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Till Eulenspiegel |
Peter Baarmann (Editor) |
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The story of Till, who did not want to learn a regular trade, and gets through life with tricks and pranks. |
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Age 10 and up |
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Verlag Karl Nitzsche, Niederwiesa 1974 |
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| Y11 |
Danny - oder Die Fasanenjagd |
Roald Dahl |
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Danny's dad is car mechanic and …poacher. When Danny realizes this, he is shocked - but later on, he gets even better than his dad and becomes the world champion of poaching. Certainly, it is illegal - but in good family tradition, the two play lots of tricks on the watchful gamekeepers. A family story with speed and fun. |
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Age 10 and up |
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Rowohlt Verlag, Reinbek 1977 |
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| Y12 |
Sophiechen und der Riese |
Roald Dahl |
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Sophiechen is being kidnapped - from the foster home to the empire of the giants. Fortunately, the kidnapper is a good giant, and not one of those that try to eat children at night. Sophiechen and the good giant start to fight the cannibal giants. Thanks to the force of dreams and the help of the Queen of England, they prevail at the end. |
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Age 9 and up |
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Rowohlt Verlag, Reinbek 1985 |
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| Y13 |
Der kleine Prinz |
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry |
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The central theme of this thoughtful and sensible story of the little prince is the overcoming of isolation by friendship. The little prince is nothing else than a part of the author himself. He counters the rational world of the adults with parables that show the need for humanity. |
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Coloured illustrations |
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Karl Rauch Verlag, Bad Salzig 1950 |
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| Y14 |
Petroleum und Robbenöl |
Franz Josef Degenhardt |
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One evening, Mayak and his family with at least 20 dogs, are in the house of Tom's parents. And because Tom's dad loves eskimos, this is the beginning of an exciting winter for the whole family: Trips with sled dogs, archery, feasts, but also quiet evenings by the shine of the seal oil light. |
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Age 12 and up |
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Bertelsmann Verlag München 1976 |
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| Y15 |
… und viele Grüße von Wancho |
Miep Diekmann |
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How can you help a boy who is searching for his father? Wancho won a lottery and has more money than he can possibly spend. He wants to enjoy life. But before he realizes it, he is involved in the fate of other people, mainly of the boy Boechi. Finally, Wancho has to write a book to help Boechi find his dad. |
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Age 12 and up |
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Arena Verlag Würzburg 1981 |
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| Y16 |
Emil und die Detektive |
Erich Kästner |
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Emil is travelling on the train from the countryside to Berlin to visit his grandmother. He carries 140 Mark to give to her. Unfortunately, he falls asleep, and when he wakes up again, the money is gone - stolen by a suspicious passenger? Emil decides, he has to hunt down this man all through Berlin. He obtains unexpected help from some children of Berlin - an exciting hunt is developing, with a big surprise at the end. |
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Age 10 and up |
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Atrium Verlag Zürich |
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| Y17 |
Emil und die drei Zwillinge |
Erich Kästner |
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The book is a follow-up story of "Emil und die Detektive" with the same children heros, that help solve more confusing events. |
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Carl Ueberreuter Verlag, Wien 1952 |
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| Y18 |
Das doppelte Lottchen |
Erich Kästner |
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Luise and Lotte meet at a vacation camp. They look exactly alike, and they realize that they are twins from parents that got a divorce many years ago. They decide to bring the parents together again. Therefore, they change roles. The messy, easy going Luise goes to Munich to take over the household of the stressed out working mother. The mom-like Lotte goes to Vienna, where the dad does not reckognize this orderly, carefully planning daughter that returns from vacation. |
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Age 9 and up |
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Cecilie Dressler Verlag, Berlin 1969 |
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| Y19 |
Der kleine Mann |
Erich Kästner |
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The hero of the book, Mäxchen Pichelsteiner, is 5 cm high and sleeps in a match box. But other than that, he is just like a normal boy of his age. After he loses his parents, a magician adopts him and he becomes a famous artist. But life is not without challenges. |
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Cecilie Dressler Verlag, Berlin 1970 |
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| Y20 |
Das fliegende Klassenzimmer |
Erich Kästner |
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The pupils of a boarding school practice a Christmas play, called 'The flying class room'. They are suddenly interrupted, because students of a different school steal the exercise books and capture one of the actors. Certainly, the books have to be recovered and the class-mate has to be freed. |
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Age 10 and up |
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Büchergilde Gutenberg, Frankfurt |
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| Y21 |
Der 35. Mai - oder Konrad reitet in die Südsee |
Erich Kästner |
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Konrad has to write an essay about the South Sea. Fortunately, he is about to visit uncle Ringelhut, who might help him. And since it is the 35th of May, a day on which anything can happen, both run into a horse on roller blades, that brings them right to the South Sea - a journey that bears a number of surprises and adventures. |
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Age 10 and up |
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Williams & Co Verlag, Berlin |
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| Y22 |
O. K. |
Susanne Kilian |
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Andreas Zeitler is the last in the alphabet in his class - until Fred arrives. 10 year old Andreas tells about his life, his thoughts and feelings as a normal child. Suddenly, you understand his problems and you start to sympathize with him. |
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Age 12 and up |
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Beltz & GelbergVerlag, Weinheim 1974 |
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| Y23 |
Dirk und die Spitzmaus |
Marielis Hoberg |
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Dirk wants to become a boy scout, so he is collecting 'good deads' - but what is a 'good dead'? With his best friend, a little girl nicknamed shrew mouse, he tries to be friends with everybody. But the kids in the neighbourhood suspect Dirk to be steeling bikes and toys. How can Dirk and his friend prove them wrong? |
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Herder Verlag Freiburg 1966 |
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| Y24 |
Joschis Garten |
Ursula Wölfel |
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Joschi is happy. Finally he possesses a little garden. He has a real leasing contract. But one day, men arrive at his garden. The land was sold to a construction company. 'Children can't make contracts', the adults say. What should Joschi do? |
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Age 8 and up |
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Otto Meier Verlag Ravensburg 1985 |
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| Y25 |
Feuerschuh und Windsandale |
Ursula Wölfel |
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The lovely story of the little chubby Timm who goes with his always good-humoured dad on a vacation hike. Everyday events cause all kinds of entertaining adventures. |
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Age 6 and up |
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Hoch-Verlag Düsseldorf 1962 |
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| Y26 |
Kater Kasper |
Heinrich Maria Denneborg |
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Tina rescues a tomcat and brings him home. After initial resistance, the family starts to love him. The cat brings a lot of entertainment and excitement. |
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Cecilie Dressler Verlag, Berlin 1961 |
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| Y27 |
Silva, das Wildkalb |
Kurt Knaak |
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The story of a deer that is being raised at the forest ranger's house, after she was found injured. The deer is so wild, that it is finally released into nature, where she becomes the leader of a herd. |
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Age 10 and up |
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Fischer Verlag, Göttingen 1974 |
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| Y28 |
Robinson Crusoe |
Daniel Defoe |
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The life and strange adventures of Robinson Crusoe, a sailor from New York, who lived for 28 years all alone on an uninhabited island off the American coast. He was stranded on the island as the only survivor of a shipwreck. |
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Loewes Verlag, Bayreuth 1973 |
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| Y53 |
Robinson Crusoe |
Daniel Defoe |
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The life and strange adventures of Robinson Crusoe, a sailor from New York, who lived for 28 years all alone on an uninhabited island off the American coast. He was stranded on the island as the only survivor of a shipwreck. |
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Shorter, easier version than Y28 |
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Fischer Verlag Göttingen |
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| Y29 |
Asterix schwätzt Schwäbisch: Dr große Graba |
R. Goscinny & A. Uderzo |
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It's the year 50 b. Ch. All of France is occupied by the Romans. All - with the exception of a small village in the far North that resists acrimoniously. It is the home of Asterix, Obelix and their friends. 'The big Trench' is just one of their adventures. |
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In Swabian dialect |
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Ehapa Verlag, Stuttgart 1995 |
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| Y30 |
Asterix schwätzt Schwäbisch: Asterix em Morgaländle |
R. Goscinny & A. Uderzo |
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It's the year 50 b. Ch. All of France is occupied by the Romans. All - with the exception of a small village in the far North that resists acrimoniously. It is the home of Asterix, Obelix and their friends. 'Asterix in the Orient' is just one of their adventures. |
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In Swabian dialect |
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Ehapa Verlag, Stuttgart 1995 |
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| Y31 |
Lurchis gesammelte Abenteuer |
Heinz Schubel |
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Volume 1 |
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Stories of the salamander Lurchi and his animal friends. From the Salamander shoe store. |
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Pictures with verses in cursive writing |
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Salamander AG, Kornwestheim |
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| Y32 |
Lurchis gesammelte Abenteuer |
Heinz Schubel |
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Volume 2 |
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Stories of the salamander Lurchi and his animal friends. From the Salamander shoe store. |
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Pictures with verses in cursive writing |
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Salamander AG, Kornwestheim |
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| Y33 |
Lurchis gesammelte Abenteuer |
Heinz Schubel |
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Volume 3 |
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Stories of the salamander Lurchi and his animal friends. From the Salamander shoe store. |
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Pictures with verses in cursive writing |
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Salamander AG, Kornwestheim |
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| Y34 |
Freunde in Gefahr |
Kurt Völk |
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Jan falls from a tree into a swollen river. But fortunately, his friends can jump into a boat and pull him out of the water. However, the boat is carried away by the strong currents, and the friends can't reach the river bank. Panic spreads, but fortunately, the boys don't give up so easily. |
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Age 10 and up |
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Weichert Verlag, Hannover 1979 |
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| Y35 |
Pinocchio der hölzerne Hampelmann |
Carlo Collodi |
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The imaginative adventures of the wooden marionette that comes to life. |
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Age 10 and up |
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Tosa Verlag Wien |
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| Y36 |
Abenteuer am Adlerfels |
Ursel Scheffler |
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It is quiet in the old gold miners' town of Diggers Well - until Futsy's gang arrives and haunts the area. But the men under estimate the town's sheriff, Molly Colt. The little lady is tougher and cleverer than anybody expected. And she is chasing the bandits all across the prairie. |
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Loewes Verlag, Bayreuth 1980 |
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| Y37 |
Joschko |
Gina Ruck-Pauquèt |
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Joschko grows up in a small fisher village and listens to the adults' stories of the big world behind the mountains. One day, he leaves the village to find this world and explore it. On his adventures, he experiences loneliness and friendship, light and dark, happiness and sadness. |
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Cecilie Dressler Verlag, Berlin 1970 |
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| Y38 |
Am Samstag kam das Sams zurück |
Paul Maar |
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The Sams, a small creature with a trunk nose and red hair, returns on a Saturday (Samstag) to Mr. Taschenbier, who is delighted to see him again. The Sams has learned to operate complicated miracle mashines and can help fulfill Mr. Taschenbier's dreams. |
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Age 8 and up |
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Friedrich Oetinger Verlag Hamburg 2003 |
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| Y55 |
Wohin mit Odin? |
Joan Phipson |
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Five children take a young bull-calf in foster care, but soon they realize that this care poses a number of challenges because the calf is not as well behaving as they expected. But the bull shows his strength during a flood and wins a first prize on a cattle-show. This, however, means a threat for the animal... |
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Age 10 and up |
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Goldmann Verlag München 1972 |
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| Y56 |
Die Dame mit dem schwarzen Dackel |
Wolfgang Ecke |
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A number of mysterious jewelry thefts keep all London in suspense. A case for Perry Clifton and his 12 year old friend Dicki Miller. Is it a coincidence that there is always a black dachshund close to the crime scene? |
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Age 10 and up |
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Otto Meier Verlag Ravensburg 1970 |
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| Y57 |
Man kriegt nichts geschenkt |
Angelika Kutsch |
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14 year old Silke starts as an apprentice in the family business after she finished school. But after two years, she is fed up with milk and cheese and she breaks off the apprenticeship to start as an office clerk in a factory. There she meets a Polish boy that fights with prejudices of his coworkers. A book about the dreams and hopes of teens between work and friendship. |
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Age 12-14 |
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Otto Meier Verlag Ravensburg 1979 |
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| Y58 |
Ich bin David |
Anne Holm |
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As long as David can remember, he has lived in foster homes and camps. He doesn't know anything about the outside world. A guard helps him to ecape, and he does not know how to get along in this strange world. He has to learn everything from scratch, and this is not easy. |
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Age 12 and up |
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Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag München 1976 |
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| Y59 |
Die wirklichen Wunder des Basilius Knox |
Anna Maria Jokl |
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Basilius Knox lives alone in an old house and is angry with everybody and everything. One day, he discovers the physical laws of nature and he makes the most wonderful discoveries: Liquidation of air, diffraction of light, and even electricity. Finally, with the help of three children, he even discovers that people can be nice. Even after it turns out that all his discoveries had been made much earlier already, he is not angry because his efforts made him understand the wonders of nature and their use for mankind. |
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Age 10 and up |
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Verlang Neues Leben Berlin 1949 |
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| Y60 |
Aussteigen - das große Abenteuer? |
Winfried Wolf |
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Martin dreams of running away from everything - the school, his parents, the little sleepy town. But then, his mother leaves the house, his dad tells about his difficult childhood, and Martin meets Iris, a loving and energetic girl. She helps him to accept and master his fate and to realize that running away is not a solution. |
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Age 14 and up |
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Otto Meier Verlag Ravensburg 1983 |
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| Y61 |
In Tante Julies Haus |
James Krüss |
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Aunt Julie's house is different from any other house: every room has a name, it rains through the roof, and every animal and insect is safe. It is never boring around aunt Julie. |
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Age 11-12 |
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Friedrich Oettinger Verlag Hamburg 1969 |
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| Y66 |
Die unendliche Geschichte |
Michael Ende |
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Bastian Balthasar Bux is being ridiculed by his class mates because he is fat and unathletic. In a second hand bookshop he finds a mysterious book, titled 'The endless story'. He steels the book and hides in the attic of the school to read it, getting more and more into the story of the kingdom 'Phantásien', and becoming part of it. |
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| Y67 |
Die Tote im Wald |
Sonia Levitin |
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A group of teenagers, just about to finish high school and dreaming of the big career, is having a midnight party in a remote shed in the forrest. They make a horrible discovery: They find the body of their classmate, who has been missing since several days. Nobody wants to be asociated with a murder... |
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Deutscher Taschenbuchverlag, München 1995 |
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| Y79 |
Der Zwerg im Kopf |
Christine Nöstlinger |
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Anna has a tiny visitor and companion - a dwarf in her head! He interferes with her life, creates excitement and fun, and helps her to handle problems |
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Age 9 and up |
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Black & white illustrations |
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Beltz Verlag, Weinheim 1996 |
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| Y80 |
Helden der City |
Kristina Dunker |
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A clique of youth is looking for more and more extravagant advantures to spice their life. Suddenly, however, they face a completely unexpected challenge. |
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Age 13 and up |
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Arena Verlag, Würzburg 2004 |
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| Y81 |
Lebens-Mittel - Was Kinder brauchen |
Armin Abmeier (Editor) |
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All the things that children need for a happy life - described in modern poems and short stories by various authors. |
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Text with pictures |
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Age 10 and up |
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Büchergilde Gutenberg, Frankfurt 2003 |
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| Y82 |
Wundertütentage |
Mirjam Pressler |
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Sami moved to a new area in town. Slowly, he makes friends and discovers the hidden treasures of his new surroundings. A warm and enchanting children's novel around animals and friendship |
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Age 9 and up |
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Beltz Verlag, Weinheim 2005 |
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| Y39 |
Kat in Apfelhagen |
Hans Harder |
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10 year old Kat lives in Pommern at the end of the 1920ies. The story, playing in the little village Apfelhagen, with a one-room school, brings past times to life. But even then, people had their wories and problems |
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Ensslin & Laiblin Verlag, Reutlingen 1987 |
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| Y40 |
La gatta heißt Katze |
Cordula Tollmien |
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Rosetta was so different from me, that we should have never met. She was very courageous, and hardly ever cried. With her, I could experience the greatest adventures or the worst nightmares. She loved going to school, and she was crazy about cats. She knew the strangest things, and could even speak Italian because her mom was from Italy. With her, I never knew what would happen next. |
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Age 11 and up |
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Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag München 1991 |
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| Y41 |
Warte nicht auf einen Engel |
Else Breen |
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The life of 15 year old Mia changes abruptly when she finds out that her mother suffers from an incurable disease. Keeping this knowledge to herself is an immense burden. |
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dtv junior series 'read - consider - discuss' |
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Age 14 and up |
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Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, München 1996 |
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| Y42 |
Ein Anruf von Sebastian |
Irina Korschunow |
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Sabine separates from her boy friend Sebastian after she realizes that he is too dominating and about to distroy her own personality. |
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dtv junior series 'read - consider - discuss' |
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Age 14 and up |
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Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, München 1994 |
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| Y43 |
Ein Jahr wie ein Leben |
John Branfield |
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Frances meets the 90 year old farmer Tom who lives lonely in the woods, and a deep friendship develops between the two. Frances learns to see old age and death in a new light. |
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dtv junior series 'read - consider - discuss' |
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Age 14 and up |
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Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, München 1993 |
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| Y44 |
Erinnerung an David |
Jean Ure |
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David is one of four inseparable friends. After some minor injury, it turns out that David has incurable cancer. How are his friends going to cope with it, how should they react? |
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dtv junior series 'read - consider - discuss' |
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Age 14 and up |
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Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, München 1994 |
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