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KIND OF A BIG DEAL de Shannon Hale

Effortlessly funny, incredibly poignant, and deliciously readable, KIND OF A BIG DEAL is Shannon Hale’s much-anticipated first YA outing for 5 years, and a one-of-a-kind novel that will suck you in – literally!

KIND OF A BIG DEAL
by Shannon Hale

Macmillan, August 2020

There’s nothing worse than peaking in high school. Nobody knows that better than Josie Pie. She was kind of a big deal ― she dropped out of high school to be a star! But the bigger you are, the harder you fall. And Josie fell. Hard. Ouch. Broadway dream: dead. Meanwhile, her life keeps imploding. Best friend: distant. Boyfriend: busy. Mom: not playing with a full deck? Desperate to escape, Josie gets into reading. Literally. She reads a book and suddenly she’s inside them. And with each book, she’s a different character: a post-apocalyptic heroine, the lead in a YA rom-com, a 17th century wench in a corset. It’s alarming. But also. . . kind of amazing? It’s the perfect way to live out her fantasies. Book after book, Josie the failed star finds a new way to shine. But the longer she stays in a story, the harder it becomes to escape. Will Josie find a story so good that she just stays forever?

Shannon Hale started writing books at age ten and never stopped, eventually earning an MFA in Creative Writing. After nineteen years of writing and dozens of rejections, she published The Goose Girl, the first in her award-winning Books of Bayern series. She has published 20+ books for young readers including the Newbery Honor winner Princess Academy. Her novels for the adult crowd include Austenland (now a major motion picture starring Keri Russell). Shannon and her husband Dean Hale have collaborated on several projects, such as Eisner-nominee Rapunzel’s Revenge. They spend non-writing hours corralling their four young children near Salt Lake City, Utah.

Le roman YA de Matthew Quick bientôt sur Netflix

Le film tiré du roman SORTA LIKE A ROCKSTAR sera diffusé sur Netflix en août ou septembre prochain. Réalisé par Brett Haley, il aura pour vedettes Auli’i Cravalho (de Moana), Carol Burnett (The Carol Burnett Show), Fred Armisen (Portlandia) et Rhenzy Feliz (Runaways). Lire cet article pour plus de détails.

SORTA LIKE A ROCK STAR raconte l’histoire d’une jeune fille qui fait preuve d’un optimisme inébranlable malgré les difficultés auxquelles sa mère et elle doivent faire face, jusqu’au jour où un drame terrible vient bouleverser sa vie. Paru chez Little, Brown Books for Young Readers en 2010, le roman sera remis en avant dans une nouvelle édition tie-in à paraître à l’occasion de la sortie du film. Les droits de langue française sont toujours disponibles.

THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB prochainement sur Netflix

Netflix vient de dévoiler la bande annonce de l’adaptation de la  célèbre série Le Club des Baby-Sitters de Ann M. Martin qui sera diffusée sur la plateforme dès le 3 juillet prochain.

Publiés chez Gallimard Jeunesse, les livres racontent le quotidien d’un groupe d’amies qui décident de créer une entreprise de baby-sitting.

PRIDE AND PREMEDITATION de Tirzah Price

Three of Jane Austen’s classic novels receive a murder mystery makeover in this romantic and thrilling three-book series that’s perfect for fans of The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy and Stalking Jack the Ripper. In PRIDE & PREMEDITATION, aspiring lawyer Lizzie Bennet attempts to solve a murder case while fighting off feelings for her rival Mr. Darcy.

PRIDE AND PREMEDITATION
by Tirzah Price

HarperTeen, March 2021

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a young woman who desires a law career must be in want of a case. So when a scandalous murder shocks London high society, sixteen-year-old Lizzie Bennet sees the perfect opportunity to prove herself as a formidable solicitor—despite the fact that women are only allowed in court as witnesses.

Unfortunately for Lizzie, the man accused of the crime already has a fledgling lawyer on his side: Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, the stern young heir training to take over the prestigious firm Pemberley Associates. Convinced the authorities have blamed the wrong person, Lizzie vows to steal Darcy’s client and solve the murder so that she can earn a position of her own. But as the case—and her feelings for Darcy—become more complicated, Lizzie discovers that her dream job could make her happy, but it might also get her killed.

Tirzah Price holds an MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has worked as an independent bookseller since 2011, and when not reading you’ll likely find her knitting socks and thinking about narrative structure. This is her debut novel.

Sortie du film Déconnectés le 14 octobre prochain

Le nouveau dessin animé de Sony Pictures Animation, Déconnectés (Connected en anglais), sortira dans les salles le 14 octobre 2020.

Le film met en scène les Mitchell, une famille normale qui se retrouve plongée dans une bataille épique lorsqu’une horde de robots menace leurs vacances (et le sort du monde). En cours de route, les Mitchell découvrent qu’ils doivent s’unir, poser leurs téléphones et se reconnecter en famille pour vaincre cet ennemi technologique malveillant. Retrouvez la bande-annonce française ici.

Dans THE ART OF CONNECTED de Ramin Zahed, à paraître chez Abrams en septembre 2020, on découvrira les coulisses du film, les dessins et croquis préparatoires, les études de personnages et les interviews et commentaires des producteurs, des réalisateurs et de l’équipe d’animation. Les droits de langue française sont toujours disponibles.