Lena, the Sea, and Me

By: Maria Parr, Guy Puzey - translator

Narrated by: Luke Daniels

In a charming sequel to Adventures with Waffles, Trille and Lena navigate the rough waters of friendship when a new soccer coach and a new girl in school disrupt their seaside escapades.

Trille and Lena may be getting older, but they still find everyday adventure - and trouble - in their coastal village, including sinking every raft they build, getting little sisters stuck up flag poles, and attending those dreaded music lessons. But that’s not all. The arrival of a less-than-encouraging new soccer coach is putting twelve-year-old Lena's goalkeeping career in doubt. And Trille is wondering how to impress the girl who has just joined his class. As the best friends battle the elements and their own emotions, one thing is for sure: they're not giving up, not if Lena has anything to do with it! In Maria Parr’s follow-up to Adventures with Waffles, the acclaimed author returns to Mathildewick Cove with a rib-tickling story of growing up.

©2017 Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo. First U.S. edition published by Candlewick Press. (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Originally published as Keeperen og havet by Maria Parr with Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo. Published by arrangement with Hagen Agency, Oslo. English language translation © 2020 by Guy Puzey.

So funny

This is such a good book I love the narrator his voice adds so much to the story and it’s such a great story highly recommend

We love Tryll and Lena

Thel adventures/misadventures of this pair and the deepening of their friendship were a delight to our family. Choruses of, "Oh, no!" and "Lena!", were common. There was a collective sigh of disappointed sadness when we realized the book was over and we weren't going to see our friends again. The best testament to a book there is.

Beautiful

Sweet story and beautifully written. The author skillfully captures so many emotions and human experiences from the perspective of Trill & Lena. Highly recommend!

Funny!

This was a funny story! The characters were fun. My one complaint is how some characters voices don't sound quite natural (Trille's father's voice sounds a bit odd for example) but I don't personally consider it a big problem. overall a great book! 😄

I love it but it is a little weird

They mostly focus on trill and his girlfriend But it's a great book I think you should get it I like it and you're probably wondering what why does she have a girlfriend you'll find out in the book Explains everything And Lena let's just say Lena's really mad at drew wonder why read the book!!!!!