Fanny Britt

A visually stunning, thoughtful and thought-provoking graphic novel about family separation, love and bravery from the award-winning creators of the internationally admired Jane, the Fox and Me. In this powerful new graphic novel from Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault, we meet Louis, a young boy who shuttles between his mum's home in the city and his dad's house in the country, with his little brother, Truffle who loves to sing James Brown songs. While coming to terms with the sadness and complexities of his divorced parents' relationship, Louis - with the help of his best friend, Boris - is also trying to summon up the courage to speak to his true love, Billie. Seen through the eyes of Louis, this is a beautifully illustrated, true-to-life and hopeful portrayal of a complicated but loving family, and how a wise and sensitive and brave boy still manages to find his own way forward in spite of everything.

Helene is not free to hide from the taunts of her former friends in the corridors at school. She can't be invisible in the playground or in the stairways leading to art class. Insults are even scribbled on the walls of the toilet cubicles. Helene smells, Helene's fat, Helene has no friends ... now. When Helene's heart hammers in her chest as Genevieve snickers at the back of the bus, inventing nasty things to say about her, Helene dives into the pages of her book Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. And, in the solace she finds there, Helene's own world becomes a little brighter. But how will the story end? Is there any hope for the wise, strange, plain Jane Eyre? How could Mr Rochester ever love her? On nature camp, arranged by the school as a treat, Helene finds herself in the tent of other outcasts. Again, her inner and outer worlds become entangled as she reads on - this time putting herself into Jane Eyre's shoes. It would be impossible for Mr Rochester to marry a sausage in a swimsuit, even if he loved her. Wouldn't it? But, while deeply lost in self-doubt, Helene's world is unexpectedly shaken up by a fresh new friendship. Geraldine snorts with laughter at her jokes! They love being together! Helene begins to worry less about what the cruel girls think - and more about how happy she can be (and make others)... Perhaps Jane Eyre's story will end well after all, too.

Hélene v škole šikanujú dievčatá, ktoré boli ešte donedávna jej kamarátkami. Dnes však vypisujú po stenách zosmiešňujúce nápisy, ohovárajú ju v autobuse i v triede. Hélene sa snaží nevšímať si to a pred realitou uniká čítaním knižky o Jane Eyrovej. Obdivuje, ako sa z chudobnej siroty stala krásna, múdra a štíhla dáma. Keď však spolužiačky na školskom výlete potupia Hélene nahlas a pred všetkými, bude potrebovať viac než len fiktívnu románovú kamarátku Čoho všetkého sú deti schopné? Iste, vedia zasadiť aj ranu, avšak taktiež sa dokážu ubližovaniu brániť: fantáziou i hľadaním spriaznených duší, či už fiktívnych, alebo naozajstných. Dojímavý príbeh stvárnený úžasnými ilustráciami, za ktoré ich autorka získala množstvo ocenení.

Hélene v škole šikanujú dievčatá, ktoré boli ešte donedávna jej kamarátkami. Dnes však vypisujú po stenách zosmiešňujúce nápisy, ohovárajú ju v autobuse i v triede. Hélene sa snaží nevšímať si to a pred realitou uniká čítaním knižky o Jane Eyrovej. Obdivuje, ako sa z chudobnej siroty stala krásna, múdra a štíhla dáma. Keď však spolužiačky na školskom výlete potupia Hélene nahlas a pred všetkými, bude potrebovať viac než len fiktívnu románovú kamarátku Čoho všetkého sú deti schopné? Iste, vedia zasadiť aj ranu, avšak taktiež sa dokážu ubližovaniu brániť: fantáziou i hľadaním spriaznených duší, či už fiktívnych, alebo naozajstných. Dojímavý príbeh stvárnený úžasnými ilustráciami, za ktoré ich autorka získala množstvo ocenení.