- Has a brother, working as her lawyer, and a sister.
- Supports Exilio, an organization supporting refugees and victims of torture, and Häusliche Kinderkrankenpflege, a charity in Hamburg taking care of sick children.
- Was voted into "Time" magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of 2005.
- Friends with author Neil Gaiman.
- After graduating at the Hamburg School of Design, she worked as a board game designer and children's book illustrator.
- Her breakthrough novel "Thief Lord" has been translated in 23 languages since its 2000 release in Germany.
- Has two children: Anna-Lena (born in 1990) and Benjamin (born in 1995).
- Having a degree in education theory, she worked as a social worker in Hamburg. During that period, she discovered the stories that grasped the imagination of children.
- Has lived in Los Angeles with her family since May 2005.
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