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Une nouvelle série HBO adaptée des livres « Sweet Valley High » de Francine Pascal

« Sweet Valley High » est une série de plus de cent-quatre-vingt romans YA publiés entre 1983 et 2003 chez Random House aux États-Unis. Les livres suivent les aventures de deux jeunes jumelles, Jessica et Elizabeth Wakefield, dans leur école de la banlieue de Los Angeles, et se sont écoulés à plus de cent cinquante millions d’exemplaires dans le monde.

Josh Schwartz et Stephanie Savage, les créateurs de la série TV tirée des livres « Gossip Girl » de Cecily Von Ziegesar, vont adapter les livres pour le petit écran. Une première série en quatre saisons avait déjà été réalisée et diffusée à la télévision américaine entre 1994 et 1997. Cette fois, la nouvelle série intitulée « Sweet Valley » sera co-produite par les studios de production CBS et Paramount TV. Elle sera disponible sur la plateforme américaine de streaming HBO Max (date à confirmer).

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CHILDREN WHO COME AND GO de Isi Hendrix

A debut middle-grade novel about a girl convinced she’s possessed by a demon who finds herself apprenticing in the kitchen of an elite magic school, only to discover a shocking secret that will upend her destiny—and potentially lead to her kingdom’s ruin. Irresistibly funny, imaginative, and full of heart – this debut has everything that makes middle-grade great!

CHILDREN WHO COME AND GO
by Isi Hendrix
‎ On submission in the US
(via Park & Fine Literary and Media)

Life in the Swamplands is tough for twelve-year-old orphan Adia. Her family thinks she’s a nuisance, the missionaries make daily life a misery, and the neighbors all believe her to be an ogbanje, a demon-possessed child thought to bring misfortune wherever they go. Adia can’t disagree: she blames herself for the death of her cousin EJ, and when she manifests mysterious, uncontrollable powers, she has to face the possibility that there might be something wicked within her.
When an offer for a kitchen apprenticeship at the faraway Academy of Shamans arrives on the same day she nearly flattens her whole town by accident, Adia seizes the opportunity to flee, with nothing but a small pouch of change, her cat Bubbles, and the hope that she’ll find someone at the school who can help figure out what is wrong with her—and fix it. But at the Academy , Adia stumbles upon a shocking secret. Darian, the ruthless emperor of Zaria, really is possessed, and by a demon said to be more wicked than any other: the mythical Olark. And he’s on the way to the school—for what purpose, no one knows.
Joining forces with a snarky Goddess, a knife-wielding 500-year-old girl, and a status-obsessed soldier boy, Adia goes on a mission through hidden realms to exorcise Olark from Darian, save her kingdom, and herself. But if she is to succeed, she will have to understand the mysterious powers that dwell inside her…and learn who she really is. Whatever choices Adia makes, the fate of the world hangs in the balance.
Bursting with imagination, heart, and humor, CHILDREN WHO COME AND GO is the type of immersive, action-packed adventure that readers of all ages will want to return to again and again, perfect for fans of magic school stories like SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL and fast-paced fantasy such as ARU SHAH AND THE END OF TIME. It’s an unputdownable story about carving your own path out in the world, and introduces Isi Hendrix as an exciting new talent in the middle-grade space.

Isi Hendrix is a Pitch Wars 2020 mentee and an Avengers of Color 2020 mentee. She has degrees in anthropology and psychology from USC and has spent many years living in the Amazon and Gabonese rainforests working with shamanic tribes. She is a Black feminist, avid gardener, and, to the horror of her goat meat-loving Nigerian mother, a vegan since kindergarten.

Un nouveau prix décerné à METAL FISH, FALLING SNOW de Cath Moore

METAL FISH, FALLING SNOW vient de remporter le prestigieux Australian Prime Minister’s Literary Award 2021 dans la catégorie Littérature Young Adult ! Pour plus d’informations, voir le site officiel.

Ce prix vient s’ajouter à une longue liste de distinctions déjà reçues :

Lauréat, Young Adult, Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, 2021
Lauréat, Writing for Young Adults, Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, 2021
Lauréat, Griffith University Young Adult Book Award, Queensland Literary Awards, 2021
Honours Award, Book of the Year for Older Readers, Children’s Book Council of Australia, 2021
Shortlisted, Ethel Turner Prize for Young Adult’s Literature, NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, 2021
Shortlisted, Multicultural NSW Award, NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, 2021
Shortlisted, Small Publishers’ Children’s Book of the Year, Australian Book Industry Awards, 2021
Shortlisted, Readings Young Adult Book Prize, 2021
Longlisted, Stella Prize, 2021
Longlisted, ALS Gold Medal, 2021

Dans le roman, publié en juillet 2020 chez Text Publishing en Australie, Dylan et sa mère française qu’elle adore rêvent de traverser un jour l’océan pour se rendre en France. Dylan imagine qu’à Paris, sa peau noire ne la distinguera pas des autres et qu’elle pourra se sentir à sa place. Mais lorsqu’elle perd sa mère dans un accident, Dylan se retrouve à entreprendre un voyage très différent à travers l’Australie avec Pat, le petit ami de sa mère, lui aussi en deuil. Alors qu’ils traversent des villes reculées, Pat et Dylan tissent un lien improbable. Un lien qui sera brisé lorsqu’il la laissera auprès d’une famille qu’elle n’a jamais connue.

Née en Guyane, Cath Moore est d’origine irlandaise et afro-caribéenne. Résidant à Melbourne, elle a grandi en Australie mais aussi vécu en Écosse et en Belgique. Cath Moore est une réalisatrice primée, scénariste spécialisée dans les pratiques scénaristiques danoises, et enseignante.

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EACH OF US A UNIVERSE de Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo

A heartfelt middle grade about two girls who go on an adventure to the top of Stardust Mountain, and learn about each other, themselves, and the magic friendship can bring, perfect for fans of Katherine Applegate and Barbara O’Connor.

EACH OF US A UNIVERSE
by Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo
with Ndengo Gladys Mwilelo
Farrar, Straus & Giroux BYR, February 2022
(via Dystel, Goderich & Bourret)

What do you do when you’re facing the impossible? Ever since the day when everything changed, Cal Scott’s answer has been to run―run from her mother who’s fighting cancer, run from her father whom she can’t forgive, and run from classmates who’ve never seemed to “get” her anyway. The only thing Cal runs toward is nearby Mt. Meteorite, named for the magical meteorite some say crashed there fifty years ago. Cal spends her afternoons plotting to summit the mountain, so she can find the magic she believes will make the impossible possible and heal her mother. But no one has successfully reached its peak―no one who’s lived to tell about it, anyway.
Then Cal meets Rosine Kanambe, a girl who’s faced more impossibles than anyone should have to. Rosine has her own secret plan for the mountain and its magic, and convinces Cal they can summit its peak if they work together. As the girls climb high and dig deep to face the mountain’s challenges, Cal learns from Rosine what real courage looks like, and begins to wonder if the magic she’s been looking for is really the kind she needs.
Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo’s third novel is a glowing story of friendship, inner strength, and what happens when the impossible becomes possible.

Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo is the author of A Galaxy of Sea Stars and Ruby in the Sky, which earned two starred reviews and which Booklist called “quietly magical.” She is also a volunteer with IRIS-Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services in New Haven, Connecticut. She lives in Ellington, Connecticut, with her family.
Ndengo Gladys Mwilelo is a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As an ambassador for IRIS- Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services, she gives speaking engagements throughout Connecticut. She also volunteers with IRIS. A graduate of Central Connecticut State University, she lives in New Haven with her family.

LAST NIGHT AT THE TELEGRAPH CLUB de Malinda Lo

Acclaimed author of Ash Malinda Lo returns with her most personal and ambitious novel yet, a gripping story of love and duty set in San Francisco’s Chinatown during the 1950s.

LAST NIGHT AT THE TELEGRAPH CLUB
by Malinda Lo
Dutton, January 2021
(via Dystel, Goderich & Bourret)

« That book. It was about two women, and they fell in love with each other. » And then Lily asked the question that had taken root in her, that was even now unfurling its leaves and demanding to be shown the sun: « Have you ever heard of such a thing? »
Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can’t remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation looming over her father—despite his hard-won citizenship—Lily and Kath risk everything to let their love see the light of day.

“Restrained yet luscious.” —Sarah Waters, bestselling author of Tipping the Velvet
“Finally, the intersectional, lesbian, historical teen novel so many readers have been waiting for.” —Kirkus, starred review
“A must-read love story…alternately heart-wrenching and satisfying.” —Booklist, starred review
“This standout work of historical fiction combines meticulous research with tender romance to create a riveting bildungsroman.” —Horn Book, starred review
“Proof of Malinda Lo’s skill at creating darkly romantic tales of love in the face of danger. » —O: The Oprah Magazine

• Winner of the National Book Award for Young Adult literature
• A New York Times and Indie Bestseller
• 2022 Michael L. Printz Honor
• 2022 Stonewall Award
• 2022 Asian/Pacific American Award
• 2022 We Need Diverse Books Walter Dean Myers Award Honor
• Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in the Young Adult Literature Category
• Barnes & Noble January 2022 YA Pick of the Month
• Finalist for the NEIBA Book Award
• 2021 Medal Winner of the Alice B Awards
• ALA 2022 Rainbow List
• Best Books of 2021: NPR, Publishers Weekly, BookPage, School Library Journal, Chicago Public Library, New York Public Library, Goodreads, Horn Book, Book Riot, Brightly, YALSA, Kirkus, Booklist, CCBC, San Francisco Chronicle, BCCB, Shondaland, Cosmopolitan

Malinda Lo is the critically acclaimed and bestselling author. Her debut novel Ash, a lesbian retelling of Cinderella, was a finalist for the William C. Morris YA Debut Award, the Andre Norton Award for YA Science Fiction and Fantasy, the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, and was a Kirkus Best Book for Children and Teens. She has been a three-time finalist for the Lambda Literary Award.