Mein kleines großes Leben

by Holly-Jane Rahlens

Unusual book

Genres: Historical Fiction

272 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Holly-Jane Rahlens, a born New Yorker, grew up in Brooklyn and Queens and graduated from Queens College. She moved to Berlin soon after where she has lived virtually all her adult life. While remaining an American citizen, she has flourished in the German media world, working in radio, television and film as an actress, producer, and commentator, and creating a series of highly-praised one-woman-shows. She has written two novels for adults, BECKY BERNSTEIN GOES BERLIN and MAZEL TOV IN LAS VEGAS. In 2003 her first novel for teens, PRINCE WILLIAM, MAXIMILIAN MINSKY, AND ME, earned the prestigious Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis as the best young adult novel published in Germany. In 2006 the Association of Jewish Libraries named it a Sydney Taylor Honor Book. It has since been published in 15 countries, seven languages, and was released in Germany as a major motion picture in fall 2007. The movie has become a festival favorite and the recipient of several awards, among them the highly regarded Dutch film prize "Cinekid-Lion." Rahlens is currently writing the screenplay to her second novel for teens, HOW TO REALLY KISS, and her most current novels, MEMOIRS OF AN EX-CHEERLEADER and WALLFLOWER, were published in Germany in the fall of 2008 and 2009, respectively. (http://www.holly-jane-rahlens.com/abo...)

Reviews

[Yelania Nightwalker · Rating 5 out of 5]

La verdad es que me gustó mucho la historia y conocer un poco más del Nueva York de los años 60's. La interacción padre-hija fue muy bien manejada, sobre todo contemplando que es una edad muy difícil la que vive la protagonista. la Sra. Rahlens es muy buena incluyendo datos políticos e históricos en sus novelas, sin que resulte cansado. Este es el segundo libro de ella que tengo oportunidad de leer y ya es una de mis autoras favoritas :)

[Jule · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wieder ein schönes Holly-Jane Rahlens Buch. Die erste Hälfte war etwas langwierig, aber danach hat es mir wieder richtig gut gefallen. Die Vater/Tochter Beziehung war so süß am Ende und ich liebe es, wie sie immer politische Ereignisse in ihre Geschichten einbringt. Das war sicher nicht das letzte Buch von ihr, das ich gelesen habe. 3 1/2 Sterne.