Tag: young adult novel
Young people’s book about the climate crisis: “Fire. Water. Earth. Storm” by Boris Pfeiffer – Culture
At the end of the second page there is this saving sentence: “And yet there was hope.” In the previous paragraphs, the author Boris Pfeiffer threw his readers right into…
“Half a lion” by Johannes Herwig: What are we actually doing here? – Culture
Leipzig in the early 1990s, a few years after the events of the peaceful revolution. In Johannes Herwig’s new novel Halber Löwe, the southern part of the city is the…
Laurie Halse Anderson wins the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award – Culture
The jury praised the “dark, radiant realism” of the US youth book author, who also wrote about a rape. The “Alma” is considered the most important award for children’s and…
“Stolpertage” by Josefine Sonneson: Where time goes – culture
“Where others go, I have to fly,” wrote the poet Klabund. Jette, 13 years old, doesn’t even walk – Jette stumbles. The separation of her parents pulls the rug out…
“15 days are forever” by Vitor Martins: With a t-shirt in the pool – culture
Children can see heroes where no one else notices them. For João, Felipe is such a superhero. He comes to the rescue of the eight-year-old in a toilet at the…
Nuclear Power: Liz Truss and “The Cloud” – Bavaria
Gifts are something wonderful and at this point I would like to thank the young lady who gave her first novel to an adolescent in Mainfranken – because it had…
Winnetou and washcloths: how the Germans repress war and climate – opinion
comment by Kia Vahland What will Germans be doing in the summer of 2022? Necessarily with the climate, the war, the – self-inflicted – gas dependence. But I prefer to…
Kate Hattemer: The Master Plan of Last Chances – Culture
“Very pleased to meet you.” At the entrance to her high school in Virginia, 18-year-old Jemima greets the older guests who, as alumni, were responsible for the proms. This year,…