Tanz der Tiefseequalle
(Dance of the Deepsea Jellyfish) Book not yet available in English
Summary:
Sometimes it’s that one second that decides everything: Niko, who is quite overweight and often dreams himself into parallel worlds, saves the beautiful Sera from a groping attack. Sera then asks Niko to dance on the class trip, which is crazy and as excitingly different as everything that happens in the next few days. Perhaps this is the beginning of a friendship between two people who couldn’t be more different, but who still courageously step out of their comfort zones at the decisive moment.
Edited by: ALEKI - Arbeitsstelle für Kinder- und Jugendmedienforschung
Comment:
In Tanz der Tiefseequalle (Dance of the DeepSea Jellyfish), Stefanie Höfler […] allows readers to peer deep into the souls of the two young protagonists. One is the witty […] Niko, who has been relegated to the status of an outsider by his classmates because of his plump appearance. The other is the popular Sera, the school beauty […]. Although she disapproves of her friends’ behavior towards Niko, she decides not to rebel against it in order to avoid being excluded herself. Despite all their differences, however, Niko and Sera are drawn to each other by curiosity and attraction, which are further intensified when Sera is groped by Marko, the heartthrob of the school, on their class trip. Ironically, it is Niko who steps in to protect the girl.