Cool stuff

German youth literature has been booming, from Michael Ende to Cornelia Funke. Young readers in Germany are again fascinated by stories told by young authors. Here you will find a small selection of books which have been battling for the top places on the bestseller list.

Judith Hermann: "Nichts als Gespenster"   

Cornelia Funke: "Tintenwelt"-Trilogie   

Tanja Kinkel: "Die Söhne der Wölfin"  

Michael Ende: "Die unendliche Geschichte"    

Benjamin von Stuckrad - Barre: "Soloalbum"  

Frank Schätzing: "Der Schwarm"    

Andreas Eschbach: "Die seltene Gabe"  

Wolfgang Hohlbein: "Märchenmond"  

Ralf Isau: "Neshan"-Trilogie    

Klaus Kordon: "Die Stadt der Diebe"  

Alexa Hennig von Lange: "Leute, ich fühle mich leicht"  

Children and Young Adult Literature Portal
[Goethe-Institut]  

Easy Readers [Goethe-Institut Toronto]  

German Children and Youth Literature
[Goethe-Institut Nancy]