Bert och badbrudarna
Bert och badbrudarna () is a diary novel, written by Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson and originally published in 1993. It tells the story of Bert Ljung from 5 June to 23 August during the calendar year he turns 15 during the summer break between the 8th and 9th grade at school in Sweden. The book uses the 1992 almanac following the Gregorian calendar, but no specific year is mentioned. Just like Berts bekännelser, the book uses chapter names as well as dates. It was directly written for a 1992 summertime radio program. Book cover The book cover depicts Bert swimming at the bottom of the lake of Nöckeln with a diving mask, among different water animals, watching girls swimming above. Two eyes watch out from a lobster jar thrown at the bottom. Plot The book opens on 5 June, with Bert making plans for the summer. During the summer break, he'll study girls, and heads to the library to borrow books about sex. He also walks into a store selling sex items in a jokeful way, to borrow porno magazines, and buys what he thinks is chewing gums looking like condoms, but turn out to be real condoms. Bert