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Despicable, but… useful
With the return of heat and good weather, nature comes back to life. The flowers grow, the grass turns green, the birds sing and… the mosquitoes bite, to the great displeasure of the young heroine of this pleasant album.
No matter how much she chases them away, these “little winged vampires” are determined to ruin her day. However, these often unpleasant insects are very useful and necessary for life, she discovers. Birds, frogs, flowers and even aliens confirm this over the pages.
I hate mosquitoes, but…
Text by Mireille Messier, illustrations by Catherine Petit
Editions of Isatis
From 2 years old
Force Upheaval
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Extract of The War of the Desksby Marie-Andrée Arsenault
Imagine a classroom where students dine on a space station, receive awards on the “Ladder of Strength,” and stage lightsaber battles. The dream, right? This is the daily life of young people in Mr. Olivier’s class until the day their teacher leaves school in a hurry.
Angered by the whirlwind of replacements, the Padawan decide to rebel. Who will be able to lead the students away from the dark side of the Force? An amazing yoga teacher.
This short novel full of allusions to Star Wars highlights the importance of the relationship between students and their teacher.
The War of the Desks
Marie-Andree Arsenault
Editions Quebec America
From 9 years old
For teenagers
Everything for his mother
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Cancer ascending ostrichby Julie Champagne
Sam’s world changes when she learns that her mother has cancer. Very Cartesian, the teenager leaves aside her pain and decides to do everything to save her.
“I wanted to fight, take up arms, restore order to the universe. A universe that cannot exist without my mother at its center,” says the 14-year-old heroine. In the hope of offering the patient an experimental and expensive treatment in Switzerland, Sam sets up a crowdfunding campaign.
But the cancer is progressing and she will have to stop being an ostrich. We follow with emotion the ordeals crossed by the teenager in this novel which skilfully combines biting humor and touching moments.
Cancer ascending ostrich
Julie Champagne
Editions The short scale
From 11 years old
Everything for a treat
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Extract of No donut for squirrels, text and illustrations by Mika Song
Do you smell that sweet smell? All the squirrels in the park smelled it. It comes from the street truck recently installed nearby. Nora and Brioche absolutely want to taste the donuts they cook there. Unfortunately for the two squirrels, hazelnuts are not accepted currency.
The friendly duo will redouble their efforts to achieve their goals in this funny graphic novel inspired by New York squirrels.
No donut for squirrels
Text and illustrations by Mika Song, translation by Céline Comtois
Bayard Editions
From 6 years old
Fascinating evolution
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Extract of The prehistory of Quebecvolume 6 — Fabulous flying creatures, text by Patrick Couture, illustrations by Martin PM
What did the ancestors of birds look like? This fascinating documentary with comic illustrations goes around the question by presenting their evolution over millions of years.
We discover in particular a feathered dinosaur very clever to climb but not to fly or even a superchicken whose descendants are the duck and the rooster.
Do you prefer sea or land animals? Volumes 4 and 5 of this very well-crafted documentary series focus on the history of these creatures.
The prehistory of Quebecvolume 6 — Fabulous flying creatures
Text by Patrick Couture, illustrations by Martin PM
Fides Editions
From 9 years old