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Description edit
Not since The Elegance of the Hedgehog has a book arrived in America from Europe on such wings of critical praise and popularity. The Vanishing of Katharina Linden is an unforgettable debut—at once chilling and endearing, haunting and richly insightful—the story of one girl’s big heart and... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Stefan: Pia's best friend and partner in crime. Also kown as Stink Stefan.
- Herr Schiller: Pia's elderly friend who tells her stories of the supernatural.
- Herr Duster: Herr Schiller's brother and the town pariah.
- Frau Kessel: Add a description of this character.
- Boris: Stefan's trouble making cousin.
- Oma Kristel: Pia's grandmother, who explodes.
- Katharina Linden: The first of the girls in Pia's town to go missing.
- Herr Wachtmeister Tondorf
- Hans
- Sebastian: Pia's baby brother.
- Thilo Koch: A horribly bully in Pia's class.
- Frau Eichen
- Marion Voss: Another girl to go missing.
- Frau Mahlberg: A teacher at Pia's school
- Frau Diederichs
- Frau Koch
- Gertrud: Herr Schiller's daughter.
- Heinrich
- Hannelore
- Herr Mister
- Pia Kolvenbach: The ten year old main character of the story.
- Liz
- Frau Linden
- Chloe
- Caroline Hack
- Charles
- Daniella
- Mama
- Wolfgang
- Hilde Koch
- Lena
- Kate
- Papa
- Marla Frisch
- Frau Kolvenbach
- Frau Redemann
- St. Martin
- Herr Linden
- Onkel Thomas
- Tante Britta
- Frau Breuer
- Gott
- Schumacher
- Michel
First Sentence edit
My life might have been so different, had I not been known as the girl whose grandmother exploded.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in 2013 Iowa High School Battle of the Books. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Helen Grant (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Puffin
Country: United States
Publication Date: April 2009
ISBN: 9780141325736
Page Count: 352
Publisher: Puffin
Country: United States
Publication Date: April 2009
ISBN: 9780141325736
Page Count: 352
Awards edit
- Alex Awards (2011)
- Carnegie Medal (Finalist, 2010)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
Subjects edit
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