Stefanie Höfler: Until the rain catches fire - youth book reading, moderated by young people (from 13 years)

First her brother disappears, then the mysterious Sol appears in her life and upsets everything. It is the moment when sixteen-year-old Toni questions everything, including the system of surveillance in which she lives. She switches off her sensor, disconnects and flees into the forest, where it is raining in a strange way despite the drought. What begins as a small escape turns into a breathtaking search for the secret of the "rain children", during which she discovers an unheard-of truth.

Stefanie Höfler's "Bis der Regen Feuer fängt" (Beltz, 2026) is a stirring novel about a girl who burns with curiosity. And finally knows what is worth fighting for. The award-winning author talks about her work and her favorite books of the future with young people from the Lit Lab.
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Cover excerpt: © Beltz & Gelberg

An autism-sensitive event (information and assistance: synaut@synclulsio.org) by Lit Lab (Literaturhaus program by young people for young people, information from Birgit Güde: guede@literaturhaus-freiburg.de)

Funded as part of the "Weiterkommen!" of the Center for Cultural Participation Baden-Württemberg (ZfKT) and by the Förderkreis Literaturhaus Freiburg e.V

Date: 24.4.2026, 6 pm
Location: Literaturhaus Freiburg, Bertoldstraße 17
Admission free

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