On 7 April 2009 it was revealed that the book would be released in the United States on 14 May 2009 with a new title, Are U 4 Real?

The two sixteen-year-olds meet for the first time on an Internet chat room, where they eventually fall in love with each other.

The two first meet in an Internet chat room, where they share their feelings and become close friends.

[2] Sandor slash Ida was originally written by Sara Kadefors as a television drama.

The book is no longer set in Sweden; Stockholm has been replaced by Los Angeles and Gothenburg by San Francisco.

In 2001, it won the prestigious Augustpriset (English: August Award) in the "Best Children-Youth Book" category.