Biggest Fake in the Universe

Written by Johan Rundberg · Translated by Eva Apelqvist

A viral skateboarding trick forces Mo to confront his true self.

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192 pages

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Mo, a self-proclaimed nerd, transforms into a skater to impress a girl. Unexpectedly, he pulls off a viral skateboarding trick, capturing the attention of his town and beyond. As the world expects him to be a skating sensation, Mo faces the challenge of staying true to himself. Can he navigate the pressures of newfound fame and discover his real identity? Dive into this humorous tale of self-discovery and authenticity.

From the publisher

An Outstanding International Book (USBBY) A 2026 KIDS FAVORITE! The bluff of a lifetime…It started off innocently enough. Mo just wanted to catch a girl’s eye. She was this super-talented and mysterious skater girl who looked like she had the universe all figured out. So Mo did what any self-respecting nerd would do: He put aside his chess pieces, his guinea pig, and his books on astronomy and transformed himself into a skater guy, in the hopes that she might notice him.He never expected to catch the attention of his entire town, practically all of Sweden, and the internet. But that’s exactly what happens when Mo–by a stroke of total luck–pulls off the skateboarding trick of a lifetime: He goes viral.What’s a guy to do when the whole universe is expecting him to be something he’s not? Find out in this charming and hilarious story as Mo learns the meaning of being true to yourself…the hard way.

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