Nelly Sue Edelmeister is a skinny thirteen-year-old Berlin schoolgirl with thick glasses and a brilliant career in astronomy ahead. But that's before she discovers Prince William, and the odd, but oddly attractive, Maximilian Minsky - former New Yorker, full-out goth and basketball ace. Religion, family and her new crush are all set to collide and it seems like elderly family friend Risa - a survivor of Germany's darker past - is the only one who can keep Nelly sane...

Author Biography

Holly-Jane Rahlens has worked in radio, TV and film as an actress, producer and commentator. Prince William, Maximilian Minsky and Me, in translation, won the prestigious 2003 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis as the best young adult novel published in Germany. She has since adapted the book into a film screenplay, which is currently in production. She was born in New York, but now lives in Berlin.