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2003 novel by Johanna Thydell
In the Ceiling the Stars Are Shining
First edition
AuthorJohanna Thydell
Original titleI taket lyser stjärnorna
LanguageSwedish
Subjectchildren and death
Genrechildren
Published2003
PublisherNatur & Kultur
Publication placeSweden
AwardsAugust Prize of 2003
For the film adaptation, see Glowing Stars.

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.

A film adaptation, Glowing Stars, was released in 2009.

References

  1. "Elever mötte sin favoritförfattare". Folkbladet. 2007-05-16. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
  2. Uggeldahl, Christer (18 December 2009). "I taket lyser stjärnorna". Hufvudstadsbladet. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
August Prize for Best Children and Young Adult Literature
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  • 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
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