"Sum rótskot" is the Faroese Nominee

Congratulations to Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs whose novel "Sum rótskot" has been nominated for the Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize 2021.

"Sum rótskot" is about four teenage friends who want to give people a wake-up-call so that they will take the environmental crisis seriously. The book is in tune with the eco-critical tendencies in the literature of our time, and is highly topical. However, the book is more than just a climate novel; it is also, perhaps to an even greater degree, a story about what concerns people – both adults and the young – today. It is a book about how young people navigate in a world of challenges, dealing with such topics as climate change, screen time, alcohol abuse and grief, as well as large and complex topics that have to do with identity, sexuality, science and faith. The novel is published by BFL.

The winner will be announced in Copenhagen in November.