by Marie Desplechin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782211206945
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«Babyfaces» is the young adult novel by Marie Desplechin, published by L'École des loisirs in paperback (138 pages, in French).
The protagonist is a teenager in an environment marked by poverty and rejection in Paris, and suffers violence at school. The novel portrays the importance of friendship, mutual aid and support from neighbours, as well as family relationships in single-parent households, in facing these difficulties.
It is aimed at a young adult and adult audience, with a story centred on school, friendship and social difficulties.
Marie Desplechin is a French writer. She studied literature and journalism before becoming a writer. She is the author of several children's novels and Taking it to Heart, a collection of short stories. Sans Moi, her first novel, has been a great success in France, where it has sold over 120,000 copies. She won the Prix Médicis in 2005 for her book, La Vie sauve.
