In a world where everyone else seems perfectly normal, Juri is trying to work out some very big questions. Why does no one blink when people are sleeping on the streets, but everybody reacts when he writes a love letter to a grown-up substitute teacher? And what do you do when someone suddenly says a forbidden word?

The Odd One is the third book about Juri, following So-so Happy and The Tribe, two critically acclaimed children’s novels about belonging, identity, and the confusing in between years of late childhood. Juri is a curious, thoughtful boy trying to understand who he is and how to find his place in a world that doesn’t always make sense. Through Juri’s sharp, wondering gaze, everyday school and family situations gain a quiet, almost magical intensity that will resonate with readers who have ever felt a little out of place

The Juri-series are beautifully written books about universal themes of friendship, sexual identity, belonging, injustice and mental health.

The books are illustrated by the author.

English sample translation is available