Brothers Lionheart, Paperback/Astrid Lindgren

Karl Lion admires his older brother Jonathan, who is brave and strong - things that Karl isn't. Karl is sick and knows he's going to die, so Jonathan tells him tales of the afterlife, Nangiyala, to comfort him. But then Jonathan is killed in a tragic accident. When Karl joins him in Nangiyala, they prepare for the battle that lies ahead. Ages: 9+.