Dirk Pope
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Dirk Pope

Dirk Pope was born in 1969 and worked as a creative in the advertising industry for more than ten years before deciding to finish his teacher training. Since 2010, he has worked as a German and sports teacher alongside his writing. His debut Idiotensicher (Hanser, 2015) received critical acclaim and his second book Abgefahren (Hanser) was nominated for the German Children`s Literature Award in 2019. Dirk Pope lives with his family in Frankfurt am Main. On Facebook

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Quiet!

Quiet!

Mariella does not talk: not to her mother, not to her father, not to the goldfish, the teachers or her classmates. Because her parents have broken up. Because nobody tries to understand her. And ...

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Departed

Departed

17-year old Viorel finds himself deep in the East of Europe. His journey is a wild array of absurdities and unfamiliarities.

Viorel is fat, phlegmatic, and sluggish. When his mother ...

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Foolproof

Foolproof

Joss and Moki are friends – or at least they thought they were. But when Moki comes across a large cache of drugs, their friendship is put to the test.

Moki is a bit of a freak; he ...

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Awards

2020 Nominierung für den Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis

2019 Nominierung für den Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis

2018 White Raven

2018 Beste 7 Bücher für junge Leser, Deutschlandfunk

2016 LesePeter

2016 Nominierung für den Lese-Hammer der Stadt Hamm

2015 SR-Kinder- und Jugendbuchliste Frühjahr 2015

2015 Die besten 7 (Deutschlandfunk)

Bibliographie

Im Hanser Kinder- und Jugendbuch:

2015 Idiotensicher. Jugendbuch
2018 Abgefahren. Jugendbuch
2020 Still! Jugendbuch