Berts bekännelser facts for kids

Berts bekännelser (which means Bert's Confessions in Swedish) is a fun diary novel written by Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson. It was first published in 1992. This book tells the story of Bert Ljung as he turns 15 years old. The story covers his life from January 15 to June 7 during his 8th grade spring term at school in Sweden.

The book uses the dates from the 1992 calendar, even though a specific year isn't mentioned. Starting with this book, each chapter gets a cool name instead of just a date. Also, the illustrator, Sonja Härdin, changed her drawing style. Each chapter in Berts bekännelser ends with the funny phrase "Hej då – lilltå" (which means "Goodbye – little toe"). This book was also turned into a radio show for Unga Efter tre in the early 1990s.

Fun Facts About the Book

Bert's Relationships and Breakups

• In the book, Bert's girlfriend Emilia breaks up with him at her home on March 1. This happens when Bert is in 8th grade. Interestingly, this is exactly two years after Bert broke up with Nadja when he was in 6th grade, as told in the book Berts första betraktelser.

Music from the Heman Hunters

• The book includes lyrics from songs by Bert's band, the Heman Hunters. These songs are called Heaven and Pancake and Svenska kannibaler. The song Heaven and Pancake was also recorded for a cassette tape version of Berts vidare betraktelser, where it replaced another song called "Take the Night" from the book.

TV Series Connections

• The opening line for the chapter "Lill-Erik och skäggväxten" (which means "Lill-Erik and the Beard Growth") on May 30 is "Tjing, tjing - rymdling" (a fun greeting). This exact phrase was also used as the closing line for an episode of the Bert TV series called "Närkontakt i sjätte klassen" (which means "Close Encounter in Sixth Grade").