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It's not just crime novels and classics that are popular at Easter.
We present you four books for young people that guarantee fun and entertainment.
In Norway it is an Easter tradition to read crime novels, while in Germany classic novels are preferred.
Finding the right book gift for children to make the Easter holidays and the associated holidays exciting is also an important aspect.
Below we present four young adult books that provide fun and good entertainment during Easter and the holidays.
Exciting Easter reading: Four young adult books that belong in every Easter basket © candy18/Panthermedia/Imago
Kirsten Boie “It’s most beautiful in Sommerby”
Even though Kirsten Boie is ending her successful Sommerby series, this series belongs on every bookshelf in the children's room.
It is a wonderful spring story for children aged 10 and over, even beyond Easter.
The big topics such as friendship, family and holidays are discussed.
The book is ideal for reading yourself or for reading aloud.
This is precisely what is often neglected.
Here you will find a few myths about reading aloud.
Mats, Martha and Mikkel would much rather go to Sommerby during the Easter holidays than to Gomera with mom and dad.
Mikkel can hardly wait to get to Grandma Inge: she promised him a surprise!
One that gets bigger the longer you wait for it.
Mats has a secret: he has hidden a princess in the shed!
Blurb/Oetinger
Kirsten Boie “It’s most beautiful in Sommerby”
With illustrations by Verena Körting
2024 Oetinger, ISBN-13 978-3-7512-0392-0
Price: Hardcover €15, e-book €10.99, 320 pages (different format)
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Beth Lincoln “The Swifts – A Sublime Crime”
“The Swifts: A Fine Crime” was number one in the
New York Times
.
It's an entertaining children's crime thriller that could also delight adults.
This book is the perfect choice for exciting Easter entertainment when family conversations become monotonous and all the Easter eggs have been discovered.
A humorous family epic begins excitingly: In this criminal adventure, children aged ten and over solve a mysterious case, encountering unique characters and an impressive backdrop.
A detective adventure in the style of “Knives Out” awaits young readers!
Antolin lists the title.
Every ten years the Swifts come together at their old, winding property.
This time, however, the big family reunion gets seriously out of hand.
Aunt Schadenfreude is found unconscious at the foot of the stairs and it's immediately clear to Prankerei and her sisters: This was an attempted murder!
The entire family behaves extremely suspiciously, but who is really behind it?
Soon the misfortunes line up like pearls on a string - and many well-kept family secrets come to light...
Blurb/Loewe
Beth Lincoln “The Swifts – A Sublime Crime”
Translated from English by Ulrich Thiele, illustrated by Kai Schüttler
2024 Loewe, ISBN-13 978-3-7432-1379-1
Price: Hardcover €19.95, 448 pages
Christine and Benjamin Knödler “Whistleblower Rebels”
War crimes were made known to the world by Chelsea Manning.
Frances Haugen exposed internal Facebook documents to illustrate the dangers of the social media platform.
The stories of these people, which range from China to Kenya and Russia to Germany, are gripping.
Your topics touch us all.
Whether economics, health, climate change or racism: whistleblowers provide us with information and inspire us to get involved in the society in which we want to live.
With “Whistleblower Rebels”, Christine and Benjamin Knödler have presented an important and at the same time worth reading book.
They risk everything for the truth - their jobs, their freedom, sometimes even their lives: whistleblowers.
Edward Snowden smuggled information out of a US Secret Service office, exposing one of the biggest surveillance scandals.
Blurb/Hanser
Christine and Benjamin Knödler “Whistleblower Rebels”
Illustrated by Felicitas Horstschäfer
2024 Hanser, ISBN-13 978-3-446-27929-2
Price: Hardcover €20, 200 pages
Björn Rohwer “Useless knowledge for gamers”
The updated and revised edition of “Useless Knowledge for Gamers” is here.
It covers everything from classics like Pac-Man to insider knowledge of the latest Zelda adventure.
Björn Rohwer, the author of the book, offers a wealth of information that covers even the most unusual topics.
This book will keep the younger generation glued to the pages longer than to the computer screen.
It is an entertaining and entertaining read for all gaming enthusiasts.
Why does Mario have a mustache?
Who is Chris Houlihan and what is he doing in a The Legend of Zelda game?
Are the ghosts from Pac-Man really just controlled by chance?
No idea?
Then find out in this updated edition with 555 brilliant facts you never knew you wanted to know!
Blurb/Loewe
Björn Rohwer “Useless knowledge for gamers”
2024 Loewe, ISBN-13 978-3-7432-1614-3
Price: Paperback €8.95, 144 pages
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