Bauchlandung. Geschichte einer Teenager-Schwangerschaft

Noemi is 17, shy and insecure; she finds kissing disgusting, sex is taboo in her family, and abortions are considered evil. But Noemi’s friends have their first boyfriends; she thinks this lad Adi is quite sweet – and suddenly she’s pregnant. And her life, or so everyone else believes, is over. Noemi gets no support: Adi still wants only one thing; her parents criticise her; to her friends she’s a slut; teachers and therapists worry more about her parents than about her. Reading “Bauchlandung” leaves you wavering between disbelief and laughter: you’re outraged by the behaviour of those around Noemi and empathise with her confusion, helplessness and loneliness – yet at the same time, Wanda Dufner tells this autobiographically based story with gallows humour, self-irony and great maturity – in short: in a highly entertaining way. The illustrations are also wonderful; the brightly coloured drawings are lively, expressive and rich in surprising metaphors.