Das Mädchen, das Löwen sah: Mit einem Nachwort von hanna Jansen
A Paperback edition by Berlie Doherty in English and German (Jun 1, 2009)
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Abela lebt in einem kleinen Dorf in Afrika. Als ihre Mutter an Aids stirbt, soll für sie in England ein neues Leben beginnen. Ihre Adoptivschwester Rosa ist von dem fremden... Read more
Abela lebt in einem kleinen Dorf in Afrika. Als ihre Mutter an Aids stirbt, soll für sie in England ein neues Leben beginnen. Ihre Adoptivschwester Rosa ist von dem fremden Mädchen zunächst wenig begeistert. Schließlich hat ihre Mutter schon eine Tochter! Doch als sie Abela kennenlernt, schleicht sich plötzlich etwas in Rosas Herz, das größer ist als ihre Eifersucht.
Das Mädchen, das Löwen sah Paperback edition by Berlie Doherty
Berlie Doherty schreibt neben Büchern für Kinder und Jugendliche auch für Erwachsene. Ihre Werke wurden mit zahlreichen Preisen bedacht. Für Dear Nobody und Taube im Sommerwind erhielt sie die Carnegie-Medaille. Sie lebt in Nordengland, wo sie wandert, träumt und Klavier, Violine und Flöte spielen lernt. "Das Mädchen, das Löwen sah ist ein erzählerisches Glanzstück und zugleich ein Appell an die Kinder dieser Erde, um ihre Würde, um ihr Recht auf Bildung und Liebe zu kämpfen, und ein Appell an die Erwachsenen, ihnen dabei zu helfen." SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG "Mit Das Mädchen, das Löwen sah hat die mehrfach ausgezeichnete Kinderbuchautorin ein kleines Kunstwerk geschaffen. Ganz und gar unsentimental beschreibt sie Abelas afrikanische Welt." STUTTGARTER NACHRICHTEN "Eine spannende und anrührende Geschichte." TV SPIELFILM
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