Nora Dåsnes, author portrait

Nora Dåsnes

Nora Dåsnes was born in 1995, and is a Norwegian writer and illustrator. She did her BA in Illustration Animation at Kingston University outside London, graduating in 2017. Her first graphic novel, Cross My Heart and Never Lie, won the 2024 Stonewall Award in the United States and the 2020 Pondus Prize in Norway. The follow up, Save Our Forest, was published July 30, 2024, and won the Social Justice Literature Award. She lives in Oslo, Norway.
Cross My Heart and Never Lie

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Cross My Heart and Never Lie

Books for Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month this February, we are highlighting essential fiction and nonfiction for students, teachers, and parents to share and discuss this month and beyond. Join Penguin Random House Education in celebrating the contributions of Black authors and illustrators by exploring the titles here: BLACK HISTORY – MIDDLE SCHOOL BLACK HISTORY –

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