 German eighth grader, Mike Klingenberg, is a boring kid with no friends. He is left alone for two weeks while his mother is in rehab and his father is away on a “business trip” with his attractive secretary. Andrej Tschichatschow, aka Tschick, is a Russian immigrant, the new kid in school, and also not popular. When Tschick shows up in a stolen beat-up Soviet-era car, the boys head out of Berlin on a road trip adventure across Germany. They have no map, no cell phone, and no plan. They meet some bizarre characters, dodge the police, and travel the autobahn. This is an insightful, exuberant, and highly engaging coming of age novel. mjw |
| Title: Why We Took The Car Author: Wolfgang Herrndorf Illustrator: Wolfgang Herrndorf Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc., New York Copyright: 2014 Original language: German Translator: Tim Mohr Original title: Tschick Original publisher: Rowohlt Verlag Original copyright: 2010 ISBN: 978-0-545-48180-9 Hardcover pages: 256 Age range: 14-17 Genre: Contemporary realistic fiction Book setting: Germany Author’s residence: Germany Awards: German Youth Literature Prize Subjects: Adventure, Automobile theft, Berlin, Cars, Friends, Germany, Russians, Western Europe |
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