Ivar Steps Up

A funny and quirky story about landing your first summer job, growing apart, and stupid older boys who hit on one’s best friend. Ivar is twelve years old and has received a crushing message from his parents: the pocket money is turning around, now Ivar has to pay pocket money to mom and dad. From now on, it’s Ivar’s turn to contribute. Now Ivar has to get a summer job, but how does one actually do that? His friend Maja has got a real summer job at a café. She serves soup to guests and folds nice napkins. One day, an annoying boy shows up at the café. His name is Mons. But isn’t Mons just a silly cat name? And why does Mons walk around carrying a silly paddle? Ivar steps up is a fun and absurd story about pocket money, summer jobs, and best friends who might be growing apart.