A"An exceptional novel standing in the tradition of the great European Young Adult Literature, a paramount piece of prose.A" Oldenburg Award for Young Adult Literature, The Jury A"BELGISCHE RIESEN has everything an audio book needs: It is warm-hearted, entertaining, and exciting - one for the entire family.A" German Audio Book Award, The Jury A"What impressed me most with this book is how well Burkhard Spinnen succeeds in putting himself into children's souls, especially in those being confronted with their parents separation. I think BELGISCHE RIESEN is magnificent, it's enchanting.A" Annette Schavan, minister of culture, in Die Zeit '7best books for Young readers' by Focus/Deutschlandfunk 'Top Ten in Books for Young Adults' by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung A"A stroke of luck for the German Youth Literature.A" Christoph Schmitz, Head of Jury for the German Youth Literature Prize A"Even in the field of Young Adult Literature Spinnen continues to be a top author.A" Der Tagesspiegel A"Written at breakneck speed, imaginative, full of wit and humour.A" NDR A"The moral of this story is brilliantly hidden behind amusing day-to-day scenes even adults could fancy.A" STERN