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On the occasion of the Salon de Montreuil, from December 2 to 7, our community recommends a children's book every day.
Today, “The Girl Who Could Fly” by Victoria Forester, published on March 19, 2020 by Éditions Lumen.
On the occasion of the Montreuil Children's Book Fair, Laura Said, contributor to the
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The Girl Who Could Fly
by Victoria Forester, whose first volume was published on March 19, 2020 by Éditions Lumen.
From 9 years old.
Her favorite quote:
The young girl had straightened up, her eyes sparkling with intelligence and a smile on her lips. - I always told you, Conrad, she said mischievously, you will never overcome someone like me.
Why this book?
Because this novel, released in France more than 10 years
after its release in the United States, simply takes us into the air with its young heroine and we take pleasure in sliding with her as we had done with Harry Potter.
Because we follow the initiatory journey of a young girl full of ardor,
her head full of dreams who will grow up and understand that the world is not that simple.
We follow her from her protected childhood to the confines of the adult world where pretenses, hypocrisy and control take on their full meaning.
Because reading takes the reader back to a
more or less distant period when, as children, we asked a lot of questions about the world around us, all with a benevolent and innocent eye.
Even in adulthood, one cannot help but be touched by his naivety, optimism and kindness towards others.
The essentials in 2 minutes
The plot.
Piper has always known how to fly.
His donation will attract the attention of an organization tasked with protecting extraordinary beings.
One day, she arrives at a top-secret high-security school where she meets other children who, just like her, have incredible powers.
Characters.
Piper McNimbus, young girl not having her tongue in her pocket, she has the gift of flying.
Conrad, a smarter teenager than Einstein who doesn't like anyone.
The other children with extraordinary gifts, Smitty, Violette, etc.
Places.
Beginning in Piper's family farm, deep in the countryside, the story then takes us to the cold of the Far North.
The time.
Nowadays.
The author.
Victoria Forester, 46, is a Canadian who lives in Maryland, United States.
This book was read with
nostalgia and lightness.
We gladly fall back into childhood with Piper.
Better, because who has never dreamed of flying?
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