L'évasion de Kamo

Synopsis of L'évasion de Kamo

«L'évasion de Kamo» is the young adult novel by Daniel Pennac, published by Gallimard Jeunesse in paperback (112 pages, in French).

Kamo fears nothing and no one, but suddenly a simple bicycle terrifies him. Add to this the sudden abandonment by his mother and the enigma of his strange name, which someone bore before him. If he fails to answer all these questions, Kamo will die. The novel presents him as an unpredictable, zany and irresistible friend.

Fourth instalment of the «Une aventure de Kamo» series, with illustrations by Jean-Philippe Chabot; part of the Folio Junior collection.

Aimed at a children's and young adult audience, with a recommended reading age of 10 to 13.