L'autobus infernal

by Gail Anderson-Dargatz, Rachel Martinez (Translator)

Overview

Marc est un garçon de la ville qui est allé vivre chez sa grand-mère à la campagne pendant que sa mère est en cure de désintoxication. Pour la première fois de sa vie, il doit voyager en autobus scolaire. Le long trajet dans un véhicule bruyant n’a rien à voir avec les transports en commun de la ville : il y a un genre de code secret pour savoir où on peut s’asseoir, les jeunes crient sans arrêt et quelqu’un essaie même de mettre le feu au siège de Marc. Marc juge rapidement que tous ces jeunes sont fous et qu’il doit tout faire pour les éviter. Toutefois, lorsqu’un accident survient, il apprend qu’il a plus de points en commun avec ces ados de la campagne qu’il ne le croyait.

Cet ouvrage en format ePub est entièrement accessible. Également disponible sous le titre The Ride Home en anglais.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781459835757
Publisher:	Orca Book Publishers
Publication date:	02/14/2023
Series:	Orca Currents en Français
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.31(d)
Language:	French
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Gail Anderson-Dargatz is the award-winning author of over a twenty books, including The Cure for Death by Lightning and A Recipe for Bees, which were finalists for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. She has also written a number of short novels for striving readers, including the Orca Anchor title My Life Off-Key, Orca Currents titles Bigfoot Crossing and Iggy’s World, both JLG Gold Standard Selections and The Ride Home, which was shortlisted for a BC and Yukon Book Prize. Gail taught for nearly a decade in the CW MFA program at UBA and now works as an editor and mentor. She lives in the Shuswap region of British Columbia.

Over the past twenty years, Rachel Martinez has published more than eighty translations in various genres for renowned French-speaking publishers, including novels, biographies, essays and children's literature. She was part of the advisory board of the Banff International Literary Translation Center from 2017 until its dissolution in 2019, and served for several years on the board of directors of the Literary Translators Association of Canada. A mention on the 2014 Honor List of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) and the 2017 Quebec Booksellers Prize (in the 12-17 years old, outside Quebec category) are among the marks of recognition she has received. In 2005, Rachel won the Canadian Governor General's Award in French translation for Glenn Gould, une vie by Kevin Bazzana and was a finalist in 2013 and 2015.

Editorial Reviews

"If you like a quick read this book is for you."

Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Canadian Children’s Book News student takeover edition

Appeal to readers who are most interested in realistic stories…A simple slice of life book with a pretty good lesson learned in the end. Recommended.

CM: Canadian Review of Materials

Delightfully poignant...Will hook all middle school readers into [the] story with language they will understand and find amusing.

The British Columbia Review

This is an accessible narrative with a layered reading experience.

Kirkus Reviews

Recommended for middle school and reluctant high school readers. Very good choice for libraries and families. Current topics, high interest and smooth writing at a lower reading level.

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