Sassen, Das hier ist kein Tagebuch

Nothing at all," says Bou's little sister, summing up her brother's feelings about life. Five years after the suicide of his depressive mother, the 16-year-old falls into a deep emotional crisis. He hides in his room, stops going to school and drinks too much alcohol. That's why his worried father orders him to write and listen to music every day. Even though Bou reluctantly opens his notebook with the words &rdquo,This is not a diary&ldquo, and describes the CDs provided as &rdquo,rather &ouml,of the stuff&ldquo, he eventually sees light again at the end of a long tunnel.
With sensitivity and at the same time courage, Erna Sassen turns to the topic of &depression&ldquo, a difficult&ldquo, but highly topical subject. Despite sad topics, low points and tears, she has succeeded in creating an uplifting, comforting book (Deutschlandfunk). The author has processed the existential distress of a young person &rdquo,into a hopeful text that shows ways of dealing with grief and loss&ldquo, &ndash, was the verdict of the jury of critics for the work, which was nominated for the German Youth Literature Prize in 2016.