COUNT SILENTLY TO TEN sold to ten territories!

We have happy news for COUNT SILENTLY TO TEN by Laura Lähteenmäki! The Lithuanian rights have been acquired by Gelmes! The deal was closed by Satu Sallantaus at Ahlbäck Agency.

The Dutch rights have also been sold, as Ploegsma has acquired the rights! The deal was closed by Martti Berner at Ahlbäck Agency. These news follow the recent Slovenian deal for the book, which has now been sold to 10 territories in total!

Count Silently to Ten has also scored glowing reviews in Sweden, where it has recently been published by Lilla Piratförlaget:

“The friendship with Lassi is like childhood’s last breath, but a deep, present one. […] [Count Silently To Ten] is a melancholic and beautiful tribute to childhood, fantasy, and growing up.”
– Dagens Nyheter Swedish newspaper, where Count Silently to Ten was featured on this Spring’s best books list!

“[Count Silently To Ten] is a very beautiful portrayal of friendship and that time between childhood and adolescence when you know you should take the last step and “stop being childish” even though you don’t want to just yet.”
– Vi läser, Swedish literary magazine

The book, which has been described as a “little gem” follows ten-year-old Myy as she navigates a summer between childhood and adolescence: she still wants to play, while most of her friends seem more keen on spending time on their phones and doing things they consider “more mature”. When a boy named Lassi moves in next door, Myy finds a new companion for her games. There is a strong sense of melancholy and freedom that comes from enjoying unapologetically being a child, one last summer.

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