In this book by the classic of Austrian children's literature, Christine Nöstlinger, you will find a new batch of stories about Franz, who is already seven and a half years old. Franz goes to school and has “a couple of problems” because of it. Firstly, he is the smallest in the class and does not know what to do with it. Secondly, when Franz gets excited, his voice becomes thin and squeaky, like a mouse’s, and Franz is very annoyed by this. Once Franz was sitting on his homework. He made mistakes, and when he wanted to correct everything, he accidentally wet his notebook, so he was ashamed to carry it to school. Now I have to explain everything to teacher At-two. But what can we do? After all, when Franz gets excited, he starts squeaking! Everyone wants to help Franz, but they don’t know how. And only one person gives him super advice... And Franz is late for class and thinks: should he lie or not lie to the teacher about why he was so late? What will Franz do? “Stories about Franz” is an ideal read for those who are just starting to read. There are nineteen books in the series, “New Stories about Franz and School” is the fourth in the collection. “Stories about Franz” became the best book of 2013 of the year according to Papmambook. Christine Nöstlinger is an Austrian children's writer, author of more than a hundred books for children and teenagers. Her work has been recognized with dozens of awards, including the H. C. Andersen Prize and the Astrid Lindgren Prize. Nöstlinger's books have been translated into 40 languages.