by Marie Desplechin · L'Ecole des Loisirs · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782211211314
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«Verte» is a young adult fantasy novel by Marie Desplechin, published by L'Ecole des Loisirs in paperback (178 pages, in French).
Verte is eleven years old and shows no talent for witchcraft: she wants to be normal, notices the boys in her class, and feels revulsion at a potion to poison the neighbours' dog. Her mother, Ursule, decides to entrust her to her grandmother Anastabotte one day a week; the results exceed expectations, perhaps too much.
First instalment of the Verte trilogy, continued with «Pome» and «Mauve». Cover illustrated by Soledad Bravi.
Aimed at young readers aged 9 and up, within children's and young adult literature with a fantastical theme.
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.
