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• Hans-Jürgen Feldhaus
• Illustrated by Hans-Jürgen Feldhaus
• Spring 2016, 240 pages,
• Paperback
• Ages 11+
• Rights sold to Turkey and Lithuania
• Website

Meet Quinn and Spencer, the unusual duo who have only one goal – to get home at all cost. Quinn has been dumped by his family at his terrible aunt’s place and Spencer wants nothing more but return to his pack on the streets of Istanbul.

A new hilarious comic novel series by successful author Hans-Jürgen Feldhaus.

• Antje Szillat, Jan Birck
• Illustrated by Jan Birck
• Autumn 2016, 128 pages,
• Hardcover
• Ages 8+
• Rights sold to Denmark, Romania an China
• Website

This is the start of a hilarious new series for kids: Fletcher, the cleverest and coolest skunk in town becomes friends with the owner’s son of the Wild Elk Restaurant. Not only does Theo understand animal speech, the two of them find that they have a lot in common besides their love for bread dumplings – they both want to become famous detectives. Fletcher founds a backyard detective agency right there and then, appointing Theo as his PA, and they soon find themselves up to their necks in their first case.

Second volume:
Fletcher – What a Racket!
Further titles are in preparation.

• Knut Krüger
• Spring 2017, 192 pages,
• Hardcover
• Ages 8+
• All rights available
• Website

Ten-year-old Henry stumbles across a mound of leaves in the forest – concealed underneath is a shaggy little beast from a time long gone; a dwarf-mammoth! Of course before long Norbert the Mammoth is causing all sorts of chaos. What are you supposed to do if his favourite breakfast is maths notebooks? What if he just won’t stop growing? And most importantly, what do you do when Norbert suddenly finds himself in mortal danger?

• Frank Schwieger
• Illustrated by R. Wultschner
• Spring 2017, 256 pages,
• Hardcover
• Ages 8+
• Rights sold to Greece, Turkey, Rumania, Czech Republic and Russia
• Website

Discover at first-hand why Apollo is such a tree-hugger; what beauty queen Aphrodite has to do with the Trojan War – and of course what part Big Boss Zeus plays in all this.

Twenty-four episodes from the lives of the greatest Greek heroes and heroines, gods and goddesses. Each story is complemented by a wittily illustrated profile of the starring character, detailing their family connections, their likes and dislikes and distinguishing features.

• Christian Linker
• Autumn 2015, 280 pages,
• English brochure
• Ages 14+
• All rights available
• Website

Award-winning author Christian Linker has written a empathic, gripping novel about the radicalization of a normal Western youth.

Increasingly alienated by his own consumer-driven society, Jakob gets involved with the Salafist movement, breaks off all contact with his old world and converts to Islam. But is he really ready to go to war in Syria?

• Elke Reichert
• Autumn 2015, 176 pages,
• Paperback
• Ages 14+
• All rights available
• Website

We’re all familiar with the concept of respect, even though it means different things to different people. Is it about meeting on the same footing? Is it a matter of tolerance? Appreciation? Esteem? This book tries to offer some answers.

• Frank Schwieger
• Illustrated by R. Wultschner (b/w)
• Spring 2018, 208 pages,
• Hardcover
• 10+
• All rights available
• Website

Prominent figures from Roman history such as Julius Caesar as well as the fictional characters of a Gladiator or a schoolgirl share stories about exciting historical events and humorous anecdotes from their lives, each one offering a glimpse into everyday life in Ancient Rome.

• An introductory page to each character in the style of a friendship book.

• The previous title about Greek gods was sold to TR, GR, RU, RO, CZ

• Hildegard Müller
• Illustrated by Hildegard Müller
• Autumn 2017, 80 pages,
• Hardcover
• 6+
• All rights available
• Website

Oskar: daring, languid, only occasionally in the mood to cuddle. In search of a new home.

Click! Oskar, a stately cat, has just had his picture taken. The people at the animal shelter hope that this will help him find a new home. Oskar is ANIMAL OF THE WEEK. Will it help?

• A warm-hearted story about a special cat

• For all children and cat lovers of all ages

• Alina Bronsky
• Autumn 2017, 192 pages,
• Hardcover
• 12 +
• Rights sold to France, Spain (cast.)
• Website

Kim is fifteen, and going through a hard time with her parents’ divorce. She’s anything but a bookworm, but one day she attends a school reading—and every word the author reads seems to be about her!

Without further ado Kim buys the book, but dare she read the rest of the 140 pages or will reading them make what’s written all the more likely to come true? Kim finds herself doing all sorts of things for the first time. She breaks into the author’s apartment, gets to know her parents from a totally new perspective and discovers a lot about herself.

• A sublime and inspiring piece of young adult crossover fiction—witty, offbeat and thought-provoking.