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Just Like Tomorrow
Kiffe kiffe demain
by Faïza Guène
Translated by Sarah Adams
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Fifteen-year-old Doria isn´t in a good place. Or to be precise: she´s in the sadly misnamed Paradise Estate on the outskirts of Paris. Her father has gone off back Morocco to find a wife who can give him a boy, and her illiterate, non French speaking mother is having to fend for herself with a cleaning job in a grim motel. Still, it could be worse. At least Hamoudi - twenty-eight and the coolest guy on the estate - is her friend. And at least she gets a free weekly session with psychologist Mrs Burland, who is about the only person who listens, even if she doesn´t quite understand...
In this brilliantly poignant and street-wise first novel, Faiza Guene has created an unforgettable voice. Doria is both clued up and innocent, acutely aware of what´s in store for her and powerless to change it. She is funny, clever and tragically trapped. But in the end, her dogged determination not to be down-trodden and humiliated wins through and it looks like things can only get better. |
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First English Language Edition
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French Publisher :
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Hachette Littératures
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Chatto & Windus
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2006
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Number of Pages :
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224
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5.99 £
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ISBN :
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0701179104
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"I did it so they'd stop me," Emma said, when she was caught stealing biscuits from a supermarket.
But Emma is hiding behind these tough words and her waif-like body...Emma is sixteen and anorexic.
Why does she do it? Is it her parents´indifeerence, the long family silences, the lies they tell each other? Emma wants to know. She wants to understand. When she discovers an old notebook in her grandparents´house, disturbing secrets emerge that demand an answer. |
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Sobibor
Sobibor
by Jean Molla
Translated by Polly McLean
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First English Language Edition
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French Publisher :
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Gallimard Jeunesse
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British Publisher :
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Aurora Metro Press
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2006
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Number of Pages :
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174
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6 £
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ISBN :
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0954691245
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Arthur and the Minimoys
Arthur et les Minimoys
by Luc Besson
Translated by - unknown
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Do the Minimoys already exist? Arthur has read all about the African tribe in his grandfather´s notebooks, but he can hardly believe they are less than an inch tall... |
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First English Language Edition
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French Publisher :
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Intervista Eds
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British Publisher :
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Faber and Faber
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2005
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Number of Pages :
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0
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5 £
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ISBN :
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0 571 22604 3
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One girl´s real story
This is Valérie´s story, as she finishes her exams, breaks up with her boyfriend and then leaves home to take up her national service with the Israeli army. It is a strange existence, with highly pressured teaching and exams, crushingly strict routines, lack of sleep and poor food. When Valérie returns home on leave, she is aware of how much she has changed in a short time, and how her friend´s and family´s perceptions of her are different too. |
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When I was a Soldier
One Girl's Real Story
Quand j´étais soldate
by Valérie Zenatti
Translated by Adriana Hunter
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First English Language Edition
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French Publisher :
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L'Ecole des loisirs
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British Publisher :
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Bloomsbury Children
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2005
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Number of Pages :
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240
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Price :
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6 £
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ISBN :
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0747575665
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