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When Signe was smaller, she felt free and happy. She dared to take it upon herself. The class she attended was lively and exuberant. But when she started sixth grade, everything changed. The girls' view of themselves and each other. It was as if the world shrank. Now they are 15 and Mimi and her head dolls rule. Mimi has power and spreads her contempt among the girls and boys in the class. Signe perceives herself as a bracket. She is jealous of Mimi but doesn't like what she stands for. One day a new girl, Saga, comes to the class and arouses the curiosity of the others. "She seems like a strong girl," says the social studies teacher. Saga has great self-confidence and an obviousness that girls her age usually lack. Saga thinks the world is just as much for her as anyone else. And she dares to stand up to Mimi, the teachers, and the boys in the class. She changes the pattern. But then one day she is gone. She came and disappeared. "I don't know where Saga is today. But one thing I know for sure. She was strong, a thousand times stronger than any girl I know. And somewhere inside me, that power is growing. This is my only life.” Christina Herrström has written several notable books and popular TV series, i.e. Ebba & Didrik and Glappet. A Thousand Tones Stronger was nominated for the August prize as the best Swedish youth book and has been turned into a feature film directed by Peter Schildt.