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Croquis littéraire : Le grand détour pour traverser la rue, un roman inspirant d'Alain Savary

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2019

ONFR+ presents a book review on Le grand détour pour traverser la rue, a novel by Alain Savary, published by Éditions L'Interligne. This autobiographical novel is a call for hope and perseverance. We follow a teenager growing up in Vanier, a working-class neighborhood in Ottawa, who dreams of breaking free and one day being able to “cross the street” to the affluent side of Rockcliffe Park. A thought-provoking work presented by reader Marie Issermann.

Levels:
Elementary Grade 7 Grade 8 Secondary Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
Subjects:
Français Compréhension
Skills:
Creativity Critical Thinking
Themes:
Franco-Ontarian Culture Francophonie
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E1 : Croquis littéraire : Gaucher.ère contrarié.e, roman de V.S. Goela

2 min 46 s
Thirteen characters, all different from each other. Thirteen characters, connected by food, travel, art, and the fluidity of genres. This is the universe that V.S. Goela presents in his first novel, Gaucher.ère contrarié.e.
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E2 : Croquis littéraire : Le grand détour pour traverser la rue, un roman inspirant d'Alain Savary

2 min 32 s
ONFR+ presents a book review on Le grand détour pour traverser la rue, a novel by Alain Savary, published by Éditions L'Interligne. This autobiographical novel is a call for hope and perseverance.
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E3 : Croquis littéraire : Moi, Sam, elle, Janis, drame psychologique de Jean Boisjoli

Moi, Sam, Elle, Janis, a new novel by Jean Boisjoli, published by Éditions David. This psychological drama traces the journey of Sam, an inmate accused of murder, through his psychiatric sessions.
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E4 : Croquis littéraire : Rue des rêves brisés, roman de Guy Bélizaire

2 min 59 s
Rue des rêves brisés, a novel by Guy Bélizaire. Torn between the desire to spend the summer with his first love and the obligation to go to Haiti with his father, Christophe finds it difficult to juggle his dual Haitian-Canadian identity.
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E5 : Croquis littéraire : La sultane dévoilée, le nouveau roman de Jean Mohsen Fahmy

La sultane dévoilée, a novel by Jean Mohsen Fahmy, published by éditions David. This historical novel transports us to 13th-century Egypt and Syria, chronicling the life of the only woman to have ever ruled an Arab-Muslim country.
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E10 : Croquis littéraire : Juré, craché!, un roman d'amour signé Danièle Vallée

2 min 26 s
ONFR+ presents Juré, craché!, a novel by Danièle Vallée, published by Éditions David. Set in Quebec on the eve of the Quiet Revolution, Danièle Vallée takes us on a journey into a past where religion is omnipresent.
    Levels:
    Elementary Grade 7 Grade 8 Secondary Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
    Subjects:
    Français Compréhension
    Skills:
    Creativity Critical Thinking
    Themes:
    Franco-Ontarian Culture Francophonie