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Of the Courage of the First Fish That Leaves the Water

A touching story about overcoming past trauma and forming new friendships against the backdrop of a deliciously spooky forgotten mansion.
Sometimes, Felix feels like an old soul in the body of a 16-year-old. Due to shouldering a lot of responsibility looking after his little sister, he feels like a fish out of water among his peers. So when a group of classmates unexpectedly invites him to join them breaking into a supposedly haunted mansion for social media content, he decides to go along in the hopes of finally making some friends. When things go awry, he suddenly has to deal with the mysterious and unapproachable Lina, a self- proclaimed witch carrying her own bag of secrets. Even though they couldn’t be more different, the two form a tentative bond. And yet, they constantly clash on how to deal with their past trauma. Will their friendship prevail? And what’s the secret of the mansion – is it truly haunted or is something else at play?
Category:
YA
Type:
Hardcover
Recommended Age:
14+
Pages:
240
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Dimensions:
15,3 x 21,5 cm
ISBN:
978-3-7348-5082-0

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As a child, Anne Hoffmann loved writing detective stories – she didn’t finish any of them. Meanwhile, she is interested in interpersonal matters: friendship, love, complicated feelings, but also mental health issues. She was born in 1990, studied literature and lives with her husband in Berlin. And she is actually finishing her novels now.

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Vom Mut des ersten Fisches, der das Wasser verlässt