Emil and the Detectives
by Erich Kästner
Taste attributes: familymysteryadventurecrimefastwholesomerealisticlinearall consuming questunderdog triumphsfool triumphant
Boxlist takeWholesome and fast-moving: a family novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like pace over patience.
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Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
On his first real train journey, travelling down to his grandmother in Berlin, Emil Tischbein is robbed of all his money. Emil gathers together a group of boys of his own age and sets out on the trail of the thief. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
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- Author
- Erich Kästner
- Published
- 1929
- Pages
- 175
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- Open Library
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