The Karate Girl’s Red Notebook

Ana Pessoa & Bernardo P. Carvalho

N is not a baby, she is a Karate girl. N is 14, almost 15, and her biggest dream is to become a black belt and to kiss Raul. N likes to write, but she prefers to fight with Raul. (Writing is a drag). This is not a diary. It has no lock, no secrets. But it has a will of its own. The karate girl’s red notebook is a pet, a character, a real person.

Ana Pessoa, born in Lisbon in 1982, began writing stories at the age of 10 and finished her studies in Modern Languages and Literatures (Portuguese and German Studies) at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon. Since 2007, she lives in Brussels where she also works as a translator. Pessoa’s books, often illustrated by Bernardo P. Carvalho and Joana Estrela, have received several awards in Portugal as well as internationally.

 

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