Anna van Praag
Anna van Praag (b. 1967) is a Dutch children’s writer who, after having lived in Spain for six years, moved back to Amsterdam with her husband in 2014 to run a “peace inn” by the River IJ.
Van Praag has written almost 20 children’s and young adult books, mostly for readers of 8 and up. In 2012, her first 12+ book was published, Kom hier Rosa (Come Here, Rosa) about a girl who returns from Spain to the Netherlands. A Very Special Girl is her second YA novel. In 2024 her novel Jona was nominated as Best Book for Young Adults. Her books have been translated to German and Japanese. Stars wrapped in skin is her newest book.
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Stars wrapped in Skin
What if the end could lead to a new beginning?
Jona
Sixteen-year-old Jona’s grandmother has dementia and talks increasingly often about her old love, Simon. But that wasn’t Grandpa’s name, and no one has ever heard of Simon. Who is she talking about? For a project at school, Jona decides to make a film about the subject. He has help from two classmates: the bossy blabbermouth Elin and the calm Lucas.
A Very Special Girl
In 'A Very Special Girl', Alicia looks back on the summer camps she used to go to with her whole family. At first, she loves it there. “The longing to return next year started when we were on the plane back home.”