Synopsis
Rights sold: Latvian
Following a school visit by a Finnish author, graffiti of a pizza and four tennis balls appears on the electrical box right beneath the cafeteria window. Olav touches it and gets wet paint on his fingers â thatâs how fresh it is. The school principal draws swift conclusions upon seeing the boyâs fingers and before he even has a chance to defend himself, all of Olavâs teachers and classmates think heâs guilty. Luckily, Mari, Sadu, Reilika, and Anton â all members of a secret kidâs society â arenât convinced. Together, they resolve to find out who really did it and clear Olavâs name.
The first book in KerĂ€nenâs
The Souptown Secret Society series was
The Stolen Orange Bicycle (2008).
Finnish Pizza is the tenth.
Awards
Award:
2020 âJĂ€rje Hoidjaâ Award of the Tallinn Central Library