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FOREIGN RIGHTS CONTACTS

2019 Frankfurt Book Fair :

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2019-2020 NEW TITLES

EARLY YEARS 4 – 5

PICTURE BOOKS 6 – 25

REFERENCE 26 – 37

NOVELTY & ACTIVITY 38 – 39

FICTION 40 – 41

BACKLIST HIGHLIGHTS

TIME FOR BED, MIYUKI 

RIGHTS SOLD : WORLD SPANISH, CATALAN, WORLD ENGLISH, COMPLEX CHINESE, RUSSIAN, ITALIAN, GREEK, JAPANESE, ROMANIAN

“One of the best 2016 picture books” — El Pais

LEONARDO DA VINCI’S CRAZY MACHINES

RIGHTS SOLD: SIMPLIFIED CHINESE

This stunning reference book is the opportunity to take a close look to the machines this legendary figure dreamt about.

I COUNT EVERYTHING

An original board book with die-cuts to learn numbers but also shapes and colors.

Gaia Stella: selected illustrator at the 2019 Bologna Book Fair

OUR NEIGHBOURS, THE INSECTS

RIGHTS SOLD: WORLD SPANISH, CATALAN

A happy book with flaps to discover the common insects that live in our houses.

LITTLE FOX GOES ON HOLIDAY

An original, fun, interactive and educational treasure hunt!

IN MY HEART

RIGHTS SOLD: WORLD ENGLISH, SPANISH, CATALAN, PORTUGUESE, ITALIAN, GERMAN, DUTCH, SIMPLIFIED CHINESE, SWEDISH, KOREAN, NORWEGIAN, LITHUANIAN, POLISH, TURKISH, LUXEMBOURGISH, RUSSIAN, FINNISH, SLOVENIAN

More than one million copies sold in 18 languages!

EARLY YEARS/ AGES: 0+

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PHOTO DISCOVERIES: NUMBERS, BABIES AND COLORS7 TITLES BOOKS: 180 X 180 MM – BOARD BOOKS WITH ROUND CORNERS - 30/46 PAGES - €9/€11.90 - 2017/2019

An emotive and entertaining way to teach first notions to young children, with striking photos. A whole double page is devoted to the photo, and accessible information can be found in a contrasted colour box.

SELLING POINTS:

• An easy-to-handle board book!

• Sensitive, informative, graphic and surprising photos.

• Pictures by Naturangency, a photo agency specialized in nature and animals.

IN THE SAME SERIES:

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SANTA’S CHRISTMAS CAMILLE VON ROSENSCHILD, ILL. BY ALICE GRAVIER

NOVEMBER 2019250 X 360 MM – HARDCOVER – 32 PAGES – €14.90

A wonderful Christmas tale. A beautiful object-book shaped like a Christmas present.

It happened suddenly. We don’t know why or how. We can’t say when, either. Maybe it was a very, very long time ago.

This year, for the first time in his life and without being able to say for what reason, Santa Claus rebelled:

"Why don’t I get a present? “

A very beautiful Christmas tale.

SELLING POINTS:

• A tender, funny and touching tale.

• An attractive and enchanting object-book.

• An illustrator with recognized talent and new in DLMJ catalog.

PICTURE BOOKS/ AGES: 3+

« Attendez », dit le lutin. Il alla s’enfermer en salle

d’archives et en ressortit bientôt, triomphant : « J’ai fait

la liste des jouets créés ici depuis les débuts de votre

éternelle activité, et par élimination j’ai trouvé la perle

rare : ce qu’il vous faut, c’est un turlututruc.

- Un turlututruc ? Qu’est-ce que c’est ?

- Je n’en ai aucune idée. La seule chose que je peux

vous dire, c’est que ce jouet n’a jamais été ni commandé

ni fabriqué. »

Alors le Père Noël commanda son turlututruc.

Il alla déposer sa lettre au service courrier de l’usine.

Puis il rentra chez lui, se coucha et glissa dans

un sommeil agité.

Il retourna voir Maître lutin :

« Quel cadeau demander

quand on a déjà tout ? »

BY THE SAME AUTHOR:

PICTURE BOOKS/ AGES: 3+

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SELLING POINTS:

• A lovely picture book by the illustrator of internationally popular series In my Heart, that sold more than a million copies in 18 languages.

• Mirabelle and Juicymeat: two very sweet characters.

• A collection of 6 loving and poetic stories.

SIX STORIES OF MIRABELLE AND JUICYMEATCHRISTINE ROUSSEY

SEPTEMBER 2019 200 X 275 MM – HARDCOVER – 32 PAGES – €14.50

Christine Roussey’s first short stories collection. An ode to life, joy, nature, driven by two new heroes with strong personalities.

From the beginning of their friendship, to the crazy adventures lived together, going through tasty moments and the vertigo of time passing by, the reader will share moments of life with Mirabelle, a little playful girl very respectful of nature and Juicymeat, a rebellious boar, a bit grumpy but with a big heart.

The trees in bloom, the juicy fruits to pick, the murmur of starlings, the first snowflakes and hoarfrost on the trees... Six adventures, both poetic and fantastic, that stage the small pleasures of our two heroes.

BY THE SAME ILLUSTRATOR:

PICTURE BOOKS/ AGES: 3+

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SELLING POINTS:

• An unavoidable subject in children’s publishing: emotions.

• The author of The Diary of a Pest, Virginy L.Sam.

• The sparkling style of a new illustrator in our catalog: Aurore Callias.

MY LITTLE CREATURE VIRGINY L. SAM, ILL. BY AURORE CALLIAS

SEPTEMBER 2019 200 X 275 MM – HARDCOVER – 32 PAGES – €12.90

A sweet and true picture book to teach children how to manage their feelings.

The thunderstorm rages so loudly that the little boy seeks shelter, trembling, under his bed. And that's where it appears, a creature, warm and soft. It wraps the child and reassures him, before disappearing. And from then on, whenever an emotion is about to overwhelm him, the creature appears, comforting or funny, and finds the words and gestures to help him overcome a feeling difficult to grasp: the panic fear of the storm, the anxiety that arises from vertigo, the sorrow caused by the separation of his parents, the anger at a playmate... Thanks to this particular creature, the little boy can continue to move forward, with a lighter heart. The more he grows, the less it visits him, but he knows that wherever he is, as soon as he is afraid, as soon as he cries, as soon as something important happens in his life, the creature is not far.

The touching and subtle text of Virginy L. Sam is interpreted with fantasy by Aurore Callias. This picture book will surely accompany young readers in their hardships or in their joys.

BY THE SAME AUTHOR:

PICTURE BOOKS/ AGES: 3+

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SELLING POINTS:

• A very evocative theme for children and parents.

• An album combining poetry of words and the pleasure of seeking-and-finding.

• Marion Barraud's tender, poetic and colorful illustrations.

• At the end, a recipe to make your treat cones!

MY TREAT CONES RACHEL HAUSFATER, ILL. BY MARION BARRAUD

OCTOBER 2019 220 X 300 MM – 32 PAGES – HARDCOVER – €13.90

A tender and poetic album gift on the pleasure of offering and surprising those we love.

In Elisheva's shop, you'll find everything you need to make and fill treat cones. One rummages through large painted chests, plump cabinets and deep baskets. Then one chooses a cone of the color one wants before closing it with a beautiful ribbon. Thus, through the pages, one discovers he personalized treat cones that the child makes with tenderness, as evocations of those he likes: Miki his funny friend, Lola his secret love, Mom, Dad, Baba and Zeze his grandparents, and others you wouldn't expect.

We come across an endless story book, the schedules of a train called Trans-Siberian, a fishing rod for memories, a crocodile with big teeth, giant balls, an electronic mini-game that makes "zip boom dring" ... In treat cones, there is everything, them and us.

One plunges with delight in the poetry of these lists in the style of Prévert, mixing tenderness and humor, evoking with great accuracy the pleasure of giving as well as the little and big joys of life.

PICTURE BOOKS/ AGES: 3+

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ONE DAYGUILLAUME GUÉRAUD, ILL. BY SÉBASTIEN MOURRAIN

OCTOBER 2019 180 X 250 MM – HARDCOVER – 32 PAGES – €12.90

RIGHTS SOLD: SPANISH, KOREAN

An imaginative and funny picture book: an ode to children’s imagination.

What child has never dreamt of what he would do when he’s finally a grown-up? Eating sweets without asking permission, going to school on his own, biking or skating as he likes. Or, maybe, wearing size-12 shoes and taking giant steps. Or even living in a hut among a forest of coconut trees?

SELLING POINTS:

• A humorous and tender picture book about a universal topic: growing up.

• Delightful illustrations that combine strong lines with subtle touches of color.

• Sébastien Mourrain: a talented and renowned illustrator.

PICTURE BOOKS/ AGES: 6+

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THE WORN SHOESNATHALIE LEONE, ILL. BY THOMAS PERINO

NOVEMBER 2019 245 X 345 MM – HARDCOVER – 36 PAGES – €16

How do twelve princesses wake up exhausted every morning?

In his castle, a king is consumed with anxiety: every morning, his twelve daughters lie in their beds exhausted, and on the carpet their shoes are worn as if they had fought all night. The King promises half of his kingdom and the hand of one of his daughters to the man who will solve this enigma; but if the candidate falls asleep during his watch, he will die. Many princes come running, but all fail and lose their lives.

Until the day Gabelot arrives, a young shepherd inspired by a dream: he has picked two flowers, one that turns him into a prince, the other one that will make him invisible, and he knows he must not drink the glass that the princesses will offer him. The King greets him sadly, but Gabelot, awake and invisible, will discover what is hidden at night…

SELLING POINTS:

• Woodcuts by Thomas Perino, who plays with perspective to compose sumptuous geometric pictures.

• A traditional tale revisited by Nathalie Leone, a talented storyteller.

• A beautiful, large and original album.

PICTURE BOOKS/ AGES: 6+

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RODRIGO AND THE LITTLE PAPERSHEYNA BÉ, ILL. BY ÉRIC PUYBARET

SEPTEMBER 2019 245 X 345 MM – HARDCOVER – 32 PAGES – €16

A sumptuous tale of wisdom.

All his life, Rodrigo has traveled around the world, with only sheets of papers and an ebony box wrapped in his mother’s shawl. When his feet could no longer carry him, he came back to rest in his childhood home crossed by the wind.

One day, Pablo, a little boy, stands in front of him and asks him about his travels. And that day, and the following ones, Rodrigo tells him how beautiful the world is. Soon, Pablo’s friends join him to listen to the old man’s wonderful stories and learn how to make paper birds...

A tale of infinite poetry about transmission, the passing of time and the beauty of a world, one should learn to look at without wanting to conquer it.

SELLING POINTS:

• A new album by the well-known illustrator Eric Puybaret.

• A new captivating author in our catalog: Heyna Bé.

• A humanist message beautifully served by a poetic text and inspired illustrations in a large album.

BY THE SAME ILLUSTRATOR:

PICTURE BOOKS/ AGES: 4+

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DAY AFTER DAYROMAIN BERNARD

AUGUST 2019 250 X 200 MM – HARDCOVER – 40 PAGES – €13.90

RIGHTS SOLD: KOREAN

An original picture book about the passing of time and landscape alterations, but also about love and transmission.

Aymé lives on a farm with his mom. As he grows up, with his camera, he immortalizes the small variations and the big changes transforming his surroundings. The landscape comes alive with new activities as a railway line, a factory and a dam are built.

Then the factory closes, the countryside empties out and Aymé, now old, finds himself alone after his mother’s death.

But curious newcomers will soon arrive to shake up the landscape!

SELLING POINTS:

• A true phenomenon in the picture books category!

• Beautiful illustrations made with opaque watercolours.

• Finding what has and what has not changed: a picture book that develops children’s observational skills.

PICTURE BOOKS/ AGES: 7+

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SHIVERY TALES FANTASTIC STORIES FROM ASIACAROLINE LAFFON, MARTINE LAFFON, QU LAN

OCTOBER 2019 230 X 330 MM – HARDCOVER – 56 PAGES – €14.90

A beautiful collection of fantastic tales from Asia, to overcome fears.

Hidous monsters, wandering souls and hungry ogres... A dive into the heart of fantastic Asia, for better and for worse!

Sleepless nights (Japan) - A bad meeting (Japan) - The bloody bamboo grove (Korea) - The flying head (China) - The man and the haunted house (Japan) - It should not be opened to him (Tibet) - Ogres on every floor (Nepal) - The shaman against the king of snakes (Nepal) - The pact of ghosts (Nepal) - A woman too beautiful (Japan).

SELLING POINTS:

• Shivery tales: an underexploited niche, but very attractive for children.

• Qu Lan’s sumptuous illustrations.

BY THE SAME AUTHOR:

PICTURE BOOKS/ AGES: 6+

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THE UNTAMEABLE GODDESSVIVIANE KOENIG, ILL. BY MARIE CAILLOU

SEPTEMBER 2019 250 X 340 MM – HARDCOVER – 32 PAGES – €16

A strong album set in Ancient Egypt.

In those ancient times, Ra, the Sun God, reigned over the world. He was the powerful king of gods, goddesses and humans. All of them obeyed him. But, one morning, a violent argument broke out between Ra and his daughter Bastet, the cat goddess. No one knew the reason for this quarrel. But it was so important that Bastet fled.

In this album full of twists and turns and set in the age of Pharaohs, the reader - immersed in the warm atmosphere of the Nile banks - is the witness of a duel of repartees and mischief between the monkey god Thoth and the Cat/Lioness Bastet in order to convince her to return to her father.

Don't wait to discover this story of several thousands of years.

Go to Ancient Egypt, the land of all enchantments.

SELLING POINTS:

• An album about Ancient Egypt to discover gods and goddesses.

• A strong and poetic story between documentary and the picture book.

• Meticulous production with a 4 pantones printing for a graphically strong object.

BY THE SAME ILLUSTRATOR:

REFERENCE/ AGES: 8+

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BIRTHHÉLÈNE DRUVERT

OCTOBER 2019 HARDBACK WITH DIE-CUT SCENES, FLAPS TO LIFT – 250 X 360 MM – €23

RIGHTS SOLD: ITALIAN, DUTCH, POLISH, GERMAN, SPANISH

After the noteworthy Anatomy and Ocean, a new exceptional reference book by Hélène Druvert.

To learn everything about pregnancy, from conception to the baby's first days. Spreads animated by die-cuts and flaps explain the human reproduction system, fertilization, cell division, ART, genetic heridity, ultrasound, twins, prematurity, and month after month the reader can follow the evolution of the embryo.

Hélène Druvert gives body to this wonderful internal mechanics until childbirth, before closing the book beautifully on the first moments of life: breastfeeding, motor development and the evolution of the baby's senses. A sumptuous and fascinating documentary about the most exceptional thing in the world: a birth.

SELLING POINTS:

• A renowned illustrator, Bologna Ragazzi Award mention in 2017 for Anatomy, translated in 10 languages and close to 1 million copies sold worldwide.

• Ocean has been translated in 8 languages with 420,000 copies sold worldwide.

• A fascinating topic and stunning object.

BY THE SAME ILLUSTRATOR:

REFERENCE/ AGES: 9+

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A HAIR-RAISING HISTORY THE HISTORY OF HUMANITY THROUGH HAIRLOUISE VERCORS, ILL. BY PIERRE D’ONNEAU

SEPTEMBER 2019 150 X 200 MM – 112 PAGES – PAPERBACK – €12.90

A hair-raising documentary about what our hairstyles reveal over the centuries!

Hair is much more than thin threadlike strands. If for a long time it symbolized men's power, women's sensuality, affiliation to a religious order and a social category, they've become identity markers over the centuries, sometimes signs of protests. Today, they above all reflect our personality and our time. Yet, if freedom of hairstyles is usually recognized, equality is still not flagrant: why does the society pressure men into wearing short hair or taken? Why curly-haired women have to straighten their hair? Why are redheads still made fun of?

In this very original reference book, Louise Vercors approaches with seriousness and humor the cultural, social, religious identity that reveal the hairstyles of yesterday and today.

The author’s short and well-documented texts are accompanied by graphic illustrations of Pierre d'Onneau.SELLING POINTS:

• A very original approach to history...

• ... treated with humor and erudition.

• Graphic illustrations that adults and children will love!

• Pantone printing.

REFERENCE/ AGES: 9+

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WITCHES’ SECRETS AN INTRODUCTION TO OUR HISTORY AND OUR KNOWLEDGEELSA WHYTE, JULIE LÉGÈRE, ILL. BY LAURA PÉREZ

OCTOBER 2019 240 X 310 MM – 80 PAGES – HARDCOVER – €18

Between documentary and handbook, a beautiful book to discover the history of witchcraft and master its powers.

Since ancient times, magic and witchcraft have often been linked to women. First negatively stereotyped, they have become a symbol of feminist emancipation that intrigues as much as it fascinates.

From Circe to Hermione Granger, through the stakes and fairy tales, discover the history of witchcraft through stories and portraits of witches, real or fictitious. Immerse yourself in a spirituality like no other, between historical facts (Salem trial, recent witch hunts, ...) and pop culture (the character of Hermione Granger, the series Sabrina the teenage witch, The Craft...).

Pendulums and cauldrons, cats and owls, chopsticks, pentacles and magic squares... discover the origin and secrets of magic tools and symbols. Then put your new knowledge into practice to concoct your own healing potions made from plants or create your lucky talisman: knowledge and trust are the founding principles of all power.

SELLING POINTS:

• Witchcraft: a very popular theme between feminism and self-help...

• ... treated for the first time in a documentary form for pre-teens, teens and adults.

• Stunning illustrations by Laura Pérez.

REFERENCE/ AGES: 9+

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RESPECT THE PLANET PORTRAITS OF THE YOUNG GENERATION WHO FIGHTS FOR THE FUTURE JULIETA CANEPA, PIERRE DUCROZET

SEPTEMBER 2019 160 PAGES – 170X230MM – PAPERBACK – €14.90

Young people from all around the world, we can save our planet!

“You only talk about moving forward with the same bad ideas that got us into this mess, even when the only sensible thing to do is pull the emergency brake. You are not mature enough to tell it like this. Even that burden you leave to us children. […] Our civilization is being sacrificed for the opportunity of a very small number of people to continue making enormous amounts of money.” — Greta Thunberg

This book consists of 15 portraits of young people, between 10 and 20 years old, fighting in all corners of the world for different causes.

For each of them, the authors evoke the story (where it all started), the struggle, the fundamental question as well as some lighter aspects of their personality. These portraits are interspersed with major mass movements, manifestations in streets and other collective actions to put the strenght of this phenomenon in perspective.

SELLING POINTS:

• A fundamental youth topic. An absolutely necessary book!

• A new and massive media campaign via social media and in the streets.

• "I don’t want your hope. I want you to panic": shocking words brought by young citizens determined to make adults react.

THE COLD WARPHILIPPE GODARD

OCTOBER 2019 285 X 255 MM – 72 PAGES – HARDBACK – €14.50

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Cold War is told to children in a beautiful illustrated book, with a hundred photographs and a plenty of information.

Europe was just recovering from the terrible World War II when the Cold War began an ideological and political conflict unprecedented in the history of the world: both sides (on one side the Western Bloc around the United States, on the other hand, the Eastern Bloc, around the USSR) will confront each other from 1947 until the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991.

The Marshall Plan, the Czech coup, the Berlin blockade, the Warsaw Pact, the first man in space, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Prague Spring or perestroika will forever stay in the common memory. This documented book retraces the context, the stakes and the consequences of a war that struggled to say its name. Through portraits of children and detailed texts, this book also gives a lot of information on the daily lives of families during this absurd period of history.

SELLING POINTS:

• In 2019, the commemoration of the 30th

anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall (November 9th, 1989).

• A wealth of documentary information that answers children's questions about this major period of the 20th century.

• Photographs and a strong graphic line.

• World War I told to children, by the same author, sold to more than 12 000 copies in France.

REFERENCE/ AGES: 6+

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THE VOLCANOES POP-UP BOOKFLEUR DAUGEY, BERNARD DUISIT, ILL. BY TOM VAILLANT

OCTOBER 2019 230 X 300 MM – HARDCOVER WITH 5 POP-UPS – 22 PAGES – €23

RIGHTS SOLD: WORLD ENGLISH, WORLD SPANISH, CATALAN, BASQUE, ITALIAN

A mix between science, history and culture - all you have always wanted to know about volcanoes... in pop-ups!

Watch out! Explosive contents! Through large scale pop-ups, discover how volcanoes are formed, what the different types of eruptions are, what happened in Pompeii on October 24th 79, what the job of a volcanologist is, what animals live next to these mountains of fire, who the goddess Pele is ... and many other things !

You won’t believe your eyes!

SELLING POINTS:

• With stylish illustrations by Tom Vaillant.

• A beautiful and gifty pop-up book.

• A fascinating theme for budding scientists.

• In the same collection, The Moon pop-up book sold 40 000 copies in 7 languages.

REFERENCE/ AGES: 6+

NOVELTY & ACTIVITY/ AGES: 6+

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INVESTIGOMANIA AROUND THE WORLD16 PUZZLES TO TRAVEL IN TIME AND SPACEVALÉRIE SANSONNET, ILL. BY DANIEL RAÙL SPONTON

MARCH 2020 280 X 280 MM – 40 PAGES – HARDCOVER – €12.90

For all budding investigators, a world of crazy characters to go over with a fine-tooth.

Between a detective book, Look and Find book and The book of which you are the hero, this third work of the thrilling collection "Investigomania" takes its readers in the twists and turns of History. Thanks to the clues given in the texts, they will conduct investigations in a Greek theater, on the Great Wall of China, aboard Columbus’ caravel, on the slopes of Machu Picchu, and even in a Viking village. There is nly one instruction: keep an eye open! Because it takes a keen sense of observation to find the culprits who hide in these great sets swarming with characters.

An incredible journey through time, which will take our young investigators from Egyptian antiquity to the space conquest, and will make them travel all around the planet.

SELLING POINTS:

• 45,000 copies of the previous books have been sold worldwide.

• “Look and Find”: a fun format that has already proven its worth in the world of children literature…

• … to which a crime novel-inspired narrative aspect has been added.

• Argentinian, French and Chinese children have already been won over by Daniel Sponton’s teeming and crazy illustrations.

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MIDDLE-GRADE FICTION/ AGES: 9+

“DOCTOR, WILL I LIVE?” DIARY OF A PEST, VOLUME 8SERIES

VIRGINY L. SAM, ILL. BY MARIE-ANNE ABESDRIS

OCTOBER 2019 140 X 205 MM – SOFTCOVER – 224 PAGES – €11.90

An inter-school choir competition? The horror! But Fannette has an infallible plan to escape.

To prevent the college choir, which she finds ridiculous, from winning the big regional contest, Fannette is ready for anything. Even pretending to have a loss of consciousness!

What she didn’t expect was that her doctor would prescribe her an absolute rest. Just when the group of Theo, her love interest, organizes its next concert...

SELLING POINTS:

• An successful French series: more than 290 000 copies sold!

• A diary filled with illustrations and a fun layout.

• A heroin which girls will love to identify with.

• Already translated into 4 languages!

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