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10 Youth Book%u25cf A sensitive novel about prejudice, clich%u00e9s and love%u25cf A modern Romeo and Juliet story%u25cf By the multi-award-winning author Christina ErbertzChristina Erbertz studied English language and literature in Bochum and screenwriting at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin. She has conceived and written numerous television series for children. Her children's books published by Beltz & Gelberg include Freddy and the Worm, The Primeval Soup Prince and the young adult novel Three (Almost) Perfect Weeks, which was awarded the Hans-ImGl%u00fcck-Preis.Lee, 18, dreams of a future as a police officer. But a single moment changes everything: in self-defence, she injures a boy who falls into a coma %u2013 and realises that he only wanted to help. When the boy wakes up, a tender love develops, but his parents file a complaint. In the context of the conflicting priorities of juvenile criminal law and coming of age, the novel poses the question: what does it mean to be young %u2013 and who decides when we are adults? A book of great social relevance, written in a precise and unrivalled style.%u00a9 privateBetween guilt and hope: a moving novel about growing upAge: 14+Christina ErbertzStein schl%u00e4gt PapierRock Beats PaperHardcover: 144 pagesFormat: 13,7 x 21,2 cm