A heartwarming and action-packed story of friendship from Norway`s answer to Astrid Lindgren.This classic in the making from award-winning author Maria Parr is packed full of laugh-out-loud adventures and paints an honest picture of the highs and lows of friendship and growing up.Dark clouds are looming in Mathildewick Cove. The arrival of a new football coach is putting twelve-year-old Lena`s goalkeeping career in doubt. And in the house next door, Trille is wondering how to impress the girl who has just joined his class. The stage is set for a dramatic year ahead. What are Trille and Lena to do when every raft they build sinks, and every message in a bottle they send washes up on the shore at home? As the best friends battle the elements and their own emotions, one thing is for sure: they`re not giving up, not if Lena has anything to do with it!