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In the Land of White Chocolate

A contemporary witness shines a light on Europe’s recent history in this gripping autobiographical middle grade novel.
Czechoslovakia, 1980: The West – that’s the land of boundless opportunities, of Matchbox cars and white chocolate. For Martin, it’s a vague promise and far from the reality he lives in. He’s just trying to get through school and impress his crush Ivanka, the leader of his pioneer group, by miming the perfect socialist even though he couldn’t care less about the ideology. Then his parents inform him they are going to flee to West Germany to escape the oppressive regime in Czechoslovakia. Suddenly, the vague promise turns into something real – and potentially dangerous … certainly, the adventure of his life!
Category:
Middle Grade
Type:
Hardcover
Recommended Age:
11+
Pages:
256
Publication Date:
Dimensions:
15,3 x 21,5 x 3,0 cm
ISBN:
978-3-7348-5054-7

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Martin Dolejš was born in Czechoslovakia in 1969. In 1980, his parents fled with him via Yugoslavia and Austria to Baden-Wuerttemberg. After his master’s degree in history of modern German literature and film studies in Erlangen, he did his degree in screenwriting at the DFFB in Berlin. There, he took part in the summer academy on children’s film. Since 1998, he has been living and working in Munich as a freelance screenwriter.

Awards

Korbinian Paul Maar-Preis
2021:
Korbinian Paul Maar-Preis

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The White Ravens
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The White Ravens

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Bayerischer Kunstförderpreis für Literatur
2021:
Bayerischer Kunstförderpreis für Literatur

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2021:
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