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Beate Schafer Beate Schafer i(A89685 works by) (a.k.a. Beate Schäfer)
Gender: Female
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5 y separately published work icon The Killing Woods Lucy Christopher , ( trans. Beate Schafer with title Kiss Me, Kill Me ) Hamburg : Carlsen Verlag , 2014 6696334 2013 single work novel young adult thriller

'Emily’s dad is accused of murdering a teenage girl. Emily is sure he is innocent, but what happened that night in the woods behind their house where she used to play as a child? Determined to find out, she seeks out Damon Hillary, the enigmatic boyfriend of the murdered girl. He also knows these woods. Maybe they could help each other. But he’s got secrets of his own about games that are played in the dark.' (From the publisher's website.)
11 10 y separately published work icon Stolen : A Letter to My Captor Lucy Christopher , ( trans. Beate Schafer with title Ich Wünschte, Ich Könnte Dich Hassen ) Hamburg : Carlsen Verlag , 2013 Z1624558 2009 single work novel young adult 'Told in a moving letter to her captor, sixteen-year-old Gemma relives her kidnapping from Bangkok airport while on holiday. Taken by Ty, her troubled young stalker, to the wild and desolate Australian Outback she reflects on a landscape from which there's no escape. A story of survival, passion and darkness, Gemma reveals how she had to deal with the nightmare, or die trying to fight it.' (From the publisher's website.)
4 2 y separately published work icon Flyaway Lucy Christopher , ( trans. Beate Schafer with title Isla Schwanenmädchen ) Hamburg : Carlsen Verlag , 2011 Z1667299 2010 single work children's fiction children's

'In this touching novel for ages 10+, Lucy Christopher explores the remarkable bond between a young girl, a boy and a damaged wild bird - a relationship that will affect everyone who reads it.

'While visiting her father in hospital, thirteen-year-old Isla meets Harry, the first boy to understand her and her love of the outdoors. But Harry is ill, and as his health fails, Isla is determined to help him in the only way she knows how.

'Together they watch a lone swan struggling to fly on the lake outside Harry's window. Isla believes that if she can help the damaged swan, somehow she can help Harry. And in doing so, she embarks upon a breathtakingly magical journey of her own.' (From the publisher's website.)
4 9 y separately published work icon The Best Thing Margo Lanagan , ( trans. Beate Schafer with title Voll erwischt vom Leben ) Munich : Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag , 1999 Z201194 1995 single work novel young adult

'Mel's life is chaotic. At school her ex-friends have ganged up on her, at home her parents have lost touch with her and each other. Pug is the only good thing - loving him, in his untidy room scented and shadowed by frangipani, she finds passionate fulfillment. But his world is so different from hers - can they possibly make it together? And can she let him in on her overwhelming secret? Learning to accept herself and him and the new life growing inside her is painful - but being Mel, she gives it everything she's got.' (Publication summary)
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