Edelstein Trilogie

Sisters through Time – Time Travel with Jelly Frogs

For Frieda, it’s time to return to her family back in the year 1822. As she attempts to escape society’s expectations, she stumbles upon hidden clues regarding the magical origin of her writing desk. Her investigation could not only change her own life forever. Dottie on the other hand starts her new school year with a resolution in mind: to finally be herself and find happiness in the present. The anticipation to see her best friend and Johann over fall break gives her the strength to grow. But can their friendship through time really prevail? As Frieda returns to her family in the year of 1822, she’s confronted with society’s expectations and a diagnosis: ‘overstimulation of the nervous system’. Initially upset by the diagnosis, with Dottie’s help she learns to use it to her advantage. Meanwhile, Dottie has decided to prove to her classmates that she is no longer a shy wallflower. All that she is missing is her first kiss. As Johann and Dottie are about to have just that Johann accidentally messes it up and Dottie questions their relationship’s future. Frieda and Dottie start to unveil their magical writing desk’s origin story: when was it made? Who crafted it? What is great-aunt Eugenie’s secret and how is it connected to the magical writing desk?

Sisters Through Time – Airships in the Tummy

Dottie can hardly believe it: Frieda came to the 21st century with her! The future seems just as adventurous to the baroness as she had always imagined. Everything is brighter and louder and faster. There’s ice cream in the middle of summer, cars, bicycles, music boxes with dubious autocorrect ... and the fact that you have to cook for yourself is by no means the biggest challenge! Yet the limitless freedom comes to an abrupt halt when you’re a fourteen-year-old trying to get on a plane without a passport.Together, Frieda and Dottie, who is dealing with a lot of strange feelings, try to find out more about their magical writing desk. They come across clues that it made a detour across the Atlantic in its mysterious history. Will Frieda’s big dream of travelling to America come true after all?