Das erste Schuljahr: Eine Erzählung für Kinder von 7-12 Jahren

Agnes Sapper (1852-1929)

Approximate level: B1
Length: 39,497 words
Reading time: 3 h 17 min
Chapters: 15
Language: German
On Project Gutenberg since: 2018

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Agnes Sapper’s early twentieth-century story follows Gretchen as she learns that she is old enough to be registered for school. It is a domestic children’s tale, centered on family life, childhood, and the approach of a new responsibility. The German is older in spelling and phrasing, but the opening uses familiar household vocabulary and direct dialogue. Sentences range from short exchanges to long, carefully nested passages, so you will need to track who is speaking and how the clauses fit together.

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Subjects

Schools -- Juvenile fiction

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