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Christiane F.
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Christiane F. (1978) (edit title/settings)

Autobiography of a Girl of the Streets and Heroin Addict

by Christiane F. (Author), Kai Hermann (Other), Horst Rieck (Other) (edit contributors)

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This book tells about the life of a girl named Christiane F. She lives in West Berlin in Germany. Christiane's story is about her drug addiction. She hasn't got people who try to help her with her dependence. At first she was a normal girl. She lives with her mum and sister. Her terrible story... read more

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12-year-old Christiane Felscherinow lives with her mother and little sister in a small apartment in a typical multi-storey concrete apartment building in a dull neighbourhood in the outskirts of West Berlin. She's bored and lacks things to do and is sick and tired of living there. She hears of... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

12-year-old Christiane Felscherinow lives with her mother and little sister in a small apartment in a typical multi-storey concrete apartment building in a dull neighbourhood in the outskirts of West Berlin. She's bored and lacks things to do and is sick and tired of living there. She hears of 'Sound', a new disco in the city center, called the most modern discothèque in Europe. Although she's legally too young to go to the disco, she dresses up in high heels and makeup and asks a friend from school to take her. At the disco she meets Detlef, who is a little older. He is in a clique where everybody experiments with various drugs. At first she takes pills and LSD, but gradually she becomes drawn deeper into the drugs, eventually ending up as a heroin-addict and prostitute. She falls in love with Detlef, and eventually gets herself off drugs and the street

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Christiane F. (Author)
  2. Kai Hermann
  3. Horst Rieck

Other Contributors:

  1. Horst-Eberhard Richter (Preface)

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Original Language: German
Publisher: Verlag Gruner + Jahr AG & Co.
Country: Germany
Publication Date: 1978
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Page Count: 251

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

Some kids get all the wrong ideas from this book, finding the world of drugs and prostitution glamorous, but most are horrified by the story and reinforced in their desire to stay away from such things.

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