World Book Day and New Books in the Upper School Library World Book Day (Friday, April 23) is in Barcelona, Spain is an extra special day. For the residents there, it is not only the anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes. It is also the Diada de Sant Jordi (Saint George’s Day), who fought the dragon and saved both princess and village. In the center of the city, stands fill the streets and are piled high with books to sell. There are also many flower sellers with roses. Traditionally books and roses are then bought to exchange as gifts. Authors also come to sign their works. Unfortunately, we cannot yet allow visitors in the Upper School Library, but we still have lots of wonderful new books that have arrived recently from Germany and they would love for you to check them out. You will find a list of titles (in German) below. If you don’t find anything of interest here, you can also explore our online Catalog here: https://giswashington.webopac.at/search To find other new books, you can also look under the tab marked “newly arrived” In order to check out something out, please send us an email at: [email protected] or a message over Teams. Parents are also welcome to check out materials! E-Books and Audiobooks Don’t forget – you can always check out e-books and audiobooks via Sora: https://soraapp.com/library/germandc New Books (all in German) in the Library Recommended for ages 10 and up Miles & Niles (Series) Miles has just moved and wants to show his new school why he is King of the Pranks. Unfortunately he finds that he has competition.... For fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid comes this funny series with lots of great illustrations. Brandis, Katja. Ein Riese des Meeres (Seawalkers, 4) Seawalkers is the follow up to the Woodwalkers series about shapeshifters who change from being human to animal and back again. It is an action-packed adventure for all who love fantasy and/or animal stories. Mirow, Benedict. Die Chroniken von Mistle End: Der Greif erwacht Together with his father, Cedrik moves to an unusual scottish village, where everything is not as it initially seems. At night he is woken by a griffin, that questions him about his secrets and insists that he passes his tests or else face the consequences. With the help of his friends, he races to solve the mysteries of his origins and fight the darkness that begins to threaten the town. Rindlisbacher, Corinna. Die chinesische Spiegelfalle In this „Choose-your-own-adventure“ book, there are many riddles to solve and different stories depending on your answers. Choose wisely! Schlick, Oliver. Rory Shy: der schüchterne Detektiv At first glance, Rory does not seem to be cut out to work as a detective – he is shy and does not like to talk to people. Forget about asking probing questions to subjects. Despite all this, somehow he manages to solve his cases. 12-year old Matilda is determined to figure out how he does it! Schlüter, Andreas. Young Agents (Series) Schlüter has written a number of exciting books for kids. His newest series is „Young Agents“ and we currently have the first two books in the library. These are thrillers with teen secret agents and dangerous missions. Officially, they do not exist. And yet, they live among us… Suchanek, Andreas. Flüsterwald: das Abenteuer beginnt A secret door, a hidden room and strange lights coming from the garden: Lukas‘ new house is full of secrets. As he finds himself running after a mysterious creature, he discovers the Flüsterwald (Whispering Woods) – a magical world full of adventure where he quickly finds his life in danger. We also have the second book in the series in the Library. More new books: Becker, Anne. Beste Bahn meines Lebens Inkiow, Dimiter. Als Zeus der Kragen platzte: Griechische Sagen neu erzählt Kinney, Jeff. Gregs Tagebuch (Band 15) Koch, Boris. Das Camp der Unbegabten Pantermüller, Alice. Mein Lotta-Leben (17). Je Otter, desto flotter Ruhe, Anna. Die Duftapotheke (5). Die Stadt der verlorenen Zeit Schützsack, Lara. Sonne, Mond und Sterne Schwab, Victoria. City of Ghost: die Geister, die mich riefen Recommended for age 12 and up Woltz, Anna. Haifischzähne A girl named Atlanta has the feeling that she must do SOMETHING to help make her sick mother well again. She decides to ride her bicycle all the way around the Ijsselmeer which will take her all night to complete. While on her journey, she meets Finley and finds herself not feeling quite so alone anymore. Veldkamp, Tjibbe. Roadtrip mit Lasergirl und Beyoncé. Ate and Baptiste have a lot in common, even though Ate lives in the Netherlands and Baptiste lives undocumented in Belgium. They have never met in person, but write each other daily via WhatsApp. When Baptiste writes that he must sell his cell phone, Ate decides to bring his old one to his friend in Belgium. However when he gets there, he finds that everything is not as it seemed. An adventure about friendship, gangsters, and a chicken named Beyoncé. Kaurin, Marianne. Irgendwo ist immer Süden Everyone in the class has super Summer plans – except for Ina and the strange new boy who shows up in their class on the last day. Ina is too embarrassed to admit this and tells her class that she is “going South”. As the summer break begins, she hides in her apartment to avoid being caught. This does not work for long and is discovered by the new boy from the class. Can the two of them find their own „South“ together? And what happens when Summer is over? Garber, Stephanie. Finale (Caraval 3) Finally translated into German – the fantasy series Caraval comes to an end. But first Tella must decide between trusting Legend or someone who was previously her enemy. The survival of the whole Empire and her heart are on the line. More new books: Hach, Lena. Grüne Gurken Muchamore, Robert. Top Secret: die neue Generation (Reihe) Peetz, Monika. Das Herz der Zeit (Reihe) Poznanski, Ursula. Cryptos Ukpai, Anja. Die Clockmakers Academy Recommended for 14 and up Boie, Kirsten. Dunkelnacht Kirsten Boie tells the true story of Penzberg, a small town south of Munich, in the last days of World War II. This is a short, but important book in which Boie poses the question „In good as well as in bad times, what is your average person capable of?” Hettche, Thomas. Herzfaden: Roman der Augsburger Puppenkiste A 12-year old girl slips through a hidden door after a performance at the puppet theater in Augsburg. There she finds lots of friends waiting for her: the princess Li Si, Mikesch the cat, and Lukas, the train driver. Most importantly, she meets the woman who made all the marionettes and tells her story. This is the story of an unique Theatre and the family that founded it and made it famous. It begins during the Second World War as Walter Oehmichen, an actor from the Augsburg State Theatre, meets a puppet maker while in jail, and builds a puppet theater for his own family. Johnson, Maureen. Ellingham Academy - - Die Botschaft an der Wand: Finale der Detektiv-Reihe Three deaths in the present time, three murders in the past – all with a connection to millionaire Albert Ellingham and his exclusive school. As the clues mount, it is time for Stevie Bell to do what she came to Ellingham Academy to do: to solve the crime of the century and to catch a murderer. McManus, Karen M. The Cousins Three cousins. One family. A deadly secret. A new mystery from the author of One of Us is Lying. More new books: Nürnberger, Christian. Mutige Menschen: Widerstand im Dritten Reich (Sachbuch) Stanišić, Saša. Herkunft Zeh, Juli. Corpus Delicti: ein Prozess Happy Reading! Kathryn Deschler, Upper School Librarian .