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After solving the riddle of the voodoo magic, school friends Ella and Max are on the trail of a nasty crime.
The two friends spend a week at a holiday camp in the Alps. In the nearby small town, a tourist was attacked and seriously injured during a folk festival. A young man, who fled to the mountains at the same time, is suspected by local people of being responsible for the crime. But Ella and Max soon begin to doubt his guilt, even though the mood in the city towards the mute outsider is becoming increasingly hostile. After the doctor's daughter also disappears, the thirteen-year-old friends decide to solve the mystery. They doubt the rumors and uncover secrets that have been kept for so long. Trying to help puts her in great danger...
An exciting detective story for young and old about the power of prejudice!
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KinderundJungendmedien.de: 
Max and his school friend Ella had hoped that their vacation in the mountains would be particularly interesting. Instead, they learn that a brutal attack on a tourist had taken place in the neighboring town shortly before. In addition, the doctor's daughter suddenly disappeared without a trace. Blame for everything, it is generally claimed, lies with Jakob, a young man with behavioral problems who has also not been found for days. It is told in an exciting way how Max and Ella solve this mysterious story and even put their lives in danger in the process. (...) more
Weser courier:
With Ella and Max, Monika Dietrich-Lüders has created a clever pair of children who are naturally cautious and approach their cases with great sensitivity. "The Singing Butterflies" picks up where the first case left off, at the beginning of the summer holidays. (...) more
AJuM GEW:
The reader can easily empathize with the individual protagonists and is encouraged to think about his own prejudices. However, he is also clearly shown that the behavior can depend on many factors, that it can be explained if necessary and that the knowledge of this sometimes means that the view of the person has to be changed. In addition to the tension of the detective story, it becomes very clear how strong the pull can be that develops when a group believes they are acting in the interests of a just cause. (...) more
Footnoters:
All in all, Dietrich-Lüders has succeeded in writing a novel that is convincing both in terms of the narration and in terms of the conception of the characters and is able to captivate the reader. As part of the narration, she again takes up topics that were already relevant in her first book: trust or being able to confide in oneself and family and friends as important components in life. She embeds all this in a new setting, where she manages not to create a poor copy of her first book, but develops a new wonderful story that can be easily read and understood without knowledge of the first volume. more
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