Sune börjar tvåan ( sv, Sune starts the second grade) is a chapter book, written by

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and originally published in

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. It tells the story of Sune Andersson during the year the 2nd grade at school in Sweden. The book has also been used within

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about how

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s are depicted in various literature at school.

Book cover

The book cover depicts Sune in a green sweater, hugging Maria Perez and Sophie.

Plot

Sune is eight years old and is about to begin the

second grade Second grade (also called grade two, corresponding to Year 3 in the United Kingdom) is a year of primary education in Canada and the United States. Second grade is the second year of primary school. Children are usually aged 7–8 at this grade ...

at school in Sweden. There is also a new girl, Maria Perez, and Sune falls in love with her. The problem is that he still likes Sophie. Sune is also visited by his cousin Algot. He also meets a guy, Affe, who tries to force Sune to join a ''gang of girl haters'', which Sune doesn't want. Sune also fears getting affected by his father becoming a "dirty old man", and the Andersson family will soon be expanded. At school, the children play theater, when Sune gets the girl role

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. He also ends up at the hospital, for a cecum removal surgery. Sune also tries to run away from home.

Audiobook

Audio recordings were released to cassette tape in 1986 by SR Örebro entitled "Sune börjar tvåan". and by the

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label in 1988 on two tapes entitled "Sune och Maria Perez". samt "Sune och tjejhatarligan". The tape "Sune och Maria Perez" consists of the stories "Sune börjar tvåan", "Sune och Maria Perez", "Gubbsjukan" and "Kusin Algot" on side A and the stories "Sune klär ut sig", "Sune och rödluvan", "Pjäsdagen" och "Mammas hemlis" on side B. The tape "Sune och tjejhatarligan" consists of the stories "Sune får blindtarmen", "Affe Asgam", "Tjejhatarligan", "Annas killar" and "Sune och Karl-Jörgen" on side A and the stories "Sune har vikarie", "Sune rymmer", "Fy Fabian" and "Hemåt igen" on side B.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sune borjar tvaan 1985 children's books Sequel novels Sune books 1985 Swedish novels