“The challenge of growing up and the invisibility of old age – the two poles of human life made into one whole that is usually full of holes and space filled with indifference – that’s the picture emerging from the newest offering by Roksana Jędrzejewska-Wróbel.” – Hanna Diduszko, New Books.

“A very interesting offering about intergenerational relationships, which, although difficult and challenging to our comfort zone, can be a hope, a safety valve, and a signpost leading us out of a dangerous labyrinth.” – Agnieszka Karp-Szymańska, Newsweek Extra.

“Oh, did this book charm me... With its story, its language, everything. And how many treasures are to be found here (…). State of Entanglement is a book so authentic, so true, so unpretentious that it
goes deep into my heart.” – Przemek Staroń, psychologist, educator, author, Teacher of the Year 2018.

★ Winner of the Hestia Literary Journey award！
　(The Best Book of the Year for Chidren and Young Adults in Poland)
★ Nominations:
- Book of the Year 2021 Polish Section of IBBY.
- Locomotive – a poll by bloggers for the best children’s books.
★ One of the most popular Polish writers for young readers returns with a movmg and warm story about bulldlng intergenerational relationships.

A compelling, wonderfully written portrait of today’s teenagers and their everyday problems matched against the exclusion of the elderly and their loneliness. Creating complex psychological portraits of both teenagers and older people Jędrzejewska-Wróbel builds a fascinating bridge between the generations and tells us the stories of passing and dying compiled with the gradually maturing and entering adulthood kids.

Does grandma know what Instagram is? What can you talk to grandad about if he doesn’t know what Facebook is? Three teenagers start working as volunteers in a care home for the elderly. Initially it’s only about chalking up extra credits for admission to high school. It quickly turns out, however, that everyday encounters with seniors aren’t a disagreeable duty, but a fascinating adventure – a voyage to an unknown world that social media knows little about. State of Entanglement is a moving and warm story about building intergenerational relationships, the joy of being together and sharing the discovery of different worlds that aren’t so distant as it may seem from each other.


SELLING POINTS
- A warm 一 and at the same time profound story Of passmg and dying.
- The author is known for her very insightful, complex psychological portraits of contemporary teenagers.
- The book is also aimed at teens who will effortlessly identify with the story`s protagomsts, and at parents who want to understand the world their children occupy.
- Fascinating an d well-drawn stories of the protagonists as they gradually mature and enter adulthood.
- Very realistically, without needless morallsing or patronising, the author shows the world of today`s teenagers: their lives in social media, love problems, the search for identity.
- The author has written over a dozen popular and well-receive d young adult novels．

Roksana Jędrzejewska-Wróbel (b. 1969)
a recognised author of children’s books and populariser of good children’s literature. Her writing has been published in Italy, Germany, Ireland, France, and the Netherlands. She won the Comma and Full Stop competition for the best children’s book organized by Empik bookstores and was the winner of the Kornel Makuszyński literary award. Her books feature on the Gold List of the ABCXXI – All Poland Reads to Kids Foundation and the Museum of Children’s Books List of Treasures. In 2007 she was awarded a bronze medal of Gloria Artis – Services to Culture. She is a member of the Polish Section of IBBY and the Association of Polish Writers.