bókabeitan2015

Bókabeitan is a progressive new

publisher with a mission to promote reading for

children, teens and young adults (ages 2-18) by

publishing quality books for this audience.

Founding partners Marta Hlín Magnadóttir

and Birgitta Elín Hassell believe that “the key

to engaging children and teens in reading is to

o�er them a wide choice of books. This led to

the founding of Bókabeitan in 2011.”

Camille Windmill (Kamilla Vindmylla) is an Icelandic series by

Hilmar Örn Óskarsson, illustrated by Erla María Árnadóttir, about an 11-year

old girl and her friends who repeatedly save the world from terrible threats.

The books are hilarious and imaginative. Ingenious wordplay is a big part of

the humor, as the author explores

language and how meaning o�en

depends on context, not the words

themselves.

(Saga um nótt) by Eva Einarsdóttir and Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir (illustrator).

Little Saga is afraid of the dark but Mom reassures her, weaving a magical

world of stories that lulls Saga to sleep and carries her into the land of dreams.

The book won the IBBY’s Spring Winds Award 2014 for exceptional interplay

between pictures and words.

In the first book, Camille Windmill and the blown ups (Kamilla Vindmylla

og bullorða fólkið), the kids face evil scientist Elias Emil, whose greatest wish is

to make life as much fun as when he was young. His solution is to make

everyone behave like children, with funny and sometimes sad results.

In book two, Camille Windmill and the boredom from the mountain,

(Kamilla Vindmylla og leiðinn úr Esjunni ) Camille and her friends face a new

threat. Driven by his ambition

to be accepted into the Bad

Guys Inc., Julius Janus steals

Elias Emil’s mind converter.

Instead of making people

behave as kids, he uses it to

leech all the fun out of the

world.

Book three, Camille Windmill and the imposters

(Kamilla Vindmylla og

svikamillurnar) was released

in october 2014. Camille faces

an old foe who has brought

reinforcements to make

things extremely unpleasant

for our heroine and her

friends.

Marta Hlín Magnadóttir and Birgitta Elín Hassell

KENNETH BØGH ANDERSEN


ilip er ósköp venjulegur strákur. Reyndar er hann ekkert svo venju-legur því að hann er alltaf kominn aðeins á undan í skólabókunum

sínum, hann vaskar alltaf upp og fer út með ruslið þegar mamma hans biður hann um það og hann lýgur aldrei. Aldrei. Ekki einu sinni til að hylma y�r með eina vini sínum.

En þessa vikuna er það hann sem lendir í klónum á versta hro�a skólans. Í átökunum lendir Filip undir bíl og deyr. Og hvar lendir hann, þe�a gæðablóð? Jú, hann lendir nefnilega í Helvíti, hjá þeim svarta sjálfum.

„Þú ert eina von Helvítis. Þú, Filip Engils,“ Fjandinn ly�i �ngri og bentiá hjarta Filips, sem sló ó� og tí�, „á� að verða e�irmaður minn.“

„Ég?“ Filip leit niður e�ir sjálfum sér, eins og til að fullvissa sig um að það væri hann sem Fjandinn benti á. „Viltu að ég verði …“

„Já, drengur minn! Lúsífer II! Hljómar það ekki vel?“

„Þetta er æðisleg bók. Lestu hana. Þú veist þig langar til þess.Láttu það eftir þér…“

- SATÍNA, FREISTARI

„LESTU BÓKINA!!!“- HANS HÁTIGN LÚSÍFER, FURSTI MYRKURSINS

„Ég mæli með þessari bók. En þú skalt bara lesahana ef þú þorir, hún er svolítið svakaleg á köflum.“

- FILIP ENGILS, 7.A

„Þetta er gómsæt bók.“ -- RAVÍNA, MATRÁÐSKONA HELVÍTIS

„Mér er drullusama hvort þú lest þessa bók. Aumar mannverur koma mér ekki við. Kaflarnir um mig eru samt ágætir.“

- AZIEL STOFELES, DJÖFULL

„Ég ráðlegg þér eindregið að lesa þessa bók. Það myndi gleðja herrann.“

- LÚSÍFAX, KÖTTUR LÚSÍFERS

Eva Einarsdóttir og Lóa H. Hjálmtýsdóttir

Eva Einarsdóttir og Lóa H

. Hjálm

týsdóttir

„Myrkrið og nóttin eru full af ævintýrum!“

Þessi fallega saga Evu Einarsdóttur er listilegamyndskreytt af Lóu Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttur. Í sameiningu

búa þær til fallegan töfraheim sem er fullkominumgjörð utan um notalega samverustund fyrir háttinn.

Bókaútgáfa

3 mm

(Vinur minn vindurinn) Grandma sometimes talks

about „window weather“, grandpa never misses the

weather news and kitty loves to chase the leaves

when the wind blows. A beautiful and sweet book

where the reader follows a curious kitty in the ever

changing Icelandic weather.

Bergrún Íris is an illustrator and songwriter who has has worked on many

books, both for children and adults. My friend, the wind is her first book as

both author and illustrator.

“I laughed so hard that

I sprayed co�ee all over page 47.”

- Brynhildur, Fréttablaðið

Saga in the night

Bókabeitan ehf. · Dugguvogi 17-19, · 104 Reykjavík · Iceland. · Tel: +354 5886609 · E: [email protected] · www.bokabeitan.is

In 2013, Bókabeitan created two new labels

Töfraland, which focuses on books for

children aged six and younger, and Björt

which targets YA readers.

Bókabeitan publishes titles from leading publishers world wide such as

Harper Collins · Little and Brown · St. Martin's Press · Gyldendal · Abrams Books

Blizzard or a breeze?

The End

Misty Heights 1:

The RuinsFourteen-year old Anna, a grade 8 pupil at

Misty Heights High School, is on the student

council, plays handball, takes dance classes

and goes skiing whenever she can. What

su�ers is her homework and her grades.

When a mysterious girl o�ers to help her out,

doing her homework and sometimes going to

class for her, Anna agrees to her part of the

bargain, to guess the “girl’s” name before spring

exams. She thinks she knows the name and what

is going on, as it is all told in an ancient folk tale. Of

course things do not go as planned and she finds herself in way over her head.

Misty Heights 2:

Dusky LaneVigdís, a grade 9 pupil in Misty Heights High, is

an only child, living alone with her mother since

her father passed away some years before.

Grandma’s house in Dusky Lane has always

been her second home, but suddenly she feels

she is not entirely welcome there, as if

something in the house wants her gone.

Haunted by strange dreams and evil eyes, for

the first time in her life she is afraid. A secret

from her childhood is revealed. . But is it safe for

her to know?

The End, part 1:The Guardians (Útverðirnir)The first in the trilogy that concludes the Misty Heights

Saga. Hannah moves to Misty Heights with her

reporter mom. While researching the town’s history

she discovers a secret sect that meets regularly in the

old Church. The events of books one to seven are cast in

a new light and the big picture is emerging.

The End, part 2:Blizzard (Gjörningaveður)Most of the high school students, along with some kids

from Sunny Vale and a few teachers, are on a ski trip. A

sudden storm leaves them trapped on the hill.

Unwittingly, the kids tamper with things best le�

undisturbed. What has been slowly brewing in Misty

Heights suddenly escalates into an all-out war.

The End, part 3: The End (Endalokin)This book recounts the final battle between the

Guardians, the kids and the evil forces that are trying to

gain control in our world. As if battling evil isn’t

enough, the kids don’t know who to trust. Some people

they thought were on their side have other plans

entirely.

Misty Heights 3:

ChristopherIt is springtime in Misty Heights and Christopher,

who is just finishing grade 9, can finally take his

parkour-practice outside with his teammates.

Looking for a suitable place to train, he finds the

ideal spot–the forbidden Ruins!

While exploring, Christopher finds the perfect

birthday present for his little sister, but he has no

idea how it will change his life and the lives of

everyone he loves.

Misty Heights 4:

UnrestMisty Heights is aflame with discord and

violence. Matthias recently moved to Misty

Heights. He is having a hard time adjusting to

his new school and feels that the other

students and teachers are overly nice, bending

over backwards to welcome him. But at the

same time, he experiences an escalation of

fights, violence and unexplained accidents.

Inga is used to life in Misty Heights but when

she meets Matthias, she starts to see her town through his eyes. Together

they make connections between the incidents and a bigger picture emerges

that is more horrifying than they could have imagined.

Misty Heights 5:

The Gi�Thor, in grade 9, lives in a small apartment with

his mother. He is not very happy since his

parents’ recent divorce. As Christmas

approaches, he hopes they will make amends by

giving him the presents he deserves, but he is

sorely disappointed.

Soon, he realizes there is a lot more to the gi�

from his mother than he first thought–and

suddenly, he is knee-deep in something that is

totally beyond his control.

Authors Marta Magnadóttir and Birgitta Hassell have always loved

books with mystery, horror and fantasy elements. Their academic

research revealed a limited selection for this kind of book for young

readers in Iceland. Brainstorming about what they would have read

themselves at that age led them to the small town of Misty Heights

(Rökkurhæðir), the fictional home of their characters.

Misty Heights– the suburbMisty Heights is a small, picture-perfect neighborhood on the outskirts of

the town of Sunny Vale (Sunnuvík).

Once it was just a small village nestled under the hill. Today, in this old part

of Misty Heights, winding streets are fringed with crooked houses, mostly

hidden behind tall sheltering trees.

The new part of town is very di�erent. The trees are too small to shade the

houses from the sun and the hill is too distant to o�er shelter.

At the foot of the hill lies an apartment complex called Shadow Vale

Misty Heights 6:

The Watchman Peter has just moved into one of Misty Heights’s

oldest houses, where horrible events took place

shortly before. Although the house itself welcomes

the family, he notices strange goings-on in his

backyard. At the old church he meets a girl who is

invisible to everyone else.

He uncovers more of Misty Heights’s history and

what might be at the root of all the strange

happenings there.

Misty Heights 7:

The EventSince Margaret’s horrific disappearance at the end

of book 1, she has reappeared in strange situations

in other books.

In this last book of the seven, some questions

raised in previous books will be andsered.

Margaret‘s actions will shed a lnew ight on what

happened during the Event.

Misty Heights(Skuggadalir), an apt name, as it is shaded most of the day, all year round.

Near the top of the hill are The Ruins (Rústirnar), built decades ago as a

luxury development with apartments and the foundations for sprawling

mansions with a spectacular view of the bay. Now they lie in ruins that

nature does its best to erase from sight and memory. The children of Misty

Heights are forbidden to explore there, but they have all made a secret visit

at one time or other. Something momentous, strange and terrifying

happened there. Many people do not dare mention it, others allude to

terrorism or to the supernatural. Some try to explain it away with

comfortable, logical explanations. But the kids know better.

Misty Heights– the seriesSeven of the books can stand alone, as each tells a story that begins and ends

within the book. Yet all the stories are interconnected, located in the same

small neighborhood – Misty Heights. Except for a few youngsters from

Sunny Vale, the main characters all attend the local high school, their

siblings attend the local kindergarten, schools or college, and their parents

– to be released in October 2015

work in town–at the kindergarten, co�ee shop, post o§ce.

The main character of one book may appear as a minor character in other

books.

As the stories all take place during the same time frame, an event in one book

may appear in another book from the another character’s perspective.

Each book can be read as a stand-alone, but the big picture emerges when it is

read as a piece of a larger puzzle.

A�er book seven is published, the series will conclude with a trilogy that ties

all the loose ends and reveals what is actually happening in Misty Heights.

Rights soldRökkurhæðir 1: Rústirnar: Germany (Arena Verlag)

Rökkurhæðir 2: Óttulundur: Germany (Arena Verlag)

Rökkurhæðir 3: Kristófer: Germany (Arena Verlag)

Rights sold:Germany (Arena Verlag).



The End

Misty Heights 1:

The RuinsFourteen-year old Anna, a grade 8 pupil at

Misty Heights High School, is on the student

council, plays handball, takes dance classes

and goes skiing whenever she can. What

su�ers is her homework and her grades.

When a mysterious girl o�ers to help her out,

doing her homework and sometimes going to

class for her, Anna agrees to her part of the

bargain, to guess the “girl’s” name before spring

exams. She thinks she knows the name and what

is going on, as it is all told in an ancient folk tale. Of

course things do not go as planned and she finds herself in way over her head.

Misty Heights 2:

Dusky LaneVigdís, a grade 9 pupil in Misty Heights High, is

an only child, living alone with her mother since

her father passed away some years before.

Grandma’s house in Dusky Lane has always

been her second home, but suddenly she feels

she is not entirely welcome there, as if

something in the house wants her gone.

Haunted by strange dreams and evil eyes, for

the first time in her life she is afraid. A secret

from her childhood is revealed. . But is it safe for

her to know?

The End, part 1:The Guardians (Útverðirnir)The first in the trilogy that concludes the Misty Heights

Saga. Hannah moves to Misty Heights with her

reporter mom. While researching the town’s history

she discovers a secret sect that meets regularly in the

old Church. The events of books one to seven are cast in

a new light and the big picture is emerging.

The End, part 2:Blizzard (Gjörningaveður)Most of the high school students, along with some kids

from Sunny Vale and a few teachers, are on a ski trip. A

sudden storm leaves them trapped on the hill.

Unwittingly, the kids tamper with things best le�

undisturbed. What has been slowly brewing in Misty

Heights suddenly escalates into an all-out war.

The End, part 3: The End (Endalokin)This book recounts the final battle between the

Guardians, the kids and the evil forces that are trying to

gain control in our world. As if battling evil isn’t

enough, the kids don’t know who to trust. Some people

they thought were on their side have other plans

entirely.

Misty Heights 3:

ChristopherIt is springtime in Misty Heights and Christopher,

who is just finishing grade 9, can finally take his

parkour-practice outside with his teammates.

Looking for a suitable place to train, he finds the

ideal spot–the forbidden Ruins!

While exploring, Christopher finds the perfect

birthday present for his little sister, but he has no

idea how it will change his life and the lives of

everyone he loves.

Misty Heights 4:

UnrestMisty Heights is aflame with discord and

violence. Matthias recently moved to Misty

Heights. He is having a hard time adjusting to

his new school and feels that the other

students and teachers are overly nice, bending

over backwards to welcome him. But at the

same time, he experiences an escalation of

fights, violence and unexplained accidents.

Inga is used to life in Misty Heights but when

she meets Matthias, she starts to see her town through his eyes. Together

they make connections between the incidents and a bigger picture emerges

that is more horrifying than they could have imagined.

Misty Heights 5:

The Gi�Thor, in grade 9, lives in a small apartment with

his mother. He is not very happy since his

parents’ recent divorce. As Christmas

approaches, he hopes they will make amends by

giving him the presents he deserves, but he is

sorely disappointed.

Soon, he realizes there is a lot more to the gi�

from his mother than he first thought–and

suddenly, he is knee-deep in something that is

totally beyond his control.

Authors Marta Magnadóttir and Birgitta Hassell have always loved

books with mystery, horror and fantasy elements. Their academic

research revealed a limited selection for this kind of book for young

readers in Iceland. Brainstorming about what they would have read

themselves at that age led them to the small town of Misty Heights

(Rökkurhæðir), the fictional home of their characters.

Misty Heights– the suburbMisty Heights is a small, picture-perfect neighborhood on the outskirts of

the town of Sunny Vale (Sunnuvík).

Once it was just a small village nestled under the hill. Today, in this old part

of Misty Heights, winding streets are fringed with crooked houses, mostly

hidden behind tall sheltering trees.

The new part of town is very di�erent. The trees are too small to shade the

houses from the sun and the hill is too distant to o�er shelter.

At the foot of the hill lies an apartment complex called Shadow Vale

Misty Heights 6:

The Watchman Peter has just moved into one of Misty Heights’s

oldest houses, where horrible events took place

shortly before. Although the house itself welcomes

the family, he notices strange goings-on in his

backyard. At the old church he meets a girl who is

invisible to everyone else.

He uncovers more of Misty Heights’s history and

what might be at the root of all the strange

happenings there.

Misty Heights 7:

The EventSince Margaret’s horrific disappearance at the end

of book 1, she has reappeared in strange situations

in other books.

In this last book of the seven, some questions

raised in previous books will be andsered.

Margaret‘s actions will shed a lnew ight on what

happened during the Event.

Misty Heights(Skuggadalir), an apt name, as it is shaded most of the day, all year round.

Near the top of the hill are The Ruins (Rústirnar), built decades ago as a

luxury development with apartments and the foundations for sprawling

mansions with a spectacular view of the bay. Now they lie in ruins that

nature does its best to erase from sight and memory. The children of Misty

Heights are forbidden to explore there, but they have all made a secret visit

at one time or other. Something momentous, strange and terrifying

happened there. Many people do not dare mention it, others allude to

terrorism or to the supernatural. Some try to explain it away with

comfortable, logical explanations. But the kids know better.

Misty Heights– the seriesSeven of the books can stand alone, as each tells a story that begins and ends

within the book. Yet all the stories are interconnected, located in the same

small neighborhood – Misty Heights. Except for a few youngsters from

Sunny Vale, the main characters all attend the local high school, their

siblings attend the local kindergarten, schools or college, and their parents

– to be released in October 2015

work in town–at the kindergarten, co�ee shop, post o§ce.

The main character of one book may appear as a minor character in other

books.

As the stories all take place during the same time frame, an event in one book

may appear in another book from the another character’s perspective.

Each book can be read as a stand-alone, but the big picture emerges when it is

read as a piece of a larger puzzle.

A�er book seven is published, the series will conclude with a trilogy that ties

all the loose ends and reveals what is actually happening in Misty Heights.

Rights soldRökkurhæðir 1: Rústirnar: Germany (Arena Verlag)

Rökkurhæðir 2: Óttulundur: Germany (Arena Verlag)

Rökkurhæðir 3: Kristófer: Germany (Arena Verlag)




















themselves.



















world.









friends.














- FILIP ENGILS, 7.A








. Hjálm

týsdóttir




Bókaútgáfa

3 mm













Saga in the night

























themselves.



















world.









friends.














- FILIP ENGILS, 7.A








. Hjálm

týsdóttir




Bókaútgáfa

3 mm













Saga in the night









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