Young Adult books set in Germany (5)


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1.

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke EN

Rating: 5 (12 votes)
Country: Europe / Germany flag Germany
Description:
Cornelia Funke, the enormously talented author of the international best-seller THE THIEF LORD, brings readers another spellbinding tale of adventure and magic. Meggie lives a quiet life alone with her father, a book-binder. But her father has a deep secret-- he posseses an extraordinary magical power. One day a mysterious stranger arrives who seems linked to her father's past. Who is this sinister character and what does he want? Suddenly Meggie is involved in a breathless game of escape and intrigue as her father's life is put in danger. Will she be able to save him in time?


3.

Why We Took the Car by Wolfgang Herrndorf EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Germany flag Germany
Description:
An American debut by a best-selling German author follows the darkly comic coming-of-age story of misfits Mike and Tschick, whose decided unpopularity and exclusion from a gorgeous girl's party trigger a fateful road trip.

4.

Crazy by Benjamin Lebert EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Germany flag Germany
Description:
This autobiographical coming-of-age novel, written when the author was 16-years-old, tells the story of Benni, who is partially paralyzed and a serial failure, who finds other strange boys to hang with, and together they set out to experience what they can: Girls, booze, sex, and philosophy among other things.

5.

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Germany flag Germany
Description:
Portrays the experiences of a nine-year-old Jewish girl and her family as they are forced to leave Hitler's Germany to seek refuge in neighboring countries.