by Gerald-Knittel | Oct 17, 2021 | books-for-both-old-and-young, Books for the young
Dan Gemeinhart Some Kind of Courage This gripping tale of a 12-year-old boy in the Wild West moves you from the first page to the last. Joseph has lost his mother, his father and his sister. The only thing he has left to his name is his Indian pony named Sarah, who is...
by Gerald-Knittel | Oct 17, 2021 | books-for-both-old-and-young, Books for the young
Forrest Carter The Education of Little Tree A five-year-old Native American boy is brought up by his grandparents after the death of his parents. He not only learns to read and write, but above all he learns to love nature and the things of real value. Simply written,...
by Gerald-Knittel | Sep 11, 2021 | books-for-both-old-and-young
Franz Werfel Hearken Unto the Voice (or: Listen to the Voice or: Jeremiah) Original Title: Höret die Stimme! The story of the struggle, love and suffering of the prophet Jeremiah. As a reader, I continuously got the impression that the author himself had really been...
by Gerald-Knittel | Sep 11, 2021 | books-for-both-old-and-young
Tshingis Aitmatov Jamila / Jamilia Original Title: Джамиля Can the feelings of love and of being in love be painted with words? Yes, Tschingis Aitmatov, who grew up in Kyrgyzstan, can. He lets his readers experience and feel how two young people of very different...
by Gerald-Knittel | Sep 11, 2021 | books-for-both-old-and-young
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The Sorrows of Young Werther Original Title: Die Leiden des jungen Werther Goethe’s first novel, which brought the then 25-year-old fame, describes how a young person creates his own love suffering. The young Werther sees (Char)Lotte for the...
by Gerald-Knittel | Sep 11, 2021 | books-for-both-old-and-young
Lawrence Elliott George Washington Carver: The Man Who Overcame The real-life story of a person who did not have it easy from birth: black skin, slave, ailing physical health. But he survives and overcomes these obstacles and eventually becomes a famous...
