The reading journal "Otherwise, It's Your Turn" by Schroedel is a valuable school book aimed at promoting reading motivation and reading competence among students. It offers a variety of ways to spark interest in reading and make literature an experience. By selecting children's and young adult books that connect to the learners' life worlds, it creates an engaging approach to reading. The book supports German lessons by providing opportunities for reading and offering motivating reading materials. The innovative supplementary materials allow for an in-depth engagement with the texts and foster key competencies that extend beyond the German curriculum. The multimedia connection of poems with rap, music, and film also opens up new perspectives on classic and modern poetry, giving children and adolescents easier access to these topics.