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Eleven

When Sam, who is a talented woodworker but can barely read, discovers an old newspaper clipping just before his eleventh birthday, it brings forth memories from his past. With the help of a new friend at school and the castle they are building for a school project, his questions are eventually answered.

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  • "Sam, onze ans, vit avec son grand-père menuisier. Il est très heureux, entouré de voisins affables et généreux. Son seul souci, il a de la difficulté à lire, malgré tous les efforts de ses enseignants. Le jour de son anniversaire, il découvre dans le grenier une coupure de presse relatant un accident de bateau et la disparition d'un enfant de trois ans. Juste en bas, la photo d'un garçon. C'est lui, seulement en beaucoup plus jeune. Que fait-il dans ce journal? Disparu? Il avait disparu? Sous la photo, il reconnaît son nom: Sam, et un nom de famille, Bell. Sam Bell. Un nom simple, mais ce n'est pas le sien. Son passé enfoui lui revient peu à peu, avec des doutes sur sa filiation. Aidé de Caroline, une camarade de classe, il part à la recherche de son passé, en cachette de son grand-père adoré, car il a peur de le perdre. -- Ce roman sensible, aux personnages tendres et attachants, montre à quel point un secret sur ses origines peut perturber un enfant. Culpabilité, remords ou crainte de raviver de vieux souvenirs ont incité les adultes à cacher la vérité. Sam va leur forcer la main et les obliger à dévoiler sa véritable identité. La difficulté de lire est abordée en filigrane. Le texte, s'il n'est pas une succession d'actions périlleuses, est pourtant passionnant. La crédibilité (des personnages, de l'histoire) est le point fort de ce roman très facile à lire. [SDM]."
  • "When Sam, who is a talented woodworker but can barely read, discovers an old newspaper clipping just before his eleventh birthday, it brings forth memories from his past. With the help of a new friend at school and the castle they are building for a school project, his questions are eventually answered."@en
  • ""This intimate story realistically examines friendship, family secrets and the struggles of a learning-disability child trying to make sense fo the world."Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, December 1, 2007: "An engrossing examination of a profound theme in the deft hands of a discerning author."Interview, The New York Times: In the Region, February 3, 2008:"Handling difficult subjects with sensitivity is Mrs. Giff?s specialty. If she has tried to drive home a single point in all her stories, it is that ordinary people are special? and that children, most of all, need to feel that way.""@en
  • "When Sam discovers an old newspaper clipping just before his eleventh birthday, it brings forth memories from his past, and, with the help of a new friend and the castle they are building, his questions are eventually answered."
  • "When Sam, who can barely read, discovers an old newspaper clipping just before his eleventh birthday, it brings forth memories from his past, and, with the help of a new friend at school and the castle they are building for a school project, his questions are eventually answered."
  • "When Sam, who can barely read, discovers an old newspaper clipping just before his eleventh birthday, it brings forth memories from his past, and, with the help of a new friend at school and the castle they are building for a school project, his questions are eventually answered."@en

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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "School stories"@en
  • "Young adult works"
  • "Juvenile works"@en
  • "Juvenile works"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Young adult fiction"
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  • "Eleven"@en
  • "Eleven"
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  • "Eleven : a mystery"@en

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