"The river upside down" puts the adventure right side up

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Anne-So “Echos de Mots”, children's literary blogger and contributor to the

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 by Jean-Claude Mourlevat, published on November 4, 2021 by Éditions Pocket Jeunesse.

Her favorite quote:

When I die, Tomek, cry a little if you can't help it, but not too long, please.

You may come to my grave from time to time, so tell yourself that I will no longer be there.

If you want to see me, you'll have to turn around.

You will watch the rows of trees blowing in the wind, the puddle where the little bird drinks, the young dog playing, that's where I'll be, Tomek.

Why this book?

• Because the PKJ editions bring together the two volumes

  of

  The river upside down

  by Jean-Claude Mourlevat in a complete collector's edition illustrated by Thomas Reteuna.

  The opportunity for young readers who have not yet done so, to discover the adventures of Tomek and Hannah, two adventurers ready to do anything to carry out their quests.

• Because this youthful fantasy duology

  is a little gem of travel and sweetness. Tomek, a young orphan running the village grocery store, dreams of adventure but cannot bring himself to leave until the day he meets Hannah. The latter tells him about his search for the Qjar river ... whose water would have the power to prevent dying! Shortly after, Tomek decides to go in search of this strange river… and of the beautiful Hannah who seems to have bewitched him.

• Because the heroes aged 12 and 13

  are as endearing as they are courageous and will experience many adventures to reach their destination; this river which, it seems, would flow backwards. They will discover many strange places as well as their inhabitants. From the Forêt de l'Oubli to the Inexistent Island via the Perfumers' village, their journey will be colorful and full of surprises.

• Because Jean-Claude Mourlevat gives us

  here a fresh and exciting adventure.

  Above all, it proves to us that the twists and turns of a journey to the mysterious quest are enough to create a thrilling story and that a good story does not necessarily need a villain!

  In short,

  The Upside

  Down

  River

  is a perfect complete for readers from 11 years old who like colorful fantasy universes full of surprises.

  
  

The essentials in 2 minutes

The plot.

 Tomek and Hannah embark on a fabulous journey towards the Qjar River;

a river which flows upside down and whose last drops at the top of a mountain would have the power to prevent dying.

Characters.

 Tomek and Hannah are two young orphans aged 12 and 13.

They will meet many people during their trip and all of them will be of great importance and carry positive messages.

Places.

 The journey begins in Tomek's small grocery store and the quest then continues in unknown and terribly original places such as the Forest of Forgotten, the Perfume Village or the Inexistent Island.

The time.

 The novel begins when Hannah and Tomek meet and will last several months.

The author.

 Jean-Claude Mourlevat is a French author living near St Etienne.

First an English teacher then an actor and director, the author now devotes himself to translation and writing and is at ease with both adult and children's novels.

This book was read with 

pleasure by Anne-So Echos de Mots, blogger specializing in children's and teenage literature.

“For me, reading can be just as much a personal pleasure in which one runs to take refuge as an excuse to discuss and meet other readers.

I am a word lover always interested in new discoveries.

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