Samuel Brandt woke up with his thoughts written all over his body. His brother woke up with his head missing. His sister woke up to find that her skin would crack open unless she stayed in water. All of the other children in the secluded Iowa town of Oak Knoll woke up having undergone strange transformations. Now, they are all forced to live at 407 West Marshall Street, the mysterious house outside of town. With the new name of The Boy with Words for Skin, Samuel wants nothing more than to hide from his new life. He painfully and unpredictably sheds his skin, there is a Voice in the entryway closet that is often cruel, and-perhaps worst of all for a naturally shy boy-the other children look to him as a leader. As his seven-year-old brother struggles with their new life, as terrifying growls start to come from the pitch black basement, and as his feelings for a girl begin to grow, The Boy with Words for Skin realizes that he wants to change. He wants to put others first, learn from his peers, and let himself hope that things will get better. The Boy with Words for Skin is the first book in the 407 West Marshall Street series. Each book will advance the story but be told from a different character. Book 2 will be The Girl without Eyes.

"Wie Asche zerfallen alle Wörter in ihre Bestandteile und zeugen von ihrem einst grossartigen Potenzial. Doch wie Asphalt überdecken sie unsere Gedanken, welche stehts danach streben, einmal angehört zu werden. Wie Menschen begehen wir Fehler, doch wie leblose Objekte behandeln wir unsere Mitmenschen." Eine Sammlung kleinerer Schriftstücke, welche einst die kahlen Blätter vergangener Schulstunden schmückten. Für alle anderen: Mischung zwischen Schulzeit, Poesie & einer Priese Müdigkeit.

Das Jahr 1944, der Krieg nähert sich seinem Ende. Aber es spielt keine Rolle mehr, ob man im Krieg gewinnt oder verliert. Den sie sind alles Verlierer. Die Kinder des zweiten Weltkrieges, ohne Jugend, ohne Hoffnung aber mit einem Erbe, welches kaum jemand stämmen kann. Erzählt wird die Geschichte dreier Geschwisterten und ihrem Weg durch den bitteren Alltag in einer zerstörrten Welt, auf der Suche nach einem letzten Funken Hoffnung und Kindheit. === === === Titelbild Quelle: https://www.pinterest.com/ejcanevari/wwi-children-at-war/ Abgeändert (Photoshop)