The Dark Ridge series – The UFO

Tuvalisa Rangström & Anna Pers Bräcke

The village of Dark Ridge lies in the shadow of the Dark Ridge forest, which is a hotspot for the unexplainable. The villagers usually don’t think too much about the strange things that happen there, but sometimes it gets overwhelming and there are mutterings about burning down the forest. Nikki and her three friends Flora, Bastian, and Owl try to protect the people of Dark Ridge from the dangers of the forest and the forest from the people in the village. When a strange light phenomenon appears near Dark Ridge and more and more abandoned cars are found along route 270, Nikki and her friends realize they are on the trail of a new mystery. Shortly thereafter, an entire group of young children disappears from the village preschool. Something must be done quickly!

Tuvalisa Rangström is an author and playwright. For the past two years, she has worked as a dramaturge at Folkoperan in Stockholm. Her children’s books include the picture books Oväder (2017) and The Expedition (2021), as well as Elins hemligheter – en handbok i häxkonst (2019).

Anna Pers Bräcke is a graduate of the School of Design and Crafts (HDK) in Gothenburg and Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in the US. She lives in Dalarna and has been working as an illustrator since 2021. She primarily works with advertising and editorial assignments. Dark Ridge is Anna Pers Bräcke’s debut as a children’s book illustrator.