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Mariken Jongman

Mariken Jongman (b. 1965) writes songs and performs plays for young people, which she takes on tour around schools and theatres. In 2005, she made her debut as a children’s writer with Rits, the drily humorous, diary-like story of thirteen-year-old Rits, who is temporarily dumped on his uncle Corry because of problems at home. All Corry does is drink beer and read angling magazines. The book received great acclaim, with NRC Handelsblad declaring that very few people can write as well as this author. In 2008, Jongman published her first picture book: Wasbeer en Otter redden een rups (Raccoon and Otter Save a Caterpillar), illustrated by Irene Goede.

Rits

Rits

(Lemniscaat, 2005, 213 pagina's)

Thirteen-year-old Rits – actually Maurits – doesn’t have it easy. His father is off travelling with his new girlfriend and his mother is so distraught that she’s ended up in an institution. Rits is staying with his Uncle Corry, who spends his days drinking beer and reading angling magazines. Rits does his very best to introduce a little structure into his uncle’s life, but that’s no simple task.

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Kiek

Kiek

(Lemniscaat, 2009, 222 pagina's)

‘I’m the result of a mercy shag.’ These are the words of fourteen-year-old Kiek, whose mother has told her she was conceived in a broom cupboard. Her father is some bass guitarist or other – she’s prepared to say that much at least, but she won’t reveal any more about him than that. And so Kiek sets out on her own investigation.

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Alle dieren levend en vrij

Alle dieren levend en vrij

(Lemniscaat, 2014, 236 pagina's)

When 11-year-old Gijs discovers that his tough classmate Dietie has lured him into a secret animal liberation organisa­tion, he feels that his life finally has meaning. If someone reads his diary in a hundred years’ time, they’ll surely think, “Stuttering stars and stoats, what an amaaaazing life!”

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