Authentic, contemporary, and humorous - a new novel by youth literature prize winner Marianne Kaurin. Who will be the new comfort agent? Inken or Alba? Inken is twelve and a half years old, and her top priority for the new school year is clear: to become popular. Then she might even get together with Leo, who recently smiled at her so sweetly. So it makes perfect sense that Inken is running for the position of comfort agent in her class. The only problem is that the new super-engaged classmate Alba is also campaigning. Instead of adhering to etiquette and democratic rules, both girls resort to the meanest tactics - both offline and online. And then it suddenly gets even worse: Alba is supposed to move in with Inken. Do they now have to stick together? Two girls with rough edges from real life - authentic and wonderfully refreshing!

Selected press reviews of Marianne Kaurin's "Somewhere is Always South" (2021 awarded the German Youth Literature Prize in the children's book category):

“Marianne Kaurin presents a multifaceted children's novel that features several intertwined narrative threads. The child’s play is impressively staged as an autonomous space where children can actively develop and be strengthened for reality. The ensemble of characters is well-conceived, and even the adult supporting characters are convincingly portrayed in a finely balanced manner. Franziska Hüther successfully translates the author’s sensitive language and effectively places the double-edged humor.”

Jury statement from the AKJ for the awarding of the German Youth Literature Prize 2021

“The Norwegian author Marianne Kaurin achieves a small feat with her children's novel Somewhere is Always South: She...