PAPERBACKS

ALICE (LA LISTE)

$8.00

Level 2/3. When Alice, a girl who lives in the south of France, finds out she and her family are moving to Paris in a month, she is far from happy. Her friend suggests she makes a list of the most important things she wants to accomplish before she leaves. Alice writes four items on her list and sets off on a quest to discover what truly matters to her.

Lots of teacher-created resources and free audio book available here.

THEMES: Friendship – Sports – Family – Perseverance – Love – Racism
4700 words – 260 headwords and many cognates

Disclaimer: one scene deals with a racially-motivated harassment, with the phrase “sale arabe” being used.

CAMILLE

$8.00

Level 2/3. When Camille finds out her beloved dance teacher, choreographer, and studio owner is leaving, she is worried about her future. She fears that Studio Pineapple, where she has been dancing for five years, is going to close or be sold to someone she won’t get along with. But she soon finds out that while changes are hard, they often bring an opportunity to grow and blossom. This third installment of the Alice series can be read as a sequel or independently of the first two stories.

Lots of teacher-created resources and free audio book available.

THEMES: Dance – Self-esteem – Self-confidence – Prejudice 3,600 words – 340 headword

KHADRA

$8.00

Level 2/3. Khadra is trying to deal with her recent falling out with her best friend, Alice. As she reflects on Alice’s betrayal, she makes an unlikely new friend and finds unexpected purpose in helping him survive a dangerous situation. Set in Marseille, the second largest city in France, this second installment of the “Alice” series takes the reader on a journey of compassion and perseverance. “Khadra” can be read either separately from “Alice” or as a sequel.

Lots of teacher-created resources and free audio book available here.

THEMES: Friendship – Perseverance – Compassion – Family and Religious Traditions – City 4,000 words – 300 headwords

LA FILLE, LE CHIEN ET LE GOBELET

$8.00

Level 3/4/5. It has been two years since Dumè, Marie’s big brother, left their quiet village in the mountains of Corsica to go to war against the Germans in the north of France. Prompted by a vivid dream she has been having lately, Marie sets out on a journey to find her brother in France and to bring him back to Corsica. Little does she know, mysterious creatures will both guide and disrupt her mission.

THEMES: WWI – Corsica – Family – Perseverance – Magic

UN POUVOIR DANGEREUX

(The Grey Planet series – BOOK 1)

$11.00

Éru helps his friend Nen develop her special power in order to find much needed water for their city on the gray planet. But they are not the only ones looking for water and soon the Racas, a mysterious group of desert bandits, is on their trail. This book is a prequel to “La planète grise” but can also be read independently.

THEMES: Friendship – Superpower – Perseverance – Empowerment

LA PLANÈTE GRISE

(The Grey Planet series – BOOK 3)

$11.00

Téa and her big sister Issa live in a hostile desert. Not only is it hard to find water, but the Racas, a ruthless group of bandits, are also roaming the desert in search of this precious liquid. Several years ago, the Racas kidnapped the girls’ mother because she has a special power: the ability to sense water. Téa, determined to find her mother, embarks on an adventure full of dangerous twists and turns. This graphic novel is 20 pages long, with only 100 headwords and lots of cognates. Though the language is fairly simple, the story is remarkably complex and engaging, and supported by beautiful illustrations. An ideal book for Novice learners.

Free teacher guide with class set purchase.

THEMES: Sisterhood – Superpower – Family – Perseverance – Empowerment

LA PLANÈTE GRISE BUNDLE

$29.00

Get the series for your classroom library at a discounted price!

In Book 1, Éru helps his friend Nen awaken a rare gift that could save their city. In Book 2, Nen, fleeing destruction, must decide whether to conceal her power or wield it to protect the village that shelters her. In Book 3 follows Téa and her sister Issa, another wielder of this same mysterious power, who brave the desert in search of their kidnapped mother.

Together, these stories form a sweeping narrative of courage, loss, and resilience.

LA MISSION

(The Grey Planet series – BOOK 2)

$11.00

After escaping the ruins of her city, Nen finds shelter with Éru’s aunt. But peace remains out of reach. Haunted by loss, separated from her closest friend, and burdened by a power she was only beginning to control, Nen faces an impossible choice: hide her gift as Éru warns… or use it to help the village that took her in. But time is running out and Nen is about to discover that some choices aren’t really choices at all.

THEMES: Friendship – Environment – Family – Perseverance – Empowerment

QUI A TUÉ CÉCILE ? By Teresa Torgoff PACK OF 5

$35.00

Level 3. Ms. Smith teaches English to French teenagers. One day her 10th-graders play a strange game where a few students secretly choose a classmate to be “eliminated”, in this case Cécile, and then the rest have to guess “Who killed Cécile?” Then both Cécile and the boy who picked her disappear. Suddenly, it’s not just a game anymore. Anaïs, a girl who often finds herself alone at home and in class, begins to find some disturbing clues. 3,600 words – 950 headwords

SLEEPY MEADOW By Teresa Torgoff pack of 5

$35.00

Level 2/3 Annabelle thinks she knows Melissa well. After all, they’ve been best friends on social media since they started out as pen pals in early high school. But when Annabelle, from France, goes to visit Melissa in the US a Halloween trip to an amusement park reveals that Melissa is not the person Annabelle thought she was. And after an encounter with an unexpectedly terrifying clown, Melissa isn’t sure about the person she has become. 4000 words – 400 headwords words.

THE GRAY PLANET

$11.00

Tea and her big sister Issa live in a hostile desert. Not only is it hard to find water, but the Racas, a ruthless group of bandits, are also roaming the desert in search of this precious liquid. Several years ago, the Racas kidnapped the girls’ mother because she has a special power: the ability to sense water. Tea, determined to find her mother, embarks on an adventure full of dangerous twists and turns. This graphic novel is 20 pages long, with only 100 headwords and lots of cognates. Though the language is fairly simple, the story is remarkably complex and engaging, and supported by beautiful illustrations. An ideal book for Novice learners.

THEMES: Sisterhood – Superpower – Family – Perseverance – Empowerment

DER GRAUE PLANET

$11.00

Tea and her big sister Issa live in a hostile desert. Not only is it hard to find water, but the Racas, a ruthless group of bandits, are also roaming the desert in search of this precious liquid. Several years ago, the Racas kidnapped the girls’ mother because she has a special power: the ability to sense water. Tea, determined to find her mother, embarks on an adventure full of dangerous twists and turns. This graphic novel is 20 pages long, with only 100 headwords and lots of cognates. Though the language is fairly simple, the story is remarkably complex and engaging, and supported by beautiful illustrations. An ideal book for Novice learners.

THEMES: Sisterhood – Superpower – Family – Perseverance – Empowerment

UN PODER PELIGROSO

(The Grey Planet series – BOOK 1)

$11.00

Eru helps his friend Nen develop her special power in order to find much needed water for their city on the gray planet. But they are not the only ones looking for water and soon the Racas, a mysterious group of desert bandits, is on their trail. With 21 pages and roughly 180 words, this book is a prequel to “El planeta gris” but can also be read independently.

THEMES: Friendship – Superpower – Perseverance – Empowerment

EL PLANETA GRIS

$11.00

Tea and her big sister Issa live in a hostile desert. Not only is it hard to find water, but the Racas, a ruthless group of bandits, are also roaming the desert in search of this precious liquid. Several years ago, the Racas kidnapped the girls’ mother because she has a special power: the ability to sense water. Tea, determined to find her mother, embarks on an adventure full of dangerous twists and turns. This graphic novel is 20 pages long, with only 100 headwords and lots of cognates. Though the language is fairly simple, the story is remarkably complex and engaging, and supported by beautiful illustrations. An ideal book for Novice learners.

Free teacher guide with class set purchase.

THEMES: Sisterhood – Superpower – Family – Perseverance – Empowerment

ALICIA

$8.00

Level 2/3. When Alicia, a girl who lives in the town of Liberia, Costa Rica, finds out she and her family are moving to Paris in a month, she is far from happy. Her friend suggests she make a list of the most important things she wants to accomplish before she leaves. Alicia writes four items on her list and sets off on a quest to discover what truly matters to her.

THEMES: Friendship – Sports – Family – Perseverance – Love – Racism
4,000 words – 300 headwords

Disclaimer: one scene deals with a racially-motivated harassment, with the phrase “cochino Nica” being used.

EL PLANETA GRIS BUNDLE

$29.00

Get the series for your classroom library at a discounted price!

In Book 1, Eru helps his friend Nen awaken a rare gift that could save their city. In Book 2, Nen, fleeing destruction, must decide whether to conceal her power or wield it to protect the village that shelters her. In Book 3 follows Tea and her sister Issa, another wielder of this same mysterious power, who brave the desert in search of their kidnapped mother.

Together, these stories form a sweeping narrative of courage, loss, and resilience.

LA MISIÓN

$11.00

(The Grey Planet series – BOOK 2)

After escaping the ruins of her city, Nen finds shelter with Eru’s aunt. But peace remains out of reach. Haunted by loss, separated from her closest friend, and burdened by a power she was only beginning to control, Nen faces an impossible choice: hide her gift as Eru warns… or use it to help the village that took her in. But time is running out and Nen is about to discover that some choices aren’t really choices at all.

THEMES: Friendship – Environment – Family – Perseverance – Empowerment

Téa and her big sister Issa live in a hostile desert. Not only is it hard to find water, but the Racas, a ruthless group of bandits, are also roaming the desert in search of this precious liquid. Several years ago, the Racas kidnapped the girls’ mother because she has a special power: the ability to sense water. Téa, determined to find her mother, embarks on an adventure full of dangerous twists and turns.

This graphic novel is 20 pages long, with Mandarin characters on one page and the corresponding Pinyin on the other for support. A full page by page glossary available. The guiding questions at the end of the book will enable a deeper reflection on the central themes of the novel. While the language used is as simple as possible, the story is remarkably complex and engaging, and supported by beautiful illustrations. An ideal book for advanced beginner learners.

THEMES: Sisterhood – Superpower – Family – Perseverance – Empowerment