Archives de catégorie : Young Adult

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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Le National Book Award décerné à Malinda Lo pour LAST NIGHT AT THE TELEGRAPH CLUB

Le roman YA paru chez Dutton aux États-Unis en janvier 2021 vient de remporter le National Book Award dans la catégorie Young People’s Literature. Ce prestigieux prix littéraire américain s’ajoute à la liste des nombreuses distinctions déjà reçues par ce livre depuis sa publication :

2021 National Book Award Winner
Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2021
2021 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee
2021 BookPage Best Young Adult Books of 2021
Eight Starred Reviews!
Fourteen-Week National Bestseller
Finalist for the NEIBA Book Award
2021 Medal Winner of the Alice B Awards

Voici ce que le jury a déclaré au sujet de ce livre :

“LAST NIGHT AT THE TELEGRAPH CLUB glows with desire and hums with sensuality as sapphic romance flashes against fear and intolerance. In lustrous detail, Malinda Lo materializes Chinese American Lily and white Kath’s love story during the rise of 1950’s McCarthyism. Lo’s exquisite prose contrasts Lily’s unhurried discovery of her sexuality against Kath’s unquestioned belonging at the Telegraph Club. Lo beckons readers, sentence by restrained sentence, into this incandescent novel of queer possibility.”

Pour lire la présentation du roman, cliquer ici.

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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.

DRAGON RIDER de Taran Matharu

In this debut adult/YA crossover fantasy trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of the SUMMONER series, comes an immersive new fantasy world where humans can bond with dragons… Jai, hostage in the court of an Emperor who killed his father, finds himself caught up in a rebellion and stumbles across a dragon’s egg which could be the key to change his fate forever.

DRAGON RIDER
by Taran Matharu
HarperVoyager, July 2023
(via Mushens Entertainment)

Jai is a Captive in the Sabine Court – ever since his father Rohan, leader of the Plainsfolk, led an uprising and was put to death by the Emperor who Jai must now serve. The Sabine Empire has a powerful tool, the Gryphon Guard: elite warriors who ride gryphons. Only one thing is more powerful than them: dragons, exclusive to a rival kingdom. When the emperor’s son is betrothed to Princess Erica of the Dansk Kingdom she brings with her a powerful dowry: dragons. These powerful beasts come in several forms, but secrecy surrounds them and only the Dansk Royalty can soul-bond with these magical beasts to draw on their power and strength.
There is uproar when the Emperor is found dead, and the Dansk King is accused of his murder. In the ensuing chaos, Jai has one choice: run or be killed. And when he finds a stunted dragon’s egg in the belly of Ragni’s dead dragon, he takes it with him. Soon, united with Princess Erica, also on the run from Titus, he must make a decision. Does he flee to an anonymous life or – aided by his new dragon chick – does he stand up and fight against a cruel Empire that destroyed his people?

Taran Matharu is the New York Times bestselling author of the Summoner series, which has been translated into 15 languages and has sold over two million copies in the English language. He was born in London in 1990. Taran began to write the Summoner series in November 2013 at the age of 22, taking part in ‘Nanowrimo 2013’ and sharing his work on Wattpad.com. The shared sample of the story went viral, reaching over 3 million reads in less than six months. His Contender trilogy was published in 2019. He has won the Journal de Mickey award in France and the Sakura medal in Japan, and was Book Trust’s writer in residence.

LOVE, DECODED de Jennifer Yen

For fans of Jenny Han and Jane Austen, a rom-com that’s equal parts hilarious and heartfelt about the unexpected consequences of one teen’s quest to help her friends find love, from the author of A Taste for Love.

LOVE, DECODED
by Jennifer Yen
‎ Razorbill/Penguin YR, March 2022

High school junior Gigi Wong strives to be the best: the top student, the perfect friend, and the ideal daughter. But it’s tough when there’s always someone who is just a little bit better. With college applications looming, she can’t help but worry that she won’t make the cut. Thankfully, her best friend Kyle never fails to find the right words—and the perfect bowl of ramen—to cheer her up.
After her teacher, Ms. Harris, announces she’ll be nominating students for an app writing contest, Gigi is determined to be picked. After all, first prize is an exclusive tech internship, sure to make her application stand out. There’s only one problem: she doesn’t have a winning program. It isn’t until transfer student Etta admits she’s struggling to fit in at Superbia that Gigi stumbles on an idea. She’ll use her coding skills—and the matchmaking experience she’s gotten from weekends with Auntie Rose—to create a friend matching app! Etta will meet new people, and Gigi will guarantee her acceptance into college. It’s foolproof.
What Gigi doesn’t expect is for her app to go viral around school. Soon, she finds herself at the center of a scandal—and at odds with both Etta and Kyle. Can Gigi fix what went wrong, or will her desire to be perfect cost her the people she cares about most?

Jennifer Yen is a Taiwanese American author who spends her days healing hearts and her nights writing about love, family, and the power of acceptance. Jennifer believes in the magic of one’s imagination, and hopes her stories will bring joy and inspiration to readers. If you find Jennifer wandering around aimlessly, please return her to the nearest milk tea shop.