the past, even though it is more or less set in the present. […] The book awakens the reader’s senses. At times, it even reminds one of Enid Blyton’s The Famous Five,.. […] Satu Rämö, known for her successful Icelandic crime novels, has captured the interest of many with her children’s book, and the authors know how to weave a plot. The little bit of supernaturalism ties in naturally.’ — Aino Miikkulainen, Helsingin Sanomat
