February's book in Easy Finnish Book Club: Poika, joka katosi

Hei, helmikuu! A new month means that it's time to start reading a new book in Selkokirjalukupiiri, the Easy Finnish Book Club.  (Click here to join the Facebook group.) The book of the month is Poika, joka katosi by Marja-Leena Tiainen. As the name of the novel means The boy who disappeared, the story is very sad, but it's sad in easy Finnish! A 15-year old Mikko has disappeared and people are looking for him.

The book has 21 rather short chapters, and I would say that is probably easier than any of the previous novels we have read in the book club. You can study the vocabulary with this Memrise course.

Here is a list of characters of the novel:


Hiltusen perheeseen tai sukuun kuuluvia ihmisiä (ja koira):

• Hanna Hiltunen, 17-vuotias isosisko
• Heidi, Hannan serkku
• Mikko Hiltunen, 15-vuotias pikkuveli
• Lotta Hiltunen, pikkusisko
• Kirsi Hiltunen, äiti
• Esko Hiltunen, isä
• Reino-ukki
• Helvi-mummo
• Manta, koira

Muita henkilöitä:

• Paavo "Pave" Kuosmanen, Mikon koulukaveri
• Vesa Suuronen, poliisi
• Tuuli Luminoro, Mikon ystävä
• Anne Särkinen, Mikon ystävä
• Liimatta, taksikuski
• Sonja Rotko, Hannan uusi ystävä
• Kaija ja Osmo Rotko, Sonjan vanhemmat
• Annukka Rotko, Sonjan pikkusisko
• Jussi Luminoro, Tuulin isoveli
• Arja, Hannan työkaveri
• Lassi Solehmainen, paikallinen juoppo

Useful links:

• Order Poika, joka katosi from Booky.fi
• A post about buying a book online in Finnish
• Borrow or reserve the book from your local library
• A Memrise course about Poika, joka katosi
• Selkokirjalukupiiri Facebookissa

"Read a book in easy Finnish. It helps you learn more Finnish."

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About the author of this blog:  

Nice to have you here! My name is Hanna Männikkölahti, and I am a native Finn who gives private lessons via Skype and simplifies books into easy Finnish. Please leave a comment, if you have something to ask about Finnish.