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Ten year old Pia Kolvenbach is shunned by her friends when her grandmother dies in a horrific accident. She is devastated when she finds out that her parents are divorcing and she will have to leave the German town she has lived in most of her life. The only friend she has is a boy known as "StinkStefan". Soon the two begin hanging out together and regularly visiting a local elderly man, Herr Schiller, who tells them stories. During the St. Michael's Festival a young girl disappears during the c
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4.5 stars
First Line: "My life might have been so different, had I not been known as the girl whose grandmother exlpoded."
This was such a fun book. There were so many little things about this book that made it really enjoyable. First off, it has a beautiful cover! The cover was the main reason I picked the book up in the first place. I also loved the setting of the book. Helen Grant's description of the small German town was so vivid and charming. I really want to visit it during one of its festi ...more
First Line: "My life might have been so different, had I not been known as the girl whose grandmother exlpoded."
This was such a fun book. There were so many little things about this book that made it really enjoyable. First off, it has a beautiful cover! The cover was the main reason I picked the book up in the first place. I also loved the setting of the book. Helen Grant's description of the small German town was so vivid and charming. I really want to visit it during one of its festi ...more
Jun 30, 2011
Lisa Kay
marked it as to-read
