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1) Sūbbir māmā
Author
Language
Arabic
Description
Grâce à la vieille recette magique de truffes au piment de son arrière-arrière-demi-grand-tante, ma mère a des pouvoirs incroyables? y compris celui de se glisser dans ma poche quand je vais à l'école ! L'avantage, c'est que Gaspard, la terreur du CE2, n'ose pas m'embêter. Mais trimbaler sa mère sur soi, c'est un peu la honte, non ? Et surtout, est-ce comme ça qu'on apprend à devenir grand? --
Series
Criterion collection volume 249
Language
Arabic
Description
Vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafš, and French soldiers resort to torture to break the will of the insurgents. Shot on the streets of Algiers in documentary style.
Author
Language
Arabic
Description
"Ruby is unlike most little girls in old China. Instead of aspiring to get married, Ruby is determined to attend university when she grows up, just like the boys in her family. Based upon the inspirational story of the author's grandmother and accompanied by richly detailed illustrations, Ruby's Wish is an engaging portrait of a young girl who's full of ambition and the family who rewards her hard work and courage." --