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CHILDREN`S BOOKS
C H I LDRE N’S BO OKS
PICTURE BOOKS
CHILDREN‘S
FICTION
YOUNG ADULTS
FICTION
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mail: anne.brans@hanser.de
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PICTURE BOOKS
JAM E S JOYC E • WOLF E RLBRUC H
In early 2012 a hitherto undiscovered manuscript by James Joyce was published in
Dublin as a first edition. The Cats of Copenhagen is a letter to Joyce’s four-year-old
grandson Stephen, teeming with Joycean imagination and ingenuity. Harry Rowohlt has
now produced a superb German rendering of this text, and Wolf Erlbruch’s enchanting
illustrations make it a real feast for the eyes.
Cats filled with sweets used to be a popular gift, and were James Joyce’s choice of treats
for his young grandson. But when he was in Copenhagen he couldn’t find any to bring
back, so he wrote: »there are loads of fish and plenty of bicycles here, but no cats.« Joyce
liked Denmark with its red postboxes, cycling postmen and friendly policemen, who he
claimed lay in bed all day, smoking cigars and drinking buttermilk. Even famous grandfathers enjoy fibbing every now and then, so he signs the letter off with »true or false;
what do you think?«
James Joyce and
Wolf Erlbruch
unearth some startling treasures
in Copenhagen
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F O R E I G N R I G H T S HANSER
James Joyce /
Wolf Erlbruch
Die Katzen von
Kopenhagen
The Cats of Copenhagen
Translated from English
by Harry Rowohlt
32 pages.
Format: 28 x 24,5 cm.
From age 5 and up
Publication date: July 2013
Illustration rights only!
James Joyce
(1882 – 1941) is one of the
most significant 20th century
writers. Born in Dublin, he
spent most of his life in
Trieste, Zurich and Paris.
Wolf Erlbruch
was born in 1948 and lives
in Wuppertal. He has illustrated many award-winning
books, and as an art college
lecturer he has trained many
an aspiring artist. Hanser
published Der König und
das Meer by Heinz Janisch,
Zehn grüne Heringe and
Das Hexeneinmaleins by
J.W. v. Goethe.
Sales to Foreign Countries
Netherlands (Hoogland & Van Klaveren)
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F O R E I G N R I G H T S HANSER
PICTURE BOOKS
QU I NT BUC H HOLZ
Quint Buchholz
Im Land der Bücher
In the Land of Books
This is a paeon to the beauty and diversity of books, compiled by Quint Buchholz in the
form of 30 illustrations and texts. An incitement to read for young and old alike.
Books are trusty companions and friends in times of need. They open our eyes and minds and hold up a mirror, reflecting our inner selves. They make us laugh and cry, they
challenge and mesmerise, they give us comfort and independence. Books: once you’ve
acquired a taste for them, it will stay with you forever.
Quint Buchholz is an inspired bibliophile, passionately hooked on books. In his enchanting, enigmatic and amusing illustrations on the subject of books, he sheds new light on
the secret of their allure and shows us just how colourful and diverse the world of books
and literature is, how tempting in every shape and form, how it can be put to use, and
what it can mean to us. A travel guide to the literary realm, a volume that opens many
doors and leaves a lasting impression.
Everything that books can be:
friends in need, trusty companions, bringers
of encouragement and inspiration …
Quint Buchholz celebrates the wonderful world
64 pages. Format:
15 x 20 cm
For all ages
Publication date:
August 2013
Quint Buchholz
born 1957 in Stolberg, is
one of Germany’s leading
picture-book illustrators;
he studied history of art,
painting and graphic design
at the Munich Academy of
Fine Arts. He made a name
for himself with his illustrations of books for children
and young readers in the
work of Elke Heidenreich,
Jostein Gaarder and Amos
Oz (to name but a few),
and also illustrates his own
texts. His books have been
published in more than 20
languages and have won
him numerous awards, both
in Germany and abroad,
and his illustrations have
been featured in 20 solo
exhibitions to date. Quint
Buchholz lives in Ottobrunn
near Munich.
Sales to Foreign Countries
Italy (Beisler Editore); Spain (Nórdica); Taiwan (Grimm Press)
of books in words and pictures
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F O R E I G N R I G H T S HANSER
C H I LDRE N’S F ICTION
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recklich un
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l alle gute
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n
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en!
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kicher ten
»Hi-hi-hi!«,
8
The
scatterbrained little
witch is back
Zack the magician wants to test his powers again, seeing whether he can out-hex the
witches. One of them must face his challenge every ninety-nine years and it’s always
tough – but this time his choice falls on the scatterbrained little witch of all people!
She is just sitting down to a cosy breakfast with her blue rabbit when the two of them
wince. A huge clap of thunder shakes the forest, and then another! And after twelve
thunderclaps, who should be knocking at the door but Zack? The scatterbrained little
witch has no choice, she has to face up to the ill-matched contest – but she’s so young
– all of 88 years! And so forgetful too! How on Earth will she manage? The witches hurriedly call a council and fortunately the head witch has an idea: they will unveil their
three most powerful spells to the little scatterbrain to help her beat the magician – now
it’s up to her to remember which rhyme to use…
Anu Stohner /
Henrike Wilson
Die kleine Schusselhexe
und der Zauberer
The Scatterbrained Little
Witch and the Magician
64 pages, Hardcover
Format: 16 x 22 cm
From age 4
Publication date:
August 2013
Anu Stohner
born in 1952 in Helsinki,
is a freelance writer and
translator who now lives in
Altlußheim on the Rhine.
As well as the Little Santa
series, Hanser has published
her tales of the Christmas
Mice (2009 – 2011), and the
Charlotte the Brave Sheep
collection (2005 – 2011).
Henrike Wilson
was born in Cologne in
1961, and studied graphic
design and painting. She
now lives in the Taunus region near Frankfurt working
as a fulltime illustrator. She
has illustrated many of Anu
Stohner’s books. In 2006,
Charlotte the Brave Sheep
was awarded the New York
Times’ Prize for Best Illustrated Book of the Year.
with another read-aloud adventure
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F O R E I G N R I G H T S HANSER
C H I LDRE N’S F ICTION
AN N ETTE P E H NT • J UTTA BAU E R
Besuch
hatte,
e Laune
h schlecht
hte
unglaublic
die schlec
iß immer
tte
rbe
ha
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rt
r
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gar nichtWeil de
ßes Haus.
wußten, wi
ters
mlich gro
e eszie
stieg bis un
ein
in
Sie
h
sei
n.
sic
ne
er
weg waba
m Hausszubreite
ut,e ho
ren
d
ckte sich sich richtig au aussah. Wentze
enn jeman
n sie
. Wda
um
de
Ri
r
tz,
e
nn
Bä
Pla
jed
rbeißter
schimpftLa
e
unse
e lei
dedninKüch
un anun
vor sich n
en, das Tin
enbe
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tissu
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f
d
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tie
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rbe
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iß die Tür
n pfte er,
s der Bärbe
ris
,
Kuchen heklopfte, um deim
uin
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sinsp
d ing
r, dabei ka
nur hinter
er der Kö
nn iel od
meer?
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wied
gar nicht
die Idee, dageli zum Beispich
back jetzt schon
das
ss ihn die
as ist denn en.« Er kam nic
rten dann
anderte
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wollte
s immellte
renDaNa
r winu
anden.
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eder kling
a, ich wo
hatte nicht
die
»N
er
od
elte, war da
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s Tingeli. Es
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inen Hung
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ier
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ahlte das
Tingeli, »w
hast doch
oh
l
hast du ein
mich!«
en Freund
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r Bärbeiß
das Tinge
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li an.
en uns do
ch gar nic
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te er.
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das Tinge
du kannst
li, »ich ha
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sein.«
d
»Hast du
denn nicht
s Besseres
zu tun?«
»Nein«, kic
fragte der
herte das
Bärbeiß.
Tingeli, »w
as gibt es
Besseres als
Freun-
de?« Da fie
len dem Bä
rbeiß sofor
viel lieber
t eine Men
mochte als
ge Dinge
ein, die er
Freunde:
tiefe schlam
feuchter Ne
mige Rege
bel, alter
Fisch, zerri
npfützen,
ssene Tepp
Husten. Se
iche und
in Haus wa
schleimige
r von inn
r
en mit bra
damit seine
uner Farbe
schlechte
gestrichen
Laune un
,
verwüstlic
er in seine
h blieb. Im
m giftgrün
en Bett am
mer wenn
von einem
Morgen die
fröhlichen
Augen öff
nete und
Sonnenstr
wurde, bra
ahl zu ein
uchte er nu
em Grins
en verlock
r an die tie
t
schon kehr
fbraune De
te die schlec
cke zu sch
auen, und
hte Laune
zu ihm zu
Aber an de
rück.
m Tingeli
pe
rlt
e sie einfac
Schutzsch
h ab, als
icht gegen
hätte es ein
schlechte
e
Laune.
8
9
When your friends are
grumpy,
Annette Pehnt /
Jutta Bauer
Der Bärbeiß
The Grumpy Bear
What the Grumpy Bear likes best is being in a bad mood. He doesn’t like the sunshine
because it brings him out in a sweat, and he can’t stand rain either because it gets him
wet. There’s not a thing in the world that will make him happy.
The Grumpy Bear doesn’t like having visitors and he doesn’t want to visit anyone either.
But the friendly creatures in his neighbourhood don’t let that put them off. So we’ll just
keep on practicing this whole visiting business, says the Tingeli. The Grumpy Bear’s
surliness just washes off him like water off a duck’s back. The Tingeli is always full
of good ideas; it takes charge and chivvies the rest of the animals into line so they can
all do things together. The end result is a cheerful little community in which everyone
thoroughly enjoys themselves: the Grey Heron family with its overprotective mother,
the King Penguin whose favourite treat is sardine jam, the Rabbit family with their
countless bubbly children – and Marie, the little girl who is glad she can pour out her
woes to her new friends.
96 pages. Hardcover
Format 17 x 24 cm
From age 6
Publication date:
August 2013
Annette Pehnt
was born in Cologne in
1967. She studied and
worked in Ireland, Scotland,
Australia and the USA, and
now lives in Freiburg with
her husband and three
children, working as a literary scholar and critic. Der
Bärbeiß is her first book for
Hanser.
Jutta Bauer
was born in Hamburg in
1955, and is one of the most
versatile and recognized
illustrators of books for
children and young readers.
Since completing her studies at the Hamburg School
of Design she has worked
as an illustrator, writer,
cartoonist and cinematic
animator.
friendliness is the best medicine!
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F O R E I G N R I G H T S HANSER
C H I LDRE N’S F ICTION
RAF I K SC HAM I
Year after year, Mario has been travelling the length and breadth of the country with his
puppet show The Prince and the Poor Farmer’s Daughter. But his puppets are getting
fed up with performing the same play night after night, so they stage a mutiny…
© Foto Stephan
The audience loves it when a lazy, good-for-nothing duke becomes a diligent, hard-working farmer and the Prince, instead of marrying the princess, weds a clever girl from
down-to-earth country stock. But the puppets are bored stiff with playing the same parts
over and over. They cut through their strings and assign themselves their own roles:
Queen Selfless becomes the Sorceress GimmeGimme, court jester Po-face turns into
Sidesplit the Clown. The only one who wants to hang on to his old identity is King Slugabed. At first Mario is horrified, but then he realizes that his puppets’ desire for liberty
cannot be restrained, and from that point on they all perform together: the puppets in
their self-chosen roles – and Mario as a giant.
When puppets
dance to
their own tune
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Rafik Schami
Meister Marios Geschichte
– Wie die Marionetten aus
der Reihe tanzten
Master Marios Story – The
day the puppets took over
With coloured illustrations
by Anja Maria Eisen
96 pages. Hardcover
Format: 16 x 24 cm
From age 8
Publication date:
August 2013
Rafik Schami
was born in Damascus
in 1946 and has lived in
Germany since 1971. He
writes novels and children’s
books; his work has been
translated into 25 languages
and won him numerous literary awards. His most recent
publication at Hanser was
the children’s book Das Herz
der Puppe, illustrated by
Kathrin Schärer.
Anja Maria Eisen
was born in 1972. She lives
in Dresden and works as a
freelance artist. She studied
at the University of Art and
Design at Burg Giebichenstein and at the Dresden
Academy of Fine Arts. She
designs and creates stage
sets and costumes, and
illustrates magazines and
books.
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CHILDREN’S FICTION
C H I LDRE N’S F ICTION
A story about fear and the
courage to admit guilt
Jutta Richter
Helden
Heroes
“Towpath Heroes – Brave Kids Prevent Conflagration!” That’s the headline in the local
paper, but the truth is rather a different story: the ‘brave kids’ aren’t as innocent as they
appear…
The locals think the children discovered the blaze and called the fire brigade after
making several valiant but vain attempts to quench the flames, but eleven-year-old
Felix and his friends Corinna and Mia don’t really feel like heroes at all. In fact the
three of them grow more and more uncomfortable because they know only too well
they caused the fire in the first place. Suddenly the blame is pinned on a local alcoholic, and certain circles are using the incident to cook up their own agenda. The three
friends find themselves unable to sit back and watch an innocent man being falsely
accused, so they make a courageous decision. …
Elisabeth Zöller
Das Monophon
The Monophone
96 pages. Hardcover
From age 8
Publication date: July 2013
A unique, thought-provoking, poetic and ingenious parable about the birth of a totalitarian
movement
Jutta Richter
was born in 1955, and lives
with her cat and dog in a
river castle in the Munsterland region. Hanser has
published almost all of her
award-winning books. In
2010 she was awarded the
German Prize for Young
People’s Literature for her
book Der Tag als ich lernte
die Spinnen zu zähmen. Her
most recent publications for
Hanser are Ich bin hier bloß
der Hund (2011) and Das
Schiff im Baum (2012).
One day a peculiar piece of machinery appears in the marketplace of Matilda’s hometown: the monophone. Apparently it’s been put there to provide entertainment and
amusement, but also to ensure order and cleanliness…
Standing by the monophone is a group of black-uniformed guards. The buttons on their
uniforms sparkle prettily, but the expressions on their faces are grim and serious. They
are there to make sure the machine’s orders are followed. They look handsome… but a
little scary too. A completely new and different atmosphere holds sway over the town.
People dance and sing to the music emanating from the monophone. A lot of them seem
really taken with it. But sometimes the monophone’s voice has a sharp edge to it and
starts barking out orders. Many people think it’s just a game… but is it really? A sense
of fear and alarm begins to spread through the town, and it gradually becomes clear to
Matilda and her friends what they have to do. They need to put the monophone out of
action somehow…
160 pages. Hardcover
From age 10
Publication date:
September 2013
Elisabeth Zöller
is one of Germany’s best
known and most successful
authors of books for children
and young readers. Anton
oder die Zeit des unwerten
Lebens was awarded the
Gustav Heinemann Peace
Prize. Hanser published her
novel for young readers Wir
tanzen nicht nach Führers
Pfeife in 2012.
Verena Ballhaus
born in 1951, studied at the
Munich Academy of Fine Art
and went on to work designing stage sets and posters
before starting out as an
illustrator of children’s books
in 1985. Her work has won
her the German Prize for
Young People’s Literature
among others. She lives in
Munich.
Sales to Foreign Countries
Korea (Yewon Media)
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C H I LDRE N’S F I C T I O N
F I N N- OLE H E I N RIC H
spring 2014
autumn 2014
This book tells the story of the summer during which Maulina Schmitt has to come
to terms with her parents’ separation, moving house and coping at a new school; the
summer in which her father loses his name and rides off on a bike with another woman
– and the summer her mother entrusts her with a secret.
© Schirin Moaiyeri
Maulina’s world has gone off the rails: she and her mother have moved out of Moldavia,
away from their cosy house with the voracious floorboards, blue-white sofas and greasy
light switches. Maulina doesn’t understand why they had to move all the way over to the
other side of town to »Plasticville«, where everything is totally sterile and there doesn’t
seem to be a child in sight. Was it the man who made that decision?
Maulina flouts all the rules and
throws caution to the winds, just
like
Pippi L ongstocking
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When Maulina is angry, nothing is left standing. And right now she’s furious: at the
man, at her school, at the whole wide world. Her one desire is to move back to Moldavia
– and she already has a scheme in mind…
Whether Maulina’s scheme succeeds, whether she settles down in »Plasticville« and
what will happen about her mother’s secret will be divulged in volume two, coming
shortly…
Ole Heinrich /
Rán Flygenring
Die erstaunlichen Abenteuer
der Maulina Schmitt
Mein kaputtes Königreich
The Amazing and
Astonishing Adventures
of Maulina Schmitt
Part 1:
My Shattered Kingdom
176 pages. Hardcover
From age 10
Publication date: July 2013
Ole Heinrich
was born near Hamburg in
1982 and studied cinematography and fine art in
Hanover. He has been working as a freelance author in
Hamburg (and frequently on
trains) since 2009. 2011 saw
the appearance of his first
children’s book, Frerk, du
Zwerg!, which was awarded
the German Prize for Young
People’s Literature in 2012.
Rán Flygenring
was born in 1987 and
spends most of her time
in Iceland. She studied in
Reykjavik, Basle and Berlin
and graduated from the
Iceland Academy of the Arts.
She works as a graphic
designer and illustrator in
Reykjavik and worldwide.
Rán also contributed the
illustrations to Frerk, du
Zwerg!.
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Y O U N G A D U LT S F I C T I O N
C HARLOTTE I N DE N
Charlotte Inden
Anna und Anna
The Two Annas
When best friends turn into childhood sweethearts, and when one of them moves a
long way away, it’s good to have a Granny you can rely on.
Ever since Jan moved, Anna feels like she’s been torn apart. He was her closest friend
and they did everything together. So it’s just as well she can rely on her grandmother
– who doesn’t just happen to have exactly the same name, but also knows exactly how
it feels when you miss somebody and yearn for them so badly.
© Gustavo Alàbiso
When the long-awaited letter arrives from Amsterdam, Grandma Anna is the first to
hear about it. Meanwhile, granddaughter Anna is the only one her grandmother confides in about Henri, the mysterious stranger to whom she’s always writing letters that
she never sends. Could it be more than coincidence that Jan and Henri both happen to
live in Amsterdam?
176 pages, Hardcover
From age 12
Publication date: July 2013
Charlotte Inden
was born in 1979. She
read German, history of art,
and cinema and television
studies in Marburg, London
and Strasbourg. She lives in
Karlsruhe with her husband,
working as an editor for a
daily newspaper. Her message to the world is: write
more letters!
»Just make sure you hold onto him tight«; that’s what I’d really
like to say to Anna. But Anna is thirteen. And sensible advice
is the last thing a thirteen-year-old girl wants to hear…
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Y O U N G A D U LT S F I C T I O N
JAN N E TE LLE R
Janne Teller
Alles – worum es geht
All that Matters
© Annette Pohnert
Janne Teller’s popular and successful books on topical issues for young readers have
triggered many a lively debate. In this collection of short stories she once again targets
conflicts that concern us all.
?
Why are we prejudiced ?
?
What compels a young man to use gratuitous violence? Is there any way of understanding intolerance and extremism? When is revenge an acceptable motive? Can you hold
people responsible for their own intellectual limitations? In her new book, Janne Teller
again asks difficult and uncomfortable questions, confronting us with scenarios way
beyond our comfort zone. Trenchant and intense, with concise, laconic prose and powerful use of metaphor, she forces the reader to take a stand, challenging us to reflect and
discuss complex and controversial issues.
Ten stories that get right under the skin – stories about assimilation and exclusion, prejudice and intolerance, murder and the death penalty, identity and learning disabilities,
violence and revenge, integration and cultural diversity.
?
?
Why do we ostracize and bully ?
Translated from Danish
by Sigrid Engeler and
Birgitt Kollmann
128 pages
From age 13
Publication date:
August 2013
Janne Teller
was born in 1964 in Copenhagen. She worked as an
economic consultant and
conflict advisor for the European Union and the United
Nations before starting to
write fulltime in 1995. Her
publications include Komm
(2012), Europa. Alles was
dir fehlt (2011), Odins Insel
(2003), as well as the books
for young readers Nichts
– Was im Leben wichtig ist
(2010) and Krieg – Stell dir
vor, er wäre hier (2011).
Why are we pointlessly violent »An important and provocative work, guaranteed to
spark discussion and debate.« By the bestselling author and former UN and EU conflict advisor
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Y O U N G A D U LT S F I C T I O N
A story about lions’
manes, books that come
to life, glittering castles
and cheeky princes
Karla Schneider
Tova und die Sache
mit der Liebe
Tova and a Thing called Love
When young lionesses fall in love…
Tova lives on the wrong side of town with her mother, her two siblings and her grandfather. She doesn’t know her father and no one ever mentions him. There’s not a lot
of money to go round, but her mother has just opened a shop and they’ve all got their
fingers crossed… More and more often Tova is sent on errands, delivering floral bouquets and wreaths uptown where the houses are a lot more elegant and the castle
lights glitter “like a shillion mining stars,” as her little sister Elseline would put it.
One day Tova is waiting for the streetcar with an especially heavy package when a boy
she doesn’t know walks right up and tells her that with a mane like hers she should
be in the circus. He’s a bit forward but he has friendly, dark brown eyes and a cheeky
grin. And he looks like he comes from a rich background. But what Tova can’t possibly
know is that the impudent young man is none other than Prince Borries himself...
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336 pages. Hardcover
From age 12
Publication date: July 2013
Karla Schneider
was born in Dresden in
1938. She worked as a
bookseller and journalist
before moving to Wuppertal
and becoming a full-time
writer in 1979. Die abenteuerliche Geschichte der
Filomena Findeisen and
Die Reise in den Norden are
just two of her best-known
works. Previous publications
at Hanser include Glückskind (2003), Die Geschwister
Apraksin. Das Abenteuer
einer unfreiwilligen Reise
(2006) and Marcolini oder
wie man Günstling wird
(2007).