10 YEARS AND UP
A preview of some of the kids' books in German you can expect.
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At 10 years children will start going through many changes - physical, emotional and mental changes. They will be able to read longer, more complex books - and want more independence.
They still might want short reads - for in between or because as German bilinguals longer books are too challenging, but with age-adequate topics.
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Have you ever had a bad week? It can't be as bad as Chase's. His mother married a vampire, he now lives with his dad who drives a toilet truck, at the new school there he is bullied... A truly hilarious comic novel series.
Finn lost his older sister in the dangerous forest, where monsters will take humans... Suspenseful fantasy book that plays in the future when the world is overgrown by plants. Lots of unexpected twists and turns.
Summer time is camp time. Two kids are outsiders - the narrator likes to keep a low profile, the other can't help to stand out. Very well written, award winning and bestselling book about bullying and finding your place.
Author Juli Zeh is also a judge and in this German middle grade novel she explains the judical system and fairness. Sandwiches get stolen at school and kids are fast at finding a culprit. But was it really that kid?
Bestselling series on 4 clans of cats that fight each other. Slightly dark and not for the feeble minded fantasy novel.
A house in Berlin throughout 150 years of history told by the people that live in the house: Kaiserzeit, two world wars, the building and tearing down of the Berlin wall... Lavishly illustrated and full of information.
10 year old Wadjda craves getting the green bike she saw in the story nearby. To be able to purchase it, she comes with all kinds of ideas to make money< self-made bracelets or winning the Koran competition. That girls in Saudi-Arabia are not allowed to ride the bike to her is a minor detail...
Rory Shy is an unusual detective: he is terribly shy and polite and can't bring himself to ask questions. In his new case - a valuable pearl has vanished in a millionaire's villa, he needs the help of outgoing Matilda to solve the case. Awarding winning crime story with an unusual cast.
12 year old Leon learns a new world, when he meets old Morpheus: Morpheus teaches him how to slip into the dreams of others. He also archives all dreams since human kind. Meanwhile at school a new super additive computer game is gaining popularity.. and the two things seem linked. German adventure novel with fantasy elements about friendship, computer games and dreams.
Funny and warm-hearted crime novel series about two unlikely friends: a 11 year old Rico with special needs and the Oskar, who is gifted and twice exceptional. There is a children's kidnapper in Berlin. And a weird neighbour in Rico's house. 5 volumes so far.
When Alea Aquarius' step mother has a heart attack, she unexpectedly makes new friends - and with them she travels the world on a ship... Magical series about sea and Alea, the last of the sea girls. Also addresses the pollution of the seas. 9 volumes so far.
What is an election? Have democracies always existed? And what can I do to make a positive change? How An informative, highly illustrated guide to political systems, elections, voting and government.
11 year old Ruby Black just wants to be like others - unfortunately her family lives on a cementry and all family members have jobs related to the location. Maybe with the change of school she can hide where she's from? Entertaining comic novel with some depth. 4 volumes
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12 year old Collin and his friend are stunned they are not the most popular in school - to change this, they start their own You tube channel... Comic-novel in the style of Dairy of a Whimpy Kid, 4 volumes.
Carag looks like a normal boy, but he actually is a shapeshifter, he grew up as a puma with his family. He has decided to leave his old life behind and accepts a place at a special school for shapeshifters, and makes friends and enemies alike while figuring out life as a human... Loyalty and friendship, humor and the relationship between humans and animals make this a great read - a series with many volumes.
Mari and her siblings are truly upset: their father, who recently was horribly sick is only sleeping, their mother only working - and now they are heading to some tiny island for six weeks, that has no cell phone connection and doesn't even show up on maps. BUt then they are taken by the charms and many secrets of the island..
Dragon Leun, together with a human boy and a cobold girl sets out to find where dragons can live in peace. But the quest is not without dangers, as they are followed by the another, not peaceful dragon... Magical book full of adventure about friendship and courage. First of 3 volumes.
There is no need to introduce Harry Potter the epic saga in 11 volumes about the orphan boy that learns on his 11th birthday and is invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Charlotte loves horses and riding. When her favorite horse gets sold at the nearby stable, she is mortified... Nele Neuhaus is a passionate on horses and riding herself - that is what makes this horse series (6 volumes) stand apart.
Witches look like ordinary people, but are real - and dangerous. And they hate children. When an eight-year-old boy and his grandmother come face-to-face with the Grand High Witch herself, they may be the only ones who can stop the witches' latest plot to stamp out every last child in the country! Roald Dahl's classic Witches retold as a graphic novel.
Finn is on his first trip alone by train - and is robbed! Luckily he meets Jola from Berlin and the two set out to get his stuff back. Action driven story, great dialogue and depth makes this a great road movie story! 2 more volumes.
One day orphan girl Momo shows up in town, and brings a special gift: she can listen like nobody else. Soon later the grey, cold gentlemen in suits show up - and steal people their time. Life in the city gets merciless. Momo however armed with a turtle and a flower fights to save the world from the grey men. Published 50 years ago in 1972, this true German classic about time and what is important in life.