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CHILDREN'S BOOKS >> 10 - 12 years
Markus Spang:
DIE RÄTSEL DER ALHAMBRA
dtv · München, 2010 · 248 pp
THE MYSTERIES OF THE ALHAMBRA
Second volume of Markus Spang's series with crime novels whodunit, this time located in Granada's Alhambra!
Doug TenNapel:
GHOSTOPOLIS
Scholastic · New York, 2010 · 288 pp · Graphic novel · Age: 10+
Imagine Garth Hale's surprise when h's accidentally zapped to the spirit world by Frank Gallows, a washed-out ghost wrangler.
Hermann Schulz:
MANDELA UND NELSON · DAS LÄNDERSPIEL
Carlsen · Hamburg, 2010 · 416 pp · Age: 10+
MANDELA AND NELSON · The International Match
Sold to Italy!
A dusty soccer field interspersed with grazing cows, a coach without a plan, and a center forward who takes a leak while running for the goal training in these conditions, the odds are not high for Nelson and Mandela's African team.
Andreas Steinhöfel:
RICO, OSKAR UND DIE TIEFERSCHATTEN
Carlsen · Hamburg, 2008 · 224 pp · Ill.: Peter Schössow · Age: 10+
RICO, OSKAR AND THE DEEPER SHADOWS
Sold to USA, UK, Italy, Belgium (Dutch), Lithuania, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, South Korea and Japan
Rico lives with his mother in Berlin and describes himself as "lowly gifted". When he meets the highly gifted Oskar the two unlikely friends haven't an inkling that they will soon play major parts in a kidnapping case.
Martina Dierks:
DER SCHATZ VON ALUNAR
Arena · Würzburg, 2009 · 264 pp · Age: 10+
THE TREASURE OF ALUNAR
A story full of magic, wit and fantasy. A story that tells about magic creatures and fantastic adventures, the value of friendship and what it means to find your own space in this world.
Mitsuhiko IMAMORI:
KIRIGAMI INSECTS MUSEUM
Doshinsha · Tokyo · 56 pp · Age: 10+
Imamori, the world famous nature (insects) photographer’s Kirigami (paper cutting) craft book to create variety of insects – butterfly, dragonfly, ant, beetle, stag beetle, etc.
Trudy Nicholson:
RIPPLE AND THE WORLD HORSES OF WHITE CLOUD STATION
Penguin NZ · Auckland, 2009 · 156 pp · Age: 10+
Delightful story of friendship between three girls and the horses they love • Aimed at all young girls who own horses or who have aspirations to own a horse • Written to appeal to a broad range of readers • Characters will become familiar to the reader as they appear in all books in the series
