Bert och brorsorna ( sv, Bert and the brothers) is a diary novel, written by

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and originally published in

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, it tells the story of

Bert Ljung The Bert Diaries are a series of novels written in the form of a diary, by Swedish writers Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson. The main character is a Swedish teenager called Bert Ljung, living in Öreskoga, a List of fictional towns in literature ...

from 7 June to 23 August during the

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he turns 12 during the

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between the 5th and 6th grade at school in Sweden.

Book cover

The book cover depicts Nadja's

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brothers "Roffe", "Ragge" and Reinhold who drag out Bert to raggare activities in the summer evening. On the book title text is a bird.

Plot

finishes the 5th grade, and Klimpen will move to

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. When the 5th grade is over, the 6th grade students hold a penis measuring contest, won by Peter Kollegård in 6 C while the 5th graders are let in to cheer.

Berts första betraktelser Berts första betraktelser ( sv, Bert's first contemplations) is a diary novel, written by Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson and originally published in 1990. It tells the story of Bert Ljung from 1 January to 30 April during the calendar year ...

depicts the guys in Bert's school class holding a penis measuring in the 6th grade, and Bert describing last year's penis measuring contest between the 6th graders. Nadja's raggare brothers force Bert to do a "raggare

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", and shout to a group of unknown girls to show the breast, just as in the

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. Despite fearing her brothers, Bert continues meeting

Nadja Nilsson The Bert Diaries are a series of novels written in the form of a diary, by Swedish writers Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson. The main character is a Swedish teenager called Bert Ljung, living in Öreskoga, a fictional town in Sweden, in the late ...

. Bert's family also goes on a trip to

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in July, and on board the

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they meet a family where a 6 years old child asks Bert how many political parties are in the

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. In August Bert, Åke and Lill-Erik sleep in a tent in the giant woodlands behind the hil, and when the book is over Bert is about the start the 6th grade, and Klimpen will move to Motala.

References

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