The camp has a problem with a fourteen-year-old boy, Adrian.He has a criminal past, including robbery and aggravated assault. And for more than a year, he has been admitted to a youth home.He is not allowed to sleep on the camp, as two younger boys whisper and laugh. This irritates Adrian, who soon explodes.A little night mischief, as revenge against Adrian, triggers his anger even more.He mischiefs back, in the form of revenge, but fails. This triggers his ...

When Rickard has moved on to his new permanent foster parents, Sten feels betrayed – and again. First his grandmother, then his mother, his best friend Amir, and now also his new friend Rickard.And the loss of Amir hurts too much and is unbearable.Now it feels like he only has his ponies, Dandy and Pompe, to seek comfort in. And he wants to dare to believe that they will not betray him.He takes care of them, and reads aloud to them from his textbook about pirates.

The camp has a problem with a fourteen-year-old boy, Adrian.He has a criminal past with robbery and aggravated assault. And for a year now he has been admitted to a youth home.A little night mischief triggers his anger even more.And in the middle of the night, he forces Viktor, ten years old, to climb high in a tree.It’s hard to understand how someone can be so emotionally cold. And his anger with cruelty is having catastrophic consequences.(For more...

The images in this book, in a slightly larger format + extra images are available for download for free use at www.panen.se.Alexander, eleven years old, is woken up one morning by sobbing and crying in his room. But there is no one else in the room but himself.The crying comes from the angel Björn, thirteen years old. He is very depressed and sad because no one wants to listen to him sing opera anymore.He carries a severe trauma from three friends who drowned. (See ...

The catastrophe of his grandmother dying, his mother becoming more crazy, him having to move to a foster home, and him losing contact with his best friend, Amir, creates a grinding and terrible anxiety for Sten.He thinks about Amir a lot, calls him, but only gets sad when he hears his happy voice.And when he thinks about escape, he gets a lot of help and comfort from Rickard at the family home.Rickard is twelve years old, two years older than Sten, and helps him thi...

Amir, 14, and his friends come to a summer camp for children and young people with, particularly vulnerable backgrounds. These are very broken and need to be helped up mentally.And together, with many children with absolutely wonderful backgrounds, these broken children go on somewhat insecure legs their newly started steps forward in life.At the summer camp, there is a fat boy, Viktor, ten years old, who is very traumatized. He has seen many times when his father has beate...

The camp has a problem with a fourteen-year-old boy, Adrian.He has a criminal past, including robbery and aggravated assault. And for more than a year, he has been admitted to a youth home.He is not allowed to sleep on the camp, as two younger boys whisper and laugh. This irritates Adrian, who soon explodes.A little night mischief, as revenge against Adrian, triggers his anger even more.He mischiefs back, in the form of revenge, but fails. This triggers his ...

This short story is taken from Want to Be with You : Longing.Daniel goes to town to buy trousers. In a park he meets a little boy, Amir, and they become very curious about each other.Amir takes an interest in Daniel’s disability, and he gets to try walking with his white cane.Amir gets Daniel’s red cap with the Swedish flag, and Daniel gets to feel Amir’s body with his fingers, to better know what he looks like.A little distance away, Amir’s mother stands an...

When Adrian forces Viktor up into a tree, it is almost unforgivable.But he regrets it.And now he is of course detested – hated. He understands them. Because he’s an idiot.He must do his best to get Amir’s and Viktor’s forgiveness.And he does not give up. He wants to be forgiven. Cost what it wants.But then comes the crisis, the disaster, and Viktor’s life rests entirely in Adrian’s hands.(For more information and sample reading, see: www.pane...

Amir, 9 years old, is persecuted and hunted by three older boys, 11-12 years old. When it’s at its worst, because Amir has been intimidated by them, he dances to pop king Michael Jackson. And he has trained in many nice moves. This helps him feel a little better, and he can be happy again.The bullies are really disgusting towards Amir. His parents have tried to get help from their parents and the school. But nothing has helped.Amir thinks he needs a big brother who can prot...