"I want to write books, that I would like to read myself." Wolfgang Herrndorf (1965-2013) published his novel "Tschick" in 2010. The novel received numerous rewards and quickly became a bestseller, also internationally. It tells the story of Maik, a 14-year-old high school boy and his now school mate Andrej who embark on an adventurous trip together. The humorous text is full of unexpected surprises. It is a mixture between adolescence novel, road novel and hero story and addresses contemporary issues like multiculturalism, exclusion/inclusion or mobbing, and shows what growing up, friendship or love means for young people of today. In this seminar, we will read extracts of the novel and explain the social context. We will also watch parts of the film version, and learn about the author Wolfgang Herrndorf.