Pink Elephant

It all begins with a headbutt. While Germany dreams of its summer fairy tale during the 2006 World Cup, fourteen-year-old Vincent finds new friends among those who have beaten him up. Soon, he calls them brothers, smokes shisha with them, hangs out on the street – yet every evening he still returns to his parents' single-family home. When things get serious, he realizes that until now, it has all just been a game. At least for him. While he smears tanning cream on his face, Ali falls into a coma after jumping out of a window, Tarek is unreachable – and a reality hits that Vincent could never have imagined. A fast-paced, gripping novel about friendship and belonging.