From Thursday November 21 to Saturday November 23, a new edition of the Youth Book Fair will take place in the village hall. The theme is “In search of books”, with guests Jean-Christophe Tixier and Sophie Laroche.
Jean-Christophe Tixier was a high school and adult education economics teacher for nearly twenty years. He started writing at the age of 38, with a family story “La Rosalie1”. After the publication of this one, then of several short stories, he released, in 2010, his first novel, “Dernière station”, thanks to which he won the 2010 VSD detective grand prize (readers' prize). He also writes scripts for comics, children's and youth literature and won numerous awards with “Ten Minutes to Lose”. He is one of the creators of the Pau Polar Fair, member of the Charter and the House of Writers and Literature.
Sophie Laroche is the mother of three children. After years of journalism, she devoted herself to writing, mainly for young people. We owe him in particular “Camille and company (T 1). L'envahi'soeur”, illustrated by Marie Olé (2016, novel for ages 8 and up); “The Investigations of Anatole Bristol. Anatole against Arsène Lapin” (2015, album for ages 9 and up), followed by “The Investigations of Anatole Bristol: ghost, lies and rice pudding”, illustrated by Carine Hinder (novel from 9 years old), and “La Colo des cafoutus”, illustrated by Adeline Pham (novel from 8 years old). In total, around twenty books for children, including, for adolescents, the novel “Sauve-qui-peut” and also “Le Carnet de Grauku” which she wrote to help adolescents who feel bad about their body, without being moralistic: the lightness and seriousness of his novel are enough for the message to be understood by young readers.
Show program
Thursday November 21. At 6 p.m., inauguration in the presence of authors Jean-Christophe Tixier and Sophie Laroche. At 7 p.m., conference (from 15 years old) on cryptography with A. Cagnati (from 15 years old). Cryptography is an ancient science. It has experienced significant growth with modern computing and telecommunications networks. Cryptography encompasses the science of secrecy but also of trust. All activities are free.
Saturday 23. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., board games workshop. From 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., writing workshop with Jean-Christophe Tixier. From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., signings with author Sophie Laroche. From 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., signings with author Jean-Christophe Tixier. At 4:30 p.m., “SOS doudou” show, with the company Les Astronambules, a pure and sweet thriller… (from 4 years old). Eve's vacation starts off rather badly: as soon as she arrives home, she realizes that she has lost her blanket. She then contacts Mister Doudou, a detective with gadgets as surprising as they are ineffective, who will go looking for his beloved stuffed toy. All activities are free.
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