Birgit Schössow

Burying Grandma

Siblings Mina, Paul and Annie now only have their neighbour, Mrs Mattuschke. From one day to the next, they are orphaned and the shock is followed by a wild decision not to go to a home.

Fortunately, a grandmother turns up, albeit an unknown one. She had been travelling the world for years researching her crime novels and had also fallen out with mum. But now this grandmother doesn’t hesitate to make up for what she has neglected to do for so long: she takes the three of them into her house on the Baltic Sea, and grandma and the children, including Mrs Mattuschke, actually become a really good team.

One day, when the dreadful dying action starts up again, the children take their fate into their own hands and devise a plan. So ingenious that it could have been penned by Grandma!

Peter Hammer Verlag

Middle Grade Fiction

Original title: Oma verbuddeln
Age 10+
224 pp | € 15
hc | 145 x 222 mm
with 28 colour illustrations
Publication: July 2024


Author & Illustrator: Birgit Schössow

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Awards

“Laconically told orphan story about resilience, self-efficacy and moving on after life-changing losses. Adventurous. And courageous, hats off to the publisher!”  – Wiebke Mandalka, Ev. literature portal

“Very quirky, very funny and quite crazy. […] Death and grief are taken seriously, but there is no desolation. […] A convincing debut.” – Sylvia Schwab, Deutschlandfunk Kultur

“Reading this book – even as an adult – is a rollercoaster ride of emotions. Birgit Schössow takes them seriously – and still dares to find hair-raising solutions. Ingenious.” – Andrea Wanner, TITEL kulturmagazin

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