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No and Me
0Authors : Delphine de Vigan
ISBN10 : 1599904799 ISBN13 : 9781599904795
Genres : Young Adult,Fiction,Contemporary,Cultural,France,Realistic Fiction,Academic,School,European Literature,French Literature,Roman,Coming Of Age
Language:
Hardcover, 256 pages
Published August 3rd 2010 by Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Description
Parisian teenager Lou has an IQ of 160, OCD tendencies, and a mother who has suffered from depression for years. But Lou is about to change her life—and that of her parents—all because of a school project about homeless teens. Whilst doing research, Lou meets No, a teenage girl living on the streets......more
Parisian teenager Lou has an IQ of 160, OCD tendencies, and a mother who has suffered from depression for years. But Lou is about to change her life—and that of her parents—all because of a school project about homeless teens. Whilst doing research, Lou meets No, a teenage girl living on the streets. As their friendship grows, Lou bravely asks her parents if No can live with them, and is astonished when they agree. No’s presence forces Lou’s family to come to terms with a secret tragedy. But can this shaky, newfound family continue to live together when No’s own past comes back to haunt her?
Winner of the prestigious Booksellers’ Prize in France,
is a timely and thought-provoking novel about homelessness that has far-reaching appeal.(less)
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About the author(Delphine de Vigan)
Delphine de Vigan is an award-winning French novelist. She has published several novels for adults. Her breakthrough work was the book
(No and Me) that was awarded the
(The Booksellers' Prize) in France in 2008.
In 2011, she published a novel
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Delphine de Vigan is an award-winning French novelist. She has published several novels for adults. Her breakthrough work was the book
(No and Me) that was awarded the
(The Booksellers' Prize) in France in 2008.
In 2011, she published a novel
(Nothing holds back the night) that deals with a family coping with their mother's bipolar disorder. In her native France, the novel brought her a set of awards, including the
(the prize given by the Fnac bookstores) and the
.
Delphine de Vigan is an award-winning French novelist. She has published several novels for adults. Her breakthrough work was the book
(No and Me) that was awarded the
(The Booksellers' Prize) in France in 2008.
In 2011, she published a novel
(Nothing holds back the night) that deals with a family coping with their mother's bipolar disorder. In her native France, the novel brought her a set of awards, including the
(the prize given by the Fnac bookstores) and the
. (less)