I read a novel and forgot the name of it. it was about a kid who likes to read and made friends with a taking turtle and goes to school where he learn's that he can use all elements but his level for them is 1
It's ISSTH~ Check, Meng Hao is a Scholar Check, Patriach Reliance Check, Wood, Metal, Fire.. Meng Hao knows them all! Just kidding, dont know wish you luck tho!
one of the very novle that i can remember is http://www.novelupdates.com/series/the-mage-will-master-magic-efficiently-in-his-second-life/ its common in novles that the mc goes to school and learn he can use all of the elements and he make friends (all of them are girls without even 1% chance that one of them being a boy and even of they look like a boy later its show that they are girls :| for the mc harem ) and also its common that the mc begun to reading book for more information about the world so tell us a little more information such as the personality of the first harem member her look the mc status and so on
It seems to be Norwegian actually.... but, doesn't matter whether it's German, Danish or Norwegian, I don't speak any of those anyway