El abrigo verde

María Gripe
 SOME DETAILS
• AUTHOR: María Gripe

• CHARACTERS:
Fredrika, main character
Her brother and sister, Florence and Philip
Her mum, Irma; her dad;
Madeleine, the daughter of a politician
Sarah, her History teacher
 TEENAGER SCENE
• Fredrika’s brother and sister were playing at home
with their classmates but Fredrika wasn’t playing
with them because she wanted to be alone..because
she didn’t want to play with kids.
 SUMMARY

Irma buys her daughter a green coat because she wants

Fredrika to be like Madeleine Strand, a very nice girl.

But one day, Fredrika starts changing and she becomes a

popular girl at school and gets good marks, but she’s not
happy because her History teacher doesn’t notice her change
and her mum wants her to be like Madelaine.