Scissors, stone, paper (book)

Schere, Stein, Papier ( English original title: Baby ) is a children's and youth book first published in 1993 by the American Patricia MacLachlan .

action

Larkin's family, who live on an island, find a basket in front of their door, in which the baby Sophie is lying, after the last holiday guests leave at the end of summer. The mother left it because she cannot take care of her and asks that she take care of her daughter until she picks her up again.

Against the will of the father, the mother decides to keep it. Now, with the new family member, the long postponed argument about the death of Larkin's brother, who died six months earlier shortly after birth, is taking place. Sophie virtually takes his place and even the father and Larkin, who have been resisting it the longest, soon see the baby as a family member. But after a year what everyone was anxiously expecting occurs: the real mother appears and leaves the island with Sophie.

Remarks

The book was on the shortlist for the 1995 German Youth Literature Prize .

filming

In 2000 a film adaptation was made under the direction of Robert Allan Ackerman with the title Baby - Glück auf Zeit . The main roles were played by Farrah Fawcett and Robert Carradine .