Kirsten Sødal

Kirsten Sødal (14 June 1935 – 22 February 2022) was a Norwegian author who wrote several children's books, including Bestefar i spøkelsesbyen (Grandfather in the Ghost town) and the Birkebeinerbarn series. She also worked on school work books På Sporet (On Track).

Early life Kirsten Sødal (born Knudsen) was born in the coastal town Kristiansand in Norway. When she was five years old, World War II broke out. This influenced her writing greatly. Her father was a part of the Norwegian resistance movement and contributed by writing secret newspapers with true news. She wrote small stories and poems her entire life.