by Brock Cole · Fischer Taschenbuch Vlg. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783596805341
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«Sündenböcke» is the young adult novel by Brock Cole, published by Fischer Taschenbuch Vlg. in paperback (190 pages, in German).
During a camp, a boy and a girl are abandoned on a small island by their peers as part of a tradition. What is a joke to the others becomes the trigger for an escape: the two decide not to return and disappear together, discovering along the way an unusual friendship and the strength to redefine themselves.
Work originally published in English as «The Goats» (1987). This German edition is translated by Sybil Gräfin Schönfeldt.
For young and teenage readers: a story about group pressure, loneliness, and friendship born from adversity.
Brock Cole is an American children's author and illustrator. He is an author and illustrator of pictures books for children as well as a writer of novels and novellas for young adult readers. The subject matter of his juvenile fiction is perhaps more controversial than that of his peers, landing him on the ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books 1990-2000. Though some of his books have been challenged for content, he has become well known for his style and form.
