This is already the 40th edition of the Show books and youth press in Seine-Saint-Denis, which is a real reading festival every year, and whose doors will open in Montreuil on November 27, and until December 2. We will celebrate there General dream, and the opening day of the Salon will also be that of the nomination of the winners of the famous Nuggets, the Salon prizes. Among these potential Nuggets, here are three.
The one who remainsby Rachel Corenblit, illustrated by Régis Lejonc. This title is part of the collection Always running from Nathan editions. A collection which offers texts for 15-25 year olds, to be read in less than an hour, and which can also be listened to in audio version. The one who remains revisits the myth of Antigone and of course invites you to read the plays of Sophocles and Anouilh!
For 10-12 year olds, and in this beautiful selection of Pépites, there is notably Alexander on the wavesby Vincent Cuvellier, with illustrations by Guillaume Bianco, a novel to read from Little Urban editions.
The story begins in Paris, in the 1920s. A young orphan, Alexandre, who does not intend to end his life in the slaughterhouses where he was put to work, decides to leave for the Americas. We readers take us alongside him on this great journey, to follow his adventures, even his misadventures.
In terms of writing and drawings, it's fresh as one would imagine for a crossing of the Atlantic, it's full of humor and really written for children, with explanations on the historical context and summaries that fall on point!
This album is called JeanJambe and the Mystery of the Deep by Matthias Picard, published by 2024 Éditions.
Amazing ! Glasses to put on the tip of your little nose, and presto, a whole story to invent. From the depths of the abyss to its author's work table, you will see, all in black and white and all in 3D, how cute this JeanJambe is!
Nugget illustrated book selection
• A scrambleKaren Hottois and Vincent Pianina, Albin Michel Jeunesse
• Cinema ParadiseJulien Magnani, Magnani Éditions
• JeanJambe and the Mystery of the DeepMatthias Picard, 2024 Editions
• Evening fearsLaurie Agusti, La Partie
• Centuries and centuriesChristophe Honoré and Gwen Le Gac, Thierry Magnier Éditions
Junior Fiction Nugget Selection
• Alexander on the wavesVincent Cuvellier, illus. Guillaume Bianco, Little Urban
• Yaran's ChallengeEstelle Faye, Rageot
• Hamsters don't existAntonio Carmona, Éditions Théâtrales Jeune
• MoriMarie Colot and Noémie Marsily, CotCotCot Éditions
• Noûr and BalthazarFrédéric Sounac, The Joy of Reading
Comic strip nugget selection
• Bianca and the Forest of Lost ParentsMarie Boisson, Same
• Hey Djo! Marzena Sowa and Geoffrey Delinte, Gallimard Comic Strip
• The Kingdoms of Tiketonevolume 1: The Relics of the Living Dead, Mélissa Morin, Casterman
• The Betrayal of Olympe, book 1/2, Jean Dalin, Sarbacane
• Nana and Nini's VacationMargot Farnoux, Biscoto
Nugget teen fiction selection
• The one who remainsRachel Corenblit, illus. Régis Lejonc, Nathan
• Harmony Stark's Wild DanceSigrid Baffert and Jean-Michel Payet, the leisure school
• In the crosshairsSébastien Gendron, Pocket Jeunesse
• The red earth has drunk bloodJean-François Chabas, Short and Long Editions
• Nothing to do, we get stuckÉdith Azam and Pauline Barzilaï, The port has yellowed
This prize is already known, and goes to the famous children's author, Susie Morgenstern, for all of her work.
