Year: 2011; Edition: 1. Aufl; Publisher: Carlsen Verlag GmbH; Language: German; ISBN 10: 3646920815; Ph ISBN 13: 9783646900811; Series: Rico & Oskar; Behind every person, no matter how eccentric, lies a story worth telling. It's just a matter of whether we want to hear it or not. However, the "less intelligent" boy Rico possesses the ability to read other people's moods and to maneuver through the most awkward situations. Oskar, on the other hand, is so honest and knowledgeable that interacting with him is like encountering a walking dictionary. Andreas Steinhöfel is a familiar name in contemporary German literature. His book, *Paul Vier and the Schröders*, is on the list of required readings in German schools. Another novel, titled "The Center of the World," is widely known among teenagers. His book, "Rico, Oskar and the Stolen Stone," with its charming illustrations by artist Peter Schoessow, is one in a series about Rico and Oskar, translated into Vietnamese by Ta Quang Hiep and published by Kim Dong Publishing House. A Monday, like countless other Mondays, becomes extraordinary when Rico and Oskar accidentally discover the body of Uncle Fitzke in front of his apartment in the shared house. As Rico confesses: "Fitkze was the first dead person we saw. So we were a little nervous!" Theo Zing