Sissi Flegel

Sissi Flegel was born into a large family in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany. She studied languages and worked as a teacher before turning her experiences into books for children and young people. From 1982 onward, she published mainly books for school-age readers, often focusing on everyday life and girls’ experiences. In 1988, she received the Youth Literature Prize of the city of Dinkelsbühl.