Allein Sammelband #1

This handsome German-language omnibus from Piredda Verlag collects the first five volumes of Gazzotti and Vehlmann's *Allein* ("Alone") in a single hefty edition — a great entry point into the series. The cover says it all: five resourceful kids, armed with everything from a baseball bat and a revolver to a sword and a crossbow, stand shoulder to shoulder with a quiet, determined confidence that suggests the world they're navigating in 2013 is anything but ordinary. It's a striking image of childhood resilience that makes you want to dive straight into the story.