Coquille d’oeuf
Egg Shell
Seuil Jeunesse
Roman jeunesse illustré
05/2025
Synopsis
Léon aimerait que ses parents l'appellent par son prénom. Il ne veut plus répondre au nom de Léonie, ce n'est pas lui, c'est une autre. Il voudrait juste que ses parents comprennent ça. Et que les enfants de sa classe arrêtent de le harceler. Surtout, Léon aimerait être moins seul. Alors, quand tout devient trop difficile, il se réfugie dans son jardin secret, un blockhaus caché, entouré de ronces. Mais il n'est pas seul à connaître cette base secrète. Quatre jeunes s'y réunissent après les cours. Et si ces collégiens étaient comme lui ? Des exclus, des nulle part où aller ? Et si ces adolescents pouvaient changer sa vie ?
Léon wishes his parents would call him by his name. He no longer wants to respond to the name he was given at birth; it's not him, it's someone else's. He just wants his parents to understand that. And for the kids in his class to stop bullying him. Above all, Léon wishes he were less alone. So, when everything becomes too difficult, he takes refuge in his secret garden, a hidden bunker surrounded by brambles. But he's not the only one who knows about this secret place. Four young people gather there after class. What if these middle school students were like him? Outcasts, with nowhere to go? What if these teenagers could change his life?
Auteurice - Author
Florence Rivières aime le thé et voyager en stop. Entre des études de philosophie à la Sorbonne et de théâtre à Minsk, il lui faut gérer un syndrome de stress post-traumatique et publier son premier ouvrage sur son ancienne activité de modèle photo. Iel navigue entre les genres, souvent aux croisements entre politique et santé mentale.
Diplômée des Beaux Arts, Hélène Le Cam est une illustratrice et plasticienne.
Florence Rivières loves tea and hitchhiking. Between studying philosophy at the Sorbonne and theater in Minsk, they had to manage post-traumatic stress disorder and publish their first book about their former career as a photo model. They navigate between genres, often at the intersection of politics and mental health.
A graduate of the Beaux Arts, Hélène Le Cam is an illustrator and visual artist.
