Pernilla – or How the Beatles Saved my Entire Extended Family
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illustrated by Susanne Göhlich
- date of publication: 16.03.2015
- from age 9
- 240 Pages
- Hanser Verlag
- hardcover
- ISBN 978-3-446-24747-5
- Deutschland: 12,90 €
- Österreich: 13,30 €
Pernilla is the youngest of the Petersen family and the most imaginative of them all. Not only does she know how many snails will fit into a toilet paper roll, but she’s got a good inkling of why her family is in danger of becoming social outcasts.
The news that Mum is pregnant – again! - is enough to bring Pernilla out in a cold sweat. She’s already got two brothers! It should be obvious that having a family of six isn’t going to do their social standing any good: their new neighbours leave them off the guest list for their barbecue — and to think that Pernilla gave them her gerbils as a
welcome present! Clearly, the only solution is to throw a huge party herself — without bothering Mum and Dad, because the very idea of rustling up enough drinks, a huge buffet and a band would be sure to make their heads spin. And anyway, Pernilla has a great idea how she can make money by cashing in on Ole’s gift for language, the family piano and the kitchen cabinet …