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C H I L D R E N ’ S A N D YO U N G A D U LT
Spring 2021
FO REI GN RI GHTS
quebec-amerique.com
editions-cardinal.ca
Credit: Maïlys Garcia
0-3 non-fiction
BABY Y R OUTINE
COLOURS M FOOD
A N I M A LS
green
yellow
red
slipper pillow alarm clock lettuce raspberry orange
kitten fox cub bear cub
BABY ANIMALS COLOURS MY ROUTINE FOOD
Clever baby Clever baby Clever baby Clever baby
PAGES: 24 PAGES: 24 PAGES: 24 PAGES: 24
FORMAT: 150 mm x 150 mm, board book, rounded corners FORMAT: 150 mm x 150 mm, board book, rounded corners FORMAT: 150 mm x 150 mm, board book, rounded corners FORMAT: 150 mm x 150 mm, board book, rounded corners
WORD COUNT: 84 WORD COUNT: 75 WORD COUNT: 90 WORD COUNT: 98
THEMES: Animal, Habitats THEMES: Colours, Everyday objects THEMES: Routine, Everyday objects THEMES: Food, Recipes
From your house to the ocean, Learn the colours of the rainbow From morning to night, From the garden to the market,
learn about baby animals! from things all around you! learn about your daily routine! learn about the food that’s on your plate!
• Baby Animals presents very realistic images of • Colours presents basic colours using playful • My Routine uses a colourful, realistic visual to • Food presents very realistic images of different
animals. It helps teach toddlers to identify animals characters and realistic objects. There is a different present the steps of your routine. Each two-page foods and where they come from (the garden, the
and their habitats. colour for each two-page spread. spread focuses on one step. farm, the market, etc.). It also introduces toddlers to
recipes from around the world, such
• A character on each two-page spread makes the • Bonus: the last page includes objects in every colour • Everyday objects are identified to help build your as pizza, sushi and tacos!
book more engaging. so children can indicate their favourite colour. child’s vocabulary.
Interaction promotes learning! • Bonus: children can identify their favorite food at the
• Bonus: a bird is hidden in each two-page spread. • Bonus: children can have fun finding the objects in end of the book. Interaction promotes learning!
Can you find it? each illustration. Learning becomes a game!
Les animaux de la savane Vert Je me réveille Les fruits tropicaux
feuille
réveil pantoufles
hippopotame grenouille
banane ananas
éléphanteau lionceau lime dragon oreiller mangue orange
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0-3 fiction 3+ fiction
MAYA’S WORLDS PASCAL THE HAIR
Martine Latulippe Élisabeth Brisset des Nos
Illustrations: Fabrice Boulanger NEW Illustrations: Julien Roudaut
Amélie's
PAGES: 24 PAGES: 32
favourite
FORMAT: 254 mm x 178 mm FORMAT: 229 mm x 229 mm
WORD COUNT: 400-585 WORD COUNT: 814
THEMES: Counting & Numbers, Day off, Time THEMES: Body, Educational
In this beautifully illustrated series, the duo formed Pascal is sociable and open-minded; Pascal is also a
by Martine Latulippe and Fabrice Boulanger comes hair . . . on a forearm! He likes to talk philosophy and
back together to explore the concepts of numbers, try to understand the lives of the other hairs around
time and days of the week. Let the dreamy-island him. When a back hair piques his curiosity, Pascal
decor and light text charm you. does everything he can to meet her. Such a robust,
unexpected hair surely has lots of knowledge to
share!
This surprising book offers a unique way to learn
about the function of body hair while laughing!
Je ne vois pas le temps passer.
Il est déjà 14 heures quand Sahel lance :
« Viens, Maya ! On va se baigner ! »
Nager ! C’est mon activité préférée !
Je saute dans les vagues.
Je fais des coucous aux poissons
qui se faufilent entre mes jambes.
Je dis que je suis une sirène.
Sahel, lui, crie qu’il est une baleine.
Toutes ces activités m’ont un peu fatiguée.
Après le dîner, je m’allonge dans la cabane pour lire.
Mon petit frère fait une sieste.
J’entends le bruit des vagues, le souffle du vent,
les discussions de papa et maman… 16 17
et mes yeux se ferment tout seuls.
J’essaie de résister.
Je veux lire, pas dormir !
Je souhaite profiter de chaque minute de mon congé.
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3+ fiction NEW
THE LOST AND FOUND
2—The Disenchanted Recorder
Simon Boulerice
NEW NEW Illustrations: Lucie Crovatto
PAGES: 56
FORMAT: 165 mm x 229 mm
WORD COUNT: 569
THEMES: Inclusion, Creativity
It’s party time at Beau Débarras! Everyone is busy preparing a
surprise for La Castafiore’s birthday. Just then, Borrasca dashes in;
she’s lost her recorder, and she needs it for her music exam!
As they set off in search of a missing recorder and a birthday
present, everyone at the shop will tackle their missions with the
help of some music and poetry!
WHAT TO DO WHEN SOMEONE THE ALPHABET
SNORES AND FARTS? PRIMER /SIEVE
Andrée Poulin Christiane Duchesne
Illustrations: Geneviève Després Illustrations: Marianne Ferrer
PAGES: 32 PAGES: 24
FORMAT: 229 mm x 229 mm FORMAT: 222 mm x 298 mm
WORD COUNT: 586 WORD COUNT: 653
THEMES: Bedtime, Humorous Story THEMES: Alphabet
At bedtime, Loulou finds a surprise under her bed! Oh my! This book is full of holes, quite a sieve!
Oh my! Someone is snoring! It’s missing As, it’s missing Bs,
Oh my! Someone is farting! it’s missing . . . the whole alphabet!
Oh my! Someone is not being polite! The letters take turns hiding!
Oh my! What will Loulou do?
Can you find all the missing letters?
A bear is sleeping in Loulou’s bed and she cannot go
to sleep! Her parents do everything they can to chase This fascinating alphabet primer does of course list
it away: play the trumpet, invite over a skunk, bring in the 26 letters in order, and it also includes a
a pretty bear, spread honey everywhere . . . once the challenge: readers must put the missing letters in
bear finally leaves, Loulou realizes it has run off with their correct places. Learning becomes a game once
her stuffed animal! the target letter (first A, then B, then C . . .) is replaced
with dashes.
4
3+ fiction MISSING PAUL
Évelyne Fournier
Illustrations: Anne-Marie Bourgeois
PAGES: 24
FORMAT: 229 mm x 229 mm
WORD COUNT: 722
THEMES: Babysitting, Parents
Paul is a very excited little boy! Super Grandpa is
coming to collect him soon for an awesome sleepover.
Paul’s going to spend all day and all night with his
grandpa “like a big kid”.
But what are Paul’s parents going to do while he’s out
of the house?
The house seems so quiet and empty without him . . .
THE 1000 CHILDREN WE HAVE NO ROOM
WANT A PET FOR YOU HERE
Valérie Fontaine Andrée Poulin
Illustrations: Yves Dumont Illustrations: Enzo Lord Mariano
PAGES: 24 PAGES: 32
FORMAT: 229 mm x 229 mm FORMAT: 279 mm x 216 mm
WORD COUNT: 475 WORD COUNT: 730
THEMES: Pets, Imagination and Play THEMES: Immigration, Racism
Mr. and Mrs. Lots have lots of children—1,000 children, Marwan and Tarek flee their war-torn country. Aboard
to be precise! And just like other children, they all an overcrowded boat, the two brothers face danger
dream of having a pet. How can they show their and the unknown as they seek an adoptive country
parents they deserve what they’re asking for? with their fellow stateless passengers. But everywhere
How many pets does it take for things to get a little they go, they are turned back, ignored or feared.
crazy with 1,000 children in the house? Where can they find a country to live in peace with
welcoming people?
Welcome to a day in the wacky life of the endearing
Lots family! ENGLISH TEXT AVAILABLE
RIGHTS SOLD: Italian, Macedonian
AWARDS
• 2017 TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award—Finalist
• 2017 Prix Espiègle—Finalist
• 2017 Harry Black Picture Book Award—Finalist
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6+ fiction
THE LITTLE RED-NOSED QUEEN THE WORD BOX
Frédérick Wolfe François Gravel
NEW Illustrations: Maïlys Garcia NEW Illustrations: Geneviève Côté
Alexandra's
PAGES: 72 favourite PAGES: 48
FORMAT: 152 mm x 178 mm FORMAT: 152 mm x 178 mm
WORD COUNT: 1,986 WORD COUNT: 1,296
THEMES: Fairy Tale, Humorous THEMES: Collector, Vocabulary
One morning, the Queen’s nose turns an unusual colour—but her Some people collect hockey cards, stamps, or porcelain frogs. I collect
servant is determined not to let the difference affect her mistress. words! I love weird words, funny words, and even scary words. My
Day after day, they do everything they can to hide the truth from the collection is so precious I even found a secret hiding spot. Top secret.
Queen: cover the mirrors, convince the kingdom to sport red noses, Too secret? I hid the collection underneath one of the basement
paint red noses over all the portraits, wear a wooden nose . . . they floorboards . . . But when I returned from summer camp, I discovered
even bring in Rudolph the reindeer to show off his own nose. my parents had gotten the floors redone! I never saw my collection
again. Then one day years later, after I’d become a writer, I met a
It isn’t easy to conceal the truth, especially when it’s right in the woman at a book fair who told me, “We just bought your childhood
middle of your face! But what if the solution has nothing to do home, and you’ll never guess what we found during the renovations!”
with secrecy . . .? Wrong! I guessed right away that she’d found my word box! :)
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6+ fiction CHARLES, SUPERHERO
Alain M. Bergeron
Illustrations: Mika
NEW PAGES: 64
FORMAT: 152 mm x 178 mm
WORD COUNT: 2,300
THEMES: Adventure, Imagination
If Miss Isabelle is your teacher, be prepared for a little magic! In her
class, students can become any character they choose and
experience their own adventure. Even so, Charles didn’t expect to
become a real superhero . . .
His mission: to come to the rescue, no matter what the situation, no
matter who’s in trouble. Whether it’s saving people, animals or the
environment, nothing can stop this courageous superhero! To carry
out his mission, Charles has to be strong, fast and brave. And the
best way he can do that is just to be himself.
SKI DOO MAN CHOC CHIP’S ADVENTURES
Gerald Potterton Amélie Bouchard
(Text and Illustrations) Illustrations: Marie Émilie Rowe
PAGES: 32 PAGES: 64
FORMAT: 203 mm x 254 mm FORMAT: 152 mm x 178 mm
WORD COUNT: 1,547 WORD COUNT: 2,878
THEMES : Invention, Real Story THEMES: Imagination, Friendship
Valcourt, in the early 1900s—a little boy with Choc Chip is fed up with counting his 10 chocolate
remarkable imagination and perseverance is born. chips safely tucked away in his cookie jar. He knows
Fascinated by mechanics, Joseph-Armand Bombardier that adventure awaits and sets out in the dead of
dreams of designing a vehicle that can brave the night, unaware of how many dangers lurk in the
harsh Quebec winters with their snow-covered roads. kitchen. Luckily, he can count on the help of Oat, his
This is the story of the man who invented the Ski Doo. big raisin cookie cousin, and Cookie, a wild but sweet
pastry.
ENGLISH TEXT AVAILABLE
Son succès de constructeur et de vendeur d’autoneiges était tel qu’en 1940, il dut
mettre fin aux activités de son garage bien-aimé et déménager dans des installations
plus grandes et plus modernes à Valcourt. En plus du B7, il amorça la construction
du B12, plus grand que le premier.
La Seconde Guerre mondiale fut alors déclarée, bouleversant tout. À la demande
du gouvernement, plusieurs centaines de B12 furent convertis pour servir au transport
de troupes militaires. Les véhicules étaient requis si rapidement qu’il fallut aussi
charger d’autres compagnies d’en construire.
L’entreprise roulait au maximum de sa capacité alors que l’infatigable inventeur
poursuivait la conception et la construction d’autres machines hivernales à des
fins militaires.
Comme tout le monde, il attendait impatiemment le retour de la paix.
De plus, il avait hâte de pouvoir se consacrer de nouveau à la construction des
autoneiges qu’il imaginait.
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7+ fiction
GILLES TIBO
NEW
SUPER CAPITAIN STATIC
Texte de Gilles Tibo
Illustrations de Janou-Eve LeGuerrier
NEW Alain M. Bergeron
Illustrations: Sampar
PAGES: 72
FORMAT: 140 mm x 190 mm
WORD COUNT: 8,708
THEMES: Superhero, Action and Adventure
Captain Static is full of dreams. He wants to fly like Superman! And
this dream seems within reach when Van de Graff comes up with a
new costume—and just in time, because strange green flies are
popping up all over the neighbourhood. The attacks are getting BEST OF THE WORST GROWING UP
more intense, and it doesn’t seem likely they will stop. Bertrand Gauthier Gilles Tibo
Illustrations: Élisabeth Eudes-Pascal Illustrations: Janou-Eve LeGuerrier
Alain M. Bergeron and Sampar are off on another adventure, taking
their hero to even greater heights! New challenges and superpowers
await! Get ready for the tenth volume, now longer than ever, for the PAGES: 112 PAGES: 40
ultimate fight against the Lord of the Flies! FORMAT: 127 mm x 178 mm FORMAT: 165 mm x 229 mm
WORD COUNT: 6,474 WORD COUNT: 1,924
THEMES: Performance Anxiety, Peer Pressure THEMES: Occupation, Growing up
Vincent and Ophélie are twins, but the similarities When you grow too quickly, it can sometimes make
stop there. From the moment she started daycare, your legs and your arms hurt. It can make your head
Ophélie has always been the BEST of the BEST. And hurt too, because there are so many questions you
for as long as he can remember, Vincent has been the want to ask. What will I look like when I’m older?
BEST of the worst. But does Vincent envy his What kind of job will I do when I grow up? Will I
practically perfect twin? Not at all! To be happy, all he become a tiny teacher and have to stand on my desk,
has to do is remember there’s always room for or a racing-car driver who’s too big to fit into my car? I
improvement. And this year, with help from his just can’t picture myself as an adult!
teacher, Madame Nathalie, he can be proud of his
continued improvements. Life is good.
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Mes amis et mes amies
Je vais rejoindre mes amis dans la cour de l’école. Je
leur pose des questions au sujet de leur avenir. Paulo
veut devenir le plus grand cow-boy du monde. Pascal
sera le plus… meilleur… fantastique… extraordinaire
pompier de la terre. Yamoud deviendra l’agent secret le
plus secret de l’univers. Le beau Patrice sera l’acteur de
cinéma le plus connu de toute la galaxie. Et l’intrépide
Max découvrira toutes les planètes de toutes les galaxies
de tout l’univers.
Et moi, je n’ai aucune idée de ce que je serai.
Je parle de l’avenir à mes amies filles. Yasmina veut
devenir vétérinaire pour soigner les animaux de la jungle.
Daniella rêve d’enseigner à tous les démunis de la terre.
Sonia veut devenir journaliste et parcourir le monde…
Dominique veut devenir la plus célèbre des auteures.
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7+ non-fiction An optimistic series for children to discover how to help the planet, one small gesture at a time!
Why is it called Möbius? Because the universal recycling symbol is a Möbius loop!
NEW NEW
WASTE WATER FORESTS SOIL
PAGES: 32 PAGES: 32 PAGES: 32 PAGES: 32
FORMAT: 200 mm x 200 mm FORMAT: 200 mm x 200 mm FORMAT: 200 mm x 200 mm FORMAT: 200 mm x 200 mm
WORD COUNT: 4,002 WORD COUNT: 4,851 WORD COUNT: 5,000 WORD COUNT: 5,972
THEMES: Environment, Waste, Action THEMES: Environment, Waste, Action THEMES: Environment, Waste, Action THEMES: Environment, Waste, Action
WASTE pollutes and devastates our environment. WATER is an essential substance for all living beings. FORESTS are habitats to a host of plants and animals. SOIL comprises all the rich earth that is under our
Where does it come from? What is it made of? What That’s why it’s known as “blue gold”. Since the survival They are home to precious resources such as food, feet. Soil can be dark or light, fine or grainy. Soil
can we do to reduce or eliminate waste completely? of every lifeform depends on it, what can we do to raw materials, medicines, and water. nourishes plants and provides a habitat for millions
protect this valuable resource? of living things.
ENGLISH TEXT AVAILABLE
THE ENVIRONMENT is a greater source of global concern today than ever before. In order to protect it, we must
understand what is threatening its delicate balance.
Waste by numbers What are some other ways to dispose of waste?
MÖBIUS, a nonfiction series like no other, presents historical facts, wacky information and simple solutions to help Humans produce nearly 2 billion tons
of waste per year.
Recycling lets us make new objects using the raw materials from old ones.
Composting transforms organic waste, such as food scraps,
the environment. into compost.
Before turning the page, can you spot the items that can be
recycled and composted in the picture?
• Geared towards children aged 7-12, the series presents a positive, constructive and non judgmental vision of the
environment and waste pollution.
Percentage of different kinds
of waste produced each year
Food
• Divided into easy-to-use sections, with realistic illustrations that complement the information and funny sketches
44 %
Paper
that lighten the text. M et a l
G l a ss
5%
P l a st i c
12 %
17 %
4%
• All statistics are represented through images to help with comprehension. Amount of waste produced per person
each year in different countries (in kg)
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• Each book includes activities that can be done at home or in the classroom.
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• The glossary acts as a mini-dictionary and provides definitions for more complex words, identified throughout United States New Zealand Canada Italy United Kingdom Japan Poland Answers on page 30. Waste 11
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9+ fiction CAMILLE BOUCHARD
HONEY AND KETCHUP
CAMILLE BOUCHARD
NEW Jonathan Bécotte NEW
Illustrations: Sabrina Gendron
LE Bouchon
Tsunami sur l’île interdite
PAGES: 64
FORMAT: 165 mm x 229 mm
Tsunami sur l’île interdite
WORD COUNT: 4,157
THEMES: Bilinguism, Blended Families
Dad has a new girlfriend and she speaks English. Her son is my age,
but he speaks English too. They’re from Australia. Dad is sure we’re
going to get along, but will we even understand each other?
Sweet, Open, Close,
Okay,
Frosty, Hi, Honey, THE CORK THE CORK
Ketchup, Go, 1—Tsunami Hazard 2—The Raft
Correct,
Snap, Crackle, Pop, on the Forbidden Island of Distress
Stop. Camille Bouchard Camille Bouchard
How many sentences can you put together with so few words?
PAGES: 120 PAGES: 120
A blended family, a language to master, and more love to go FORMAT: 140 mm x 203 mm FORMAT: 140 mm x 203 mm
around! WORD COUNT: 13,651 WORD COUNT: 14,494
THEMES: Travel, Adventures THEMES: Emigration, Siblings
Twins Éloi and Églantine are sailing around the Off the coast of Libya, The Cork comes upon a raft
world with their parents and their pet cat aboard filled with passengers in distress. They are migrants,
their boat named The Cork. The great thing is, they’re and their craft is about to capsize. The coast guards
writing about their adventures so that you, dear nearby monitor the waters, but instead of rescuing
reader friends, can read all about them. the migrants, they begin to pose a threat . . . that is,
until an even greater menace appears!
Off the coast of India, a tsunami is threatening to
wash The Cork up on the shores of North Sentinel
Island. But this hostile place is home to a menacing
tribe of islanders who refuse to let anyone come
ashore and won’t think twice to use their bows and
arrows to ward off intruders. Little did Éloi and
Églantine know they’d be sailing into the danger of
a tsunami and a murderous tribe of islanders . . .
109+ fiction 9+ non-fiction
THE JUNIOR VISUAL
DICTIONARY
NEW
N
PAGES: 263 + index (bilingual version) EDITIO
FORMAT: 170 mm x 245 mm
WORD COUNT: 17,500 words in the main language
THEMES: Vocabulary, General Knowledge
At school or at home, whether to broaden their
vocabulary or to feed their natural curiosity, children
have been using The Junior Visual Dictionary for over
twenty years. Covering a wide array of subjects,
ranging from new technologies to the animal
kingdom and space, this compelling reference
AURORE’S VISIT TO PIPO displays terminology in one or two languages, linking
words to illustrations that provide true-to-life visual
THE INVISIBLE COUNTRY Amélie Dumoulin
definitions.
Christiane Duchesne Illustrations: Todd Stewart
RIGHTS SOLD: English USA, English Canada, Simplified Chinese
(China Mainland)
PAGES: 376 PAGES: 240
FORMAT: 140 mm x 203 mm FORMAT: 140 mm X 203 mm 42 chambre F | bedroom chambre F |(langue
Sous-thème (langue 1) | Sous-thème bedroom
2) 43
WORD COUNT: 57,798 WORD COUNT: 36,674 La chambre est la pièce où l’on dort. Sa décoration peut varier beaucoup selon la personnalité de ronflement M snore
THEMES: Fantasy, Adventure THEMES: Adventure, Friendships, Family chacun, mais le lit en est souvent le meuble central. Près de celui-ci, un placard, une armoire ou une
commode permet de ranger les vêtements et autres effets personnels. La chambre est généralement un
écran M
display
insomnie F insomnia
rêve M dream
cauchemar M nightmare
espace intime, confortable. On s’y retire pour trouver repos et tranquillité. mettre le réveil to set the alarm
touche menu
F M
touche de sélection
F F se coucher to go to bed
s’endormir to fall asleep
ameublement M dormir to sleep
furniture se réveiller to wake up
Aurore falls off a cliff, and suddenly she is miniature! If I had to tell you what Pipo is about, I’d say it’s the
tablette F touche F précédent/ touche F suivant/ se lever to get up
shelf retour M rapide avance F rapide
faire le lit to make the bed
album M
album changer les draps to change the sheets
ranger la chambre to clean the room
She finds herself in a strange world where time seems story of a spirited little redhead, her giant rat named
cintre M faire la grasse matinée to sleep in
hanger livre M écouteurs M touche F lecture F/
Home
La maison
book earphones pause F
to be measured differently and is adopted by a band Sporty, a mysterious father who’s a spy, kids covered tiroir M
drawer baladeur M numérique
portable digital
audio player
of minuscule people. But all Aurore wants is to return in flour, a half-sister with a zoo in her studio apartment, armoire F-penderie F
wardrobe
bibliothèque F
bookcase
réveil M
alarm clock
minichaîne F stéréo
mini stereo sound system
to her normal size so she can go home and see her and a strange artist with a fancy swimming pool and fenêtre F
window
store M
blind
panier M à linge M
laundry basket
commode F
dresser
poignée F de porte F
doorknob
interrupteur M
switch
patère F
coat hook
father, her house, her friends, and her village. Will a dress that sometimes serves as a house. I’d tell you rideau M
curtain
affiche F
poster
Romain-long-legs, Abel and his blue tooth, Old it’s a funny story, but with a sad soundtrack. Piano
édredon M
comforter
lampe F
coussin M lamp
Ambroise and Olaf the house finch help her return music. The kind that makes you think of rain. I’m still
cushion
oreiller M
pillow
bureau M
to her world? not sure how books can have music in them. I always matelas M
mattress
desk
try to put it in, but it does not really work . . . Right,
drap M
flat sheet chaise F
chair
Aurore has much to learn as she embarks on an well, maybe I’d better just tell you the whole story?
lit
bed
M
adventure set against a vast wilderness. Her story table F de chevet M
bedside table
pantoufle F
slipper
couverture F
blanket
tapis M
rug
miroir M
mirror
porte F
door
fauteuil M-sac M
bean bag chair
unfolds like a fairytale: she is pushed to confront RIGHTS SOLD: Polish
the wide world around her and the losses within her;
she finds the great beyond, yet never stops searching AWARDS
for home. • 2021 Prix jeunesse des libraires
(Category Quebec, Ages 6-11)—preliminary list
• 2020 TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award—Finalist
1112+ fiction
MUTANTS NEW
1—Wild Friendships
Karine Glorieux
PAGES: 376
FORMAT: 140 mm x 203 mm
WORD COUNT: 48,632
THEMES: Adolescence, Animals
Lou and Théodore don’t know each other, but they go to the same
high school and lead fairly unremarkable lives. They don’t seem to
have much in common, until . . .
It’s strange, the way Lou’s stomach purrs when she’s happy and how
Théodore’s neck has sprouted a soft fleecy coat. Could it be
hormones? Or could they be turning into . . . animals?
EXIT INNOCENCE SO CLOSE
Esther Croft Martine Latulippe
With the help of Valentine, the deputy director’s daughter, and of
Viktor, a new student Lou dislikes but that her best friend has a PAGES: 120 PAGES: 136
crush on, the teens try to understand what is happening to them FORMAT: 140 mm x 203 mm FORMAT: 140 mm x 203 mm
and to stop the transformations. WORD COUNT: 21,863 WORD COUNT: 20,373
THEMES: Short Stories, Coming of Age THEMES: Drama, Intimidation
ENGLISH EXCERPT AVAILABLE
AWARD Three lies in one sentence is a lot for one father. It’s the start of the school year, and Élizabeth has
• 2021 Prix jeunesse des libraires Sometimes I find myself lying, too. Especially at school. received some anonymous threats . . . Usually, the
(Category Quebec, Ages 12-17)—preliminary list But I never said that even the best lies don’t change first thing she would do is confide in her best friend
the truth. Arianne, but she’s been away from school a lot,
complaining a stomach ache. Arianne’s troubles seem
Over the course of eight caustic short stories, Esther to be getting worse, but she won’t talk to anyone
Blending realism with a touch of fantasy, Croft’s characters spread their wings and leave about what she’s going through. Élizabeth is reluctant
behind their childhood as reality comes knocking.
this is a fast-paced novel about friendship. to tell her what’s happening with her because she
Doors open, beliefs are shaken, and suddenly things doesn’t want to worry her even more. Is it a good
We fell in love with its unconventional offer and like appearance, performance anxiety, and divorce idea to keep quiet, though? Should she share what’s
are a big deal—along with hope, love, and trust. But troubling her with her friend? Turns out, both friends
the dash of mystery. time marches on, and it’s time to play in the big are being extorted by the same bully . . .
—Prix jeunesse des libraires selection committee leagues.
NEW Andréanne's
favourite
1212+ fiction
NELLIE
Sylvie Payette
PAGES: 264
FORMAT: 140 mm x 203
WORD COUNT: 48,356
THEMES: Fantasy and Magic, Historical, Romance
Many young girls dream of living in a world of princes, balls and
gowns . . . but for Nellie, it becomes a reality!
During a storm, Nellie Aubert is accidently transported through time
and space. She finds herself in a Kébec that is both familiar and
strange. Same place, same day, same time but a whole other
universe, one that also has its dark side. The redheaded girl must
quickly adapt to this parallel world in which a royal family rules over THE VOW
Mont-Réal from a mountaintop. Will Nellie be able to survive injustice,
rebellions and love . . . and, most of all, return to her family? Her 1—Lotus POX PROJECT
adventure is just beginning. Sylvie Payette Hervé Gagnon
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THEMES: K-pop, Love and Romance THEMES: Historical, Suspense
Mia’s life revolves around dance and K-pop. When she Montreal, 1885: at the height of a smallpox epidemic,
and her friends are invited to South Korea to orphans are mysteriously disappearing and no one
participate in a choreography course, she meets the seems to care. As the web of lies grows, Julien Tessier,
charming Min Ho. But the man funding her trip is his sister Victorine and several other boarders try to
powerful—and determined to have Mia date his uncover what is going on. They must find someone
grandson Soon Ki, a real party animal. Caught who will believe them and intervene. Will they be
between love and tradition in a culture so different next? And is it too late to find the orphans who have
from her own, Mia watches as the lies and already gone missing?
conspiracies around her multiply. What is this strange
karma that appears to be playing with her life? Lies, hypnotism and shock therapy weave the
background of this historical thriller that takes us
Sixty years earlier, a young Canadian and a South from a grim orphanage to the oozing hallways of an
Korean relied on each other to survive the Korean asylum. In an era full of danger, a plot is being
War. After it was over, they swore to unite their hatched in Montreal’s dark alleyways that is beyond
families one day. The Korean, now an old man, heads anything they could have imagined.
a major media and communications firm and finally
Spin-off
intends to honour his promise . . .
1312+ non-fiction 14+ fiction NEW
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Not Your Average Sex Encyclopedia
Myriam Daguzan Bernier
Illustrations: Cécile Gariépy
PAGES: 272
FORMAT: 172 mm x 241 mm
WORD COUNT: 64,527
THEMES: Sexuality, Relationships, Identity
Valérie's
From A to Z, Naked! The Benevolent Dictionary of favourite
Sexuality highlights themes related to the discovery
of sexuality, BUT ALSO on identity, relationships with
others and self-image. An essential dictionary to open
discussion, to take the drama out of painful matters, NANO-EARTH LUCY WOLVERINE
to explain, and to reassure; the reference tool for The Isle of Grey Tears 1—Orléans’ Crystals
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• More than 150 words with: word origin, definition WORD COUNT: 67,935 WORD COUNT: 67,302
and concrete examples related to current topics THEMES: Fiction, Rebellion THEMES: Thriller, Fantasy
• Practical informations and resources for
young people It was a miracle. Nanotherapy could cure almost Lucy Wolverine is seventeen years old, and she’s as
anything in an instant, without side effects. And it fierce and hot-tempered as her name suggests. She’s
• A respectful and inclusive approach, connected didn’t cost much. The problems didn’t appear until been feeling the anger and frustration rising in her
to actual reality years later... since she was torn away from her home and her
Fertilité community as a child. It’s 1907 in Quebec City, and
Nom féminin, du latin fertilitas
• Colourful illustrations by Cécile Gariépy In 2067, the nano-infected are forced to live on
À la puberté, les jeunes hommes et les jeunes femmes Le corps devient alors fertile, c’est-à-dire qu’il Lucy is living from hand to mouth, stealing what she
quarantine islands to limit the contagion. Among
deviennent capables de procréer et les personnes peut concevoir un enfant avec l’apport des deux
ENGLISH EXCERPT AVAILABLE needs to survive. She’s so thick-skinned, she thumbs
avec un sexe masculin peuvent produire un sperme sexes : féminin (ovules matures) et masculin (sperme
viable pour féconder un ovule. et spermatozoïdes viables).
Fesse them is Mathianne, who has lived on Nano-Earth her nose at law and order and laughs at all the
since childhood. After her mother dies, Mathianne
Nom féminin, du latin populaire fissa (« fente ») et findere (« fendre »)
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must move to the city to live with her father, a scientist
Les fesses fascinent… et ça ne date pas d’hier ! Une Mais des fesses, il y en a de toutes les sortes : grosses,
des histoires les plus marquantes concernant cette petites, larges, étroites, rebondies, plates, alouette !
Ukrainian When the opportunity for the heist of a lifetime
partie du corps nous ramène en Europe au début Il n’y a pas de modèle précis à suivre, et surtout pas
des années 1800, alors qu’une jeune esclave noire, de mode d’emploi de la fesse.
Saartjie Baartman, de son vrai nom Sawtche, était
Agenre
* Le colonialisme, c’est un système qui rend légitime le fait d’oc-
determined to find a cure for the contamination.
exhibée dans des foires pour ses attributs fessiers
cuper, de dominer et d’exploiter des territoires (et les gens qui y
AVIS DE TEMPÊTE !
imposants. La jeune femme avait une silhouette stéa- que le processus des changements pubertaires peut
vivent) pour asseoir sa force politique. On peut aussi parler d’une
comes along, she’s determined to do whatever it
topyge, c’est-à-dire que ses fesses présentaient une s’engager
domination pardès l’âge sur
un peuple de une
7 ans ! Ceculture.
autre que ça change ? Plu-
accumulation importante de graisse, ce qui lui confé- sieurs choses, dont une importante : elles ont plus de Anna Freud, psychanalyste
rait un postérieur extrêmement volumineux. Recon- chances d’avoir des relations sexuelles précoces. réputée et fille de l’illustre
Far from the people she loves and exiled from the
nue aujourd’hui comme un des personnages mar- On a longtemps considéré l’adolescence comme un Sigmund Freud, présente dans
Adjectif, du préfixe a- (« sans »)
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quants de l’histoire du colonialisme* et un exemple DE L’ART
moment difficile à vivre,QUI FESSE
mais pour la majeure par- ses écrits l’adolescence comme
et du latin genus, generis (« origine », « manière »)
takes to pull it off . . . even if it means making her
frappant du racisme de l’époque, Sawtche est aussi tie des gens, tout se passe très bien. Personne ne se une sorte de tempête, un raz-de-
appelée la « Vénus hottentote » (en référence à un transforme en monstre
Depuis 2015,ou les
en végétal.
artistes Au contraire ! marée caractérisé par des états
peuple pasteur et nomade de l’Afrique du Sud-Ouest). C’est à cette période que la
montréalaises pensée abstraite se
Frédérique contradictoires :
« Ils s’engagent avec passion
mountains, Mathianne starts a new job just as a
Comme tout ce qui a trait au corps est inévitable- construit. OnMarseille
parle aussiet de raisonnements
Émilie Mercier hypothé- Dans notre société, on considère qu’il y a, à la base, des femmes et des
ment touché par la mode, les fesses passent aussi tico-déductifs (hein ?). On pourrait
photographient… desrésumer
fesses !ça ainsi : dans des relations amoureuses hommes. Ce sont des étiquettes qu’on nous appose à la naissance, ques-
• 2020 Prix Espiègle (Quebec School Libraries Award)—Winner way across the river to Île d’Orléans and breaching
au bistouri ! Actuellement, la tendance est aux posté- la personneLeurest désormais
projet 1001 capable
fesses de déduire
montre la des intenses mais les abandonnent tion de savoir à quel genre on appartient (voir Neutre). Mais le genre,
rieurs larges et rebondis comme ceux de Nicki Minaj choses, d’émettre desdes
diversité hypothèses et donc de
corps féminins. mieux
Peu aussi inopinément qu’ils les ont c’est beaucoup plus complexe que ça. Plusieurs personnes ne se sentent
et de Kim Kardashian, qui ont subi quelques chirurgies comprendreimporte
comment fonctionnent
l’origine les L’idée,
ou l’âge. gens et les commencées. D’une part, ils ni homme ni femme et sont mal à l’aise dans ces catégories. Elles veulent
s’engagent avec enthousiasme
major crisis rocks the island. What is acceptable, and
esthétiques (voir définition) pour obtenir ces formes. concepts plus abstraits,
c’est de s’aimercomme, par exemple,
un peu plus et celui donc s’en détacher. Quand on est agenre, c’est qu’on rejette le genre. La
dans la vie de la communauté Est-ce qu’on peut être agenre
de la justice.d’apprécier tous les corps, quels personne agenre sent le besoin de se différencier des genres établis –
et avoir une sexualité ? Tout à
the island fortress where the city’s most dangerous
et, d’autre part, ils éprouvent un
• 2020 Prix du livre jeunesse des Bibliothèques de Montréal
que soient leur âge, leur gabarit et féminin et masculin – et veut être reconnue comme une personne qui n’a
désir tout puissant d’isolement. fait. Être agenre n’a rien à voir
leur forme. 1001fessesproject.com pas de genre. C’est une décision importante qui lui permet de se sentir
Ils oscillent entre la soumission avec l’asexualité (voir p.).
GE » mieux dans sa vie sociale et intime, bien dans son corps et sa tête. Il est
MOINS « VED aveugle à un chef quelconque et
where do you draw the line? It isn’t easy to follow
important de respecter cette décision.
QU’ON LE CROIRAIT 98 la rébellion bravant toute autorité. 99
(Montreal Libraries Award)—Winner
Ils sont égoïstes et matérialistes
Agression criminals are hiding out.
Quand on dit qu’une personne est « vedge », mais, simultanément, ils se
on veut dire qu’elle « végète », qu’elle ne fait révèlent débordants d’idéalisme
exalté. Ils sont ascétiques mais ils
your heart in a world where “zero contact” is king and
rien, qu’elle est inactive. Pourtant, le verbe
« végéter » a longtemps signifié l’inverse succombent, de façon inespérée,
sexuelle
et faisait référence à la grande poussée à des excès instinctifs les plus
d’énergie qui fait jaillir une plante du sol ! Et primaires. »
c’est un peu la même chose pour l’ado : un
tears can bring death.
peu au ralenti pendant un moment afin de
mieux émerger à pleine maturité physique –
comme adulte, bref. Agression : nom féminin, du latin agressio (« attaque »)
Sexuelle : adjectif, du latin sexualis
Voici un sujet difficile, mais dont il faut absolument garçons », tandis que « 84 % des victimes sont de
parler. Surtout depuis les mouvements comme sexe féminin ».
#MeToo et #AgressionNonDénoncée. Et même si ce
livre se veut le plus inclusif et le moins genré pos- › Chez les jeunes filles âgées entre 12 et 14 ans, la
sible, les statistiques du gouvernement du Qué- fréquence des infractions sexuelles subies est la
bec nous obligent malheureusement à nommer les plus élevée.
choses telles qu’elles sont :
C’est quoi, une agression sexuelle ?
› La grande majorité (96 %) « des auteurs présumés Selon le gouvernement du Québec, c’est :
d’infractions sexuelles sont de sexe masculin. « Un geste à caractère sexuel, avec ou sans contact
Parmi ceux-ci, 75 % sont des hommes et 25 %, des physique, commis par un individu sans le consen-
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1414+ fiction
THE HIDEOUT THE MYSTERY OF
THE PROGRAMME 1—The Orange Juice Effect RIVIÈRE-AU-CERF-BLANC FLOWERS OF THE NORTH
Sandra Dussault Sandra Dussault Véronique Drouin Valérie Harvey
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WORD COUNT: 100,448 WORD COUNT: 82,211 WORD COUNT: 38,047 WORD COUNT: 80,740
THEMES: Thriller, Fantasy THEMES: Thriller, Fantasy THEMES: Survival stories, Horror THEMES: Adventure, Romance
While trying to protect his brother, Victor does a A catastrophe forces young students to take refuge In the town of Rivière-au-Cerf-Blanc, there have been On an island reminiscent of Japan, lust and in-fighting
terrible thing that forces him to run far away from in a shelter that no one knew existed in their school . . . sightings of a herd of albino deer. Estelle, an art are tearing the Kagi family apart. Generations of the
home. He takes refuge among a strange community Was the plot written beforehand? Days go by, history student, wanted to go on a wilderness Kagi family have governed the Sounkyô Mountains.
of dysfunctional teens in the woods who are anything tensions rise and the atmosphere is infused with expedition, hoping for a fun experience before going Tatsuké, the last heir to the power of the fire, tries to
but welcoming. To take his place, Victor has to stand energy like concentrated orange juice. Amazing back to school, one that would rekindle her faltering keep the peace by waging war. But his love for a
up to the others and forge alliances. But who are powers develop: telekinetic powers, the gift of romance. She didn’t bargain for the mysterious, and strong female warrior and healer, who has come
these young people? Why are they hiding out in the hearing, energy transfers . . . Are the students safe or increasingly morbid, art installations that begin from a distant land, derails his destiny. Told in three
woods? And why has Victor been having such strange are they being held prisoner? Why them? What really popping up in the middle of the forest. This must be chronicles that combine romance, action and the
but realistic dreams since he arrived? Little by little, happened on December 18? What awaits them the most macabre land art in history. Will she find exotic, this novel introduces women who dare to turn
his questions are answered—questions he outside their hiding place? her way out? the rules on their head and the great men who support
immediately wishes he had never asked. them. Cunning, magic and knowledge are brought to
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• 2019 Prix jeunesse des libraires,
(Category Quebec, Ages 12-17)—Finalist
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