Sverre Henmo (Norway) presents his young adult book "Großer Bruder, kleiner Bruder" (t: Big brother, little brother)

Adrian loves his little brother, who was born with Down Syndrome. But at the same time, he is fighting to gain his independence and set emotional boundaries between himself and his parent's house. Together with his best friend Otto, he does some extremely odd experiments in pursuit of accepted social codes and challenges them as well. Sverre Henmo is less concerned with a direct discussion on the topic of handicaps as he is with taking an analytical look at family structures as they are influenced by daily life with a family member with mental and physical limitations.

International Children’s and Youth Literature

MODERATION: Shelly Kupferberg

9th – 11th Grade