Cathy’s Catastrophes – My Life between Christmas Hype and Creepy Vibe (vol. IV)

Nothing’s calm, nothing’s right

Isn’t the Christmas season supposed to be all about quiet contemplation? Well, it isn’t. While Cathy’s ethics teacher makes her class do charity work, a mad swapping market for Advent calendar presents develops at school. Cathy’s best friend Lisi is in a swapping frenzy and drags Cathy into her affairs, while Cathy has her hands more than full with preparing the class' Secret Santa presents.

To make the chaos complete, a guy named Bernie moves into Cathy’s father’s storage room. Supposedly they are mates – but why is he behaving more and more suspiciously from day to day? The first week in Advent is getting creepy ... 

  • The perfect read at Christmas time: Everyone’s familiar with Christmas disasters!
  • Perfect for reluctant readers: a comic novel with short chapters and funny illustrations that will appeal to the target group’s sense of humour
  • For readers of Liz Pichon, Jeff Kinney and Franca Düwel
Genre: Children's Books / YA, Family / Friends, Middle Grade
Johanna Klement

Johanna Klement spent twelve years researching the brain and hormones as a medical doctor. In addition to writing scientific texts, she now also writes humorous books for children. She lives in Lübeck with her family.

Mareikje Vogler

Mareikje Vogler grew up in the beautiful Münsterland region, where she trained as a media designer and then worked in advertising for a few years. She later studied cartoons at the Animation School in Hamburg and has been working as a freelance illustrator.  She lives in Hamburg with her family.

144 pages, ISBN: 978-3-423-76600-5
Product features: b/w illustrations, 14,3cm x 22cm
First published 2025