A Bridge to the Stars by Henning Mankell

Translated by Laurie Thompson. 169 pages. One of the world’s best-selling authors has written a moving story about a teenager’s life in Northern Sweden. 12-year-old Joel lives with his father in the cold northern part of Sweden. At night he often sneaks out of the house to look for a lonely dog he has seen from his window. On the bridge across the icy river he starts a secret society and has adventures. But one night he discovers that his father’s bed is also empty, and so he will have to com…