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Novels for teenagers: make way for the fight!
What is THE defining book of your adolescence? During spring break, five young people aged 14 to 16 will answer this question and defend their favorite novel during the Fight for children’s books. Presented as part of the show The more the merrier, the more we read! on ICI Première, this game will oppose the following titles: Adamby Samuel Champagne, Divine-Victory, by Edith Kabuya, my cake lifeby Elizabeth Baril-Lessard, infected, by Marc-André Pilon, and Like a campfire heat, by Amélie Panneton. For the occasion, host Marie-Louise Arsenault will be accompanied by Simon Boulerice and Sarah-Maude Beauchesne, the contest judges. Need another idea to ditch the screens during the break? Ohdio offers varied youth content. There are many audio books, including titles by Elise Gravel, Marie Hélène Poitras and Stéphanie Boulay.
The fight for children’s books, Friday, March 4, 1 p.m., on ICI Première. Catching up later on Ohdio.
Veronique Larocque, The Press
The little dragouille in cartoon
The little dragouille, a friendly half-potato, half-dragon character, goes from the book to the screen. Thanks to her overflowing imagination, she invites toddlers to follow her on amazing adventures. With it, they will go in search of dinosaurs and build the largest of the huts. Offered on ICI Tou.tv, the series is divided into 15 very short episodes. Sophie Cadieux lends her voice to this funny potato created by Karine Gottot and Maxim Cyr. The author and the illustrator will also publish a fourth book featuring the little dragouille on March 10 next editions Michel Quintin. Young people aged 7 and up will prefer to immerse themselves in the titles of the series The dragouillesthe most recent of which, The Blues of Quebecoffers a trip to the capital.
On HERE Tou.tv
Veronique Larocque, The Press
A new collection at Saint-Jean Éditeur
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third actby Johanne Tremblay
Saint-Jean Éditeur will launch next week the first two titles of its new collection called Les ovnis. This one intends to present short novels for the general public, “hard-hitting, cheeky, which often come from left field, disturb and destabilize”. In Bowlingby Yves Beauséjour, a lone wolf decides to finally eliminate the demons that torment him to take revenge for what he suffered in his youth. third act, by Johanne Tremblay, focuses on the fate of a disappointed aspiring screenwriter, whose characters come to life. In bookstores March 2.
Laila Maalouf, The Press
Rodney Saint-Éloi shortlisted for the France Télévisions prize
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Rodney Saint-Eloi
Rodney Saint-Éloi is one of the six writers in the running in the Novel category of the France Télévisions prize for his title When it’s sad, Bertha singspublished in October 2020 by Québec Amérique (and Héloïse d’Ormesson editions, in France). This prize, which rewards French-speaking essayists and novelists, will be awarded in the spring to the French program The big bookstore, by a jury of readers chosen by France Télévisions. The writer born in Haiti tells in this autobiographical novel his childhood under the Haitian dictatorship, while paying homage to his mother. The perfect girl by Nathalie Azoulai (PO L), The patience of traces, by Jeanne Benameur (Actes Sud), Journey to the end of childhood, by Rachid Benzine (Seuil), the kid, by Véronique Olmi (Albin Michel), and Decision, by Karine Tuil (Gallimard), are among the selected titles.
Laila Maalouf, The Press
Karoline Georges in the running for the Dublin Literary Award
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Karoline Georges
The Imago StageEnglish version of the novel by Karoline Georges Of synthesis, translated by Rhonda Mullins at Coach House Books, has earned a place among the 30 titles of the first selection of the prestigious Dublin Literary Award. This prize is awarded annually to a novel written in English or translated into English from choices made by the largest libraries in the world. Miss Icelandby Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, and The art of losingby Alice Zeniter, are among the other translated titles chosen.
Laila Maalouf, The Press
A retrospective of Guy Delisle in Quebec
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An outdoor exhibition devoted to cartoonist Guy Delisle is being held until February 28 at the Center de plein air de Beauport, in Quebec City.
This is the last weekend to visit the outdoor exhibition devoted to cartoonist Guy Delisle, which is being held until February 28 at the Center de plein air de Beauport, in Quebec City. The retrospective retraces the career of the author, originally from Charlesbourg and living in France for many years – from Chronicles of Jerusalemwhich earned him the prize for best album at the Angoulême festival, Chronicles of youthhis most recent title.
Laila Maalouf, The Press