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• Just in time for 190th birthday of Jules Verne • A spur-of-the-moment trip around the world – no parents involved! • Transformation of the classic tale with humour and a sure sense of target audience Tobi hates Alexandra! She’s pretty, smart, cool, and she’s been everywhere in the world because her father is a pilot. And as if that weren’t enough, she’s better at football than he is, too. After one decisive match, Tobi yells at Alexandra in frustration: he doesn’t care if she’s a better player or if she could make it round the world in 80 days with Daddy’s air miles! But Alexandra’s answer takes him by surprise: “Eight days. I can get around the world in eight days. Shall we make a bet? And you can come with me as my witness.”Before he knows what’s happening, Tobi is on a plane to Hong Kong. Destination: once round the world. But Tobi gradually realises that there is more behind the bet than just a desire for adventure. Alexandra is keeping a secret from him – and it gets the two of them into a world of trouble … Cool – the Bet’s on! Their videos made them famous NEW • A girl searching for a proper home • Touching story by Annette Langen • Issues of mindfulness and time spent with family – wrapped up in a fast-paced adventure Since her mother’s death, Skye has been living in a boarding school, while her father’s work takes him all over the world. After a massive row with super-bitch Yolanda, who Skye now has to share a room with, she comes up with a plan: she’s going to run away and live with her father. It’s not enough to skype him regularly – she needs someone to give her a hug. And a proper home. But is that something her father, who lives in a private jet, can offer her? And where is she supposed to go to school, if she‘s constantly jetting around the world? What sounds like a dream life to start off with turns out to be a plan with a lot of drawbacks. But Skye won‘t give up her fi ght to hold onto the little bit of family she has left. Annette Langen / Carla Nagel Castles in the Air 10+ / 200 pp. / hardcover / € 9.99 ISBN 978-3-649-61916-1 All rights available Rüdiger Bertram / Irmela Schautz Around the World in 8 Days 10+ / 192 pp. / hardcover / € 13.00 ISBN 978-3-649-66789-6 All rights available Rüdiger Bertram was a student, he wrote glosses for WDR radio, and after university he worked as a freelance journalist for publications including ZEIT. Later, following a screenplay course at Cologne International Film School, he wrote for TV sitcoms and was editor-in-chief of the industry newsletter for the NRW fi lm and media foundation. When his son was fi ve, he wrote his fi rst children’s book: Thelonius in der Sofawelt (Thelonius in the Sofa World). Since then, he has devoted himself heart and soul to books for children and young people, and has published numerous titles with major German publishers.© Cl au di o di L uc ia Annette Langen worked as an editor for many years, deciding on the programme of a children’s book publisher. Her fi rst book came out in 1989, and since then she has had more than 80 titles published. Some of her books have been translated into 30 languages and made into fi lms. She has been a freelance author since 2000 and volunteers in promoting children‘s literacy ever since.© An ne tt e La ng en 5 Fi ct io nAdventures & Around the Globe | |
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