Jana Frey

Jana Frey (born April 17, 1969 in Düsseldorf ) is a German - Swiss children's and youth author.

Life

Jana Frey was born on April 17th, 1969 in Düsseldorf. Her birth father died seven months later in a traffic accident. Your stepfather is a freelance actor from Switzerland. Jana Frey began to write at the age of five - her first published book is still handwritten.

She later studied literature, history and art in Frankfurt am Main, the USA and New Zealand and started a family. During this time she was heavily involved in youth work and collected many ideas for her books.

Frey published numerous books for children and young people that were translated into several languages. The first novel for young people was published in 1994. Their spectrum ranges from picture books and first-reading books to sophisticated novels for older readers. There she mainly deals with problem topics such as drugs, violence or anorexia.

The title Höhenflug abwärts brought Frey a nomination for the German Children's and Young People's Literature Prize in 2004 . It was also the kiss my sister filmed for television. Her youth novel Backwards is no way for the cinema is currently being filmed.

Jana Frey is divorced and lives with two of her four children in southern Germany.

bibliography

picture books

• Jannik and the grandparents plan . With pictures by Edda Skibbe . Nord-Süd Verlag, 2000, ISBN 978-3-314-00894-8 .

First reading books

Reading space

• Jasper isn't afraid . With pictures by Silke Brix-Henker . Loewe Verlag, 2002, ISBN 978-3-7855-3019-1 .
• I want to be your friend, dear polar bear! . With pictures by Sabine Kraushaar . Loewe Verlag, 2005, ISBN 3-7855-5507-5 .

Reading tiger

• Little reading tigers: dog stories . With pictures by Angelika Stubner . Loewe Verlag, 2005, ISBN 3-7855-4154-6 .

Reading pirates

• Scary stories . Loewe Verlag, 2003, ISBN 3-7855-4781-1 .
• Pony farm stories . Loewe Verlag, 2003, ISBN 978-3-7855-4588-1 .
• Witch stories . With pictures by Karin Schliehe and Bernhard Mark . Loewe Verlag, 2005, ISBN 3-7855-5824-4 .

Reading king

• Warning, top secret . Loewe Verlag, 1998, ISBN 978-3-7855-3235-5 .
• School trip to the old castle . Loewe Verlag, 1999, ISBN 978-3-7855-3376-5 .
• The crazy classroom is upside down . Loewe Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3-7855-5177-0 .
• Snowflake - A pony in danger . Loewe Verlag, 2005, ISBN 3-7855-5328-5 .
• Snowflake - A pony keeps everyone busy . Loewe Verlag, 2005, ISBN 3-7855-5518-0 .
• Snowflake - A pony conquers all hearts . Loewe Verlag, 2007, ISBN 3-7855-4125-2 .

The book bear reading fun

• Knight stories . With pictures by Johannes Gerber. Arena Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3-401-08515-8 .
• Detective stories . With pictures by Christian Zimmer . Arena Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3-401-08608-1 .
• The most beautiful dragon stories (together with Frauke Nahrgang ). Arena Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-401-09321-5 .

Children's books

• Dear little brother monster . With pictures by Betina Gotzen-Beek . Loewe Verlag, 2002, ISBN 3-7855-4163-5
• It's over now, I don't want a kiss! ISBN 3-7855-4489-8 .
• Now I'm big - school is starting . ISBN 3-7855-4935-0 .
• Soon I'll sleep without light too! ISBN 3-7855-4774-9 .
• Will be fine again! Comfort stories that make children happy . ISBN 3-7855-4160-0 .
• Growing up and being strong . ISBN 3-7855-5435-4 .
• I want! I want! The little elf has many wishes . ISBN 3-7855-5312-9 .
• My favorite stories of the little marmot . ISBN 3-473-31137-5 .
• Arguing is part of it, even if you love each other . ISBN 3-473-33095-7 .
• The life's work of the dinosaurs .
• Take courage! . ISBN 3-473-33043-4 .
• School trip to the old castle . ISBN 3-7855-3376-4 .
• Little brother, big fuss! ISBN 3-7855-3076-5 .
• Good night, you love animals . ISBN 3-473-33054-X .
• 5 detectives and the invisible thief . ISBN 3-401-08330-9 .
• Fridolin XXL . ISBN 3-8000-5343-8 .

Rows

• The crazy classroom: Loud teachers in the air! ISBN 3-7855-4396-4 .
• The crazy classroom: a crocodile in a pencil case . ISBN 3-7855-4397-2 .
• The crazy classroom: a school trip goes swimming . ISBN 3-7855-4624-6 .
• The crazy classroom: a haunted school day . ISBN 3-7855-4801-X .
• The crazy classroom: Heat-free in Africa . ISBN 3-7855-4975-X .

Youth novels

• The ice-cold paradise. A girl with Jehovah's Witnesses . ISBN 978-3-7855-6346-5 .
• Crazy with fear. A girl in adolescent psychiatry . ISBN 3-596-80559-7 .
• The barred world. At 16 in juvenile prison . ISBN 3-7855-5808-2 .
• Flying high down. A girl is doing drugs . ISBN 3-7855-5624-1 .
• I, the other . ISBN 978-3-7855-5865-2 .
• Dead End Freedom: From the Life of a Street Child . ISBN 3-7855-5422-2 .
• There is no way backwards: pregnant at 14 . ISBN 3-7855-4815-X .
• Air for breakfast: a girl has anorexia . ISBN 3-7855-5184-3 .
• The lost look: a girl goes blind . ISBN 3-7855-5623-3 .
• My sister's kiss: a forbidden love . ISBN 3-7855-4499-5 .
• Whipping boy . ISBN 3-7855-5552-0 .
• Not a word to anyone . ISBN 3-8000-2553-1 .
• Radical . ISBN 978-3-86760-042-2 .
• I call it love . ISBN 3-8000-2479-9 .
• Obsessively obsessed . ISBN 3-8000-2430-6 .
• Nice. Helena's greatest wish . ISBN 978-3-596-80786-4 .
• Black time . Fischer Schatzinsel Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-596-80793-2 .
• If you need me . Arena, 2011, ISBN 978-3-401-06277-8 .
• Because you are missing . Fischer, Frankfurt 2013 ISBN 978-3-596-85446-2
• Liebeskinder , Arena, 2014, ISBN 978-3-401-06787-2
• I don't feel: Elina's life with Borderline , Loewe, 2015
• Let me be happy Under the spell of crystal meth , Loewe, 2016

Web links

• Literature by and about Jana Frey in the catalog of the German National Library
• Jana Frey's website
• Interview with the author
• Information about Jana Frey at KinderundJugendmedien.de
• Jana Frey at Loewe Verlag
• Interview with Jana Frey in: hoppsala from July 2007

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jana Frey read and won the hearts of the young listeners ( memento of the original from December 31, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in: Secondary School Reigoldswil from January 25, 2007