Sedan dess har han blivit butikschef p Systembo. Frsta gngen Martin Sander sg en amputerad kvinna var han tretton r. 'Empathy, identity, and the transformative power of music bind this tale of an atypical friendship between a teenage outcast and a jazz musician. Read 'Udda' by Sara Lvestam available from Rakuten Kobo. 'Sensitive and deeply moving: outstanding.' She can be a jitterbug, just like Alvar.īut how can Steffi convince her parents to let her go to Stockholm to audition? And how it that Steffi's school, the retirement home, the music, and even Steffi's worst bully are somehow all connected to Alvar? Can it be that the people least like us are the ones we need to help us tell our own stories? Through their unconventional but powerful friendship, Steffi comes to realize that she won't always be stuck and lonely in her town. Then and now, Alvar's escape is music-especially jazz music.

When Alvar was a teenager in World War II Sweden, he dreamed of being in a real jazz band. The old man playing her favorite song is Alvar.

When Steffi hears her favorite jazz song playing through an open window of a retirement home on her walk home from school, she decides to go in and introduce herself. The only way she escapes is through her music-especially jazz music. She's never fit in with any of the groups at school, and she's viciously teased by the other girls in her class. Sara Lovestam's Wonderful Feels Like This is 'a coming-of-age tale of a young artist and is as soulful as it is triumphant' ( SLJ) that celebrates being a little bit odd, finding your people, and the power of music to connect usįor Steffi, going to school everyday is an exercise in survival.

Udda by Sara Lövestam