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Zusatztext On the first day of seventh grade! Pierre Anthon announces that life has no meaning and walks out of school. Everything! he has concluded! is a useless step toward death. Pierre’s shaken classmates scramble to prove him wrong. They begin to assemble a “heap of meaning” in an abandoned sawmill. Each child must add a possession of the others’ choosing. The children’s need to avenge their losses spins out of control. A Muslim boy gives up his prayer mat and spirals into a crisis of faith. Another child must contribute the head of a beloved dog. A boy demands a girl’s innocence. That girl demands something even more unthinkable. This story is horrifying! and draws obvious comparison to William Golding’s Lord of the Flies (1954). Despite the somewhat-idyllic provincial setting! the total lack of parental supervision is hard to swallow. Agnes! the narrator! is increasingly matter-of-fact as the horrors escalate! and this tempers the emotional impact of the story. This narrative distance also impedes character development; even Agnes remains unknowable. Her methodical telling sets a lulling pace! though! which sets the shocking events in high relief. The author writes sparely! even simplistically! and some chapters are only the narrator’s haikulike commentary. Danish kids apparently love a good existential discussion! but the group’s circular debates may bore and/or confuse American middle schoolers.– SLJ! April 1! 2010 Informationen zum Autor Janne Teller was born in Copenhagen! Denmark! and has written several award-winning novels that have been translated into a number of languages. Nothing is the winner of the prestigious Best Children’s Book Award from the Danish Cultural Ministry and is also a Printz Award Honor Book in the United States. Janne lives in New York City and Denmark. Martin Aitken has a doctorate in linguistics and has translated hundreds of articles! poems! and novels. Born in England! he lives in Copenhagen! Denmark. Klappentext Hailed as "The Lord of the Flies" for the 21st century! "Nothing" is a treasured work in the author's native Denmark. When Pierre-Anthon realizes there is no meaning to life! the seventh grader leaves his classroom! climbs a tree! and stays there. Zusammenfassung When Pierre-Anthon realizes there is no meaning to life! the seventh-grader leaves his classroom! climbs a tree! and stays there. His classmates cannot make him come down! not even by pelting him with rocks. So to prove to Pierre-Anthon that life has meaning! the children decide to give up things of importance. The pile starts with the superficial—a fishing rod! a new pair of shoes. But as the sacrifices become more extreme! the students grow increasingly desperate to get Pierre-Anthon down! to justify their belief in meaning. Sure to prompt intense thought and discussion! Nothing —already a treasured work overseas—is not to be missed. ...
