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Man muss für den Fall der Liebe gewappnet sein, denkt Christine. Warum der Fall noch immer nicht eingetreten ist, ist das große Problem zwischen ihr und Hasi. Die Ferienreise nach Griechenland soll dem abhelfen. Schließlich trifft Christine ihre Liebe-auf-den-ersten-Blick - allerdings nicht in Griechenland, sondern in Italien. Doch damit fängt die Geschichte erst richtig an ..

152 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 1998

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Christine Nöstlinger

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Christine Nöstlinger was an Austrian writer best known for children's books.

By her own admission, Nöstlinger was a wild and angry child. After finishing high school, she wanted to become an artist, and studied graphic arts at the Academy of Applied Arts in Vienna. She worked as a graphic artist for a few years, before marrying a journalist, Ernst Nöstlinger, with whom she had two daughters.

The majority of Nöstlinger's production is literature for children and for young people, and she also writes for television, radio and newspapers. She centres on the needs of children in her work, with an anti-authoritarian bent. She does not shy away from tackling difficult subjects like racism, discrimination and self-isolation.

Her first book was Die feuerrote Friederike, published in 1970, which she illustrated herself. The book was published in English in 1975 as Fiery Frederica.

Awards and recognition:

Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (German Youth Literature Prize) 1973, 1988
Friedrich Bödecker Prize 1972
Kinder- und Jugendbuchpreis der Stadt Wien (Viennese Youth Literature Prize) (five-time winner)
Österreichischer Staatspreis für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur (Austrian Youth Literature Prize) 1974, 1979
Hans Christian Andersen Award 1984
Tolereis des österreichischen Buchhandels für Toleranz in Denken und Handeln 1998
Zürcher Kinderbuchpreis "La vache qui lit" (Zurich Youth Literature Prize) 1990
Erster Preis der Stiftung Buchkunst 1993
The inaugural Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation for Der Hund kommt! (English: A Dog's Life, translated by Anthea Bell) 1996
Wildweibchenpreis 2002
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2003

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I'm literally traumatised after this book... Would not recommend it for someone who's learning German.
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August 29, 2025
Und ich dachte wirklich, „Stundenplan“ passt einfach nicht mehr in unsere Zeit … Wenn man komplett aufgeklärt ist und klare Grenzen kennt, kann man das Buch vielleicht genießen– aber für junge Leser*innen ist es meiner Meinung nach ungeeignet.

⚠️Warnungen:⚠️Das N-Wort wird benutzt, es gibt eindeutiges Fremdgehen, emotionale Manipulation, Frauen werden wie Objekte behandelt, der Altersunterschied ist aus meiner Sicht sehr problematisch, respektloses Verhalten gegenüber Eltern sowie insgesamt ziemlich schlechtes Benehmen.
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