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What we are looking for Picture Books Quirky and modern picture books with a humorous twist, with fresh and non-stereotyped characters.

Middle Grade and Young Adult What we are looking for: Only the next Harry Potter series! We love Harry Potter. More seriously, we are looking for well-written fantasy and realistic series. Book-to-film adaptation is a big plus!

Books we have recently acquired:

Dragons Love Tacos 1

Dragons Love Tacos 2

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Greta est une duchesse, une princesse héritière… et un otage de la paix. Voici la règle du jeu : si vous voulez diriger, il vous faut donner l’un de vos enfants en otage. Partez à la guerre et votre otage mourra.

Greta sera libre si elle parvient à survivre jusqu’à son dix-huitième anniversaire. En attendant, elle vit dans un Préceptorat parmi les filles et les fils des dirigeants du monde. Comme eux, elle apprend à obéir aux machines qui contrôlent leur vie. Comme eux, elle est préparée à mourir avec dignité, s’il le faut. Mais l’arrivée d’un nouvel otage bouleverse tout. Élian est un garçon qui refuse de se conformer aux règles, un garçon qui se moque de tout ce que Greta a appris jusqu’ici. Il lui ouvre les yeux sur la brutalité du régime sous lequel ils vivent – et sur les pouvoirs qu’elle possède.

Alors que Greta et Elián voient leurs pays se rapprocher de la guerre, Greta devient la cible d’un nouveau jeu. Un jeu qui finira par les tuer tous les deux, à moins qu’elle parvienne à trouver un moyen de contourner les règles.

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Unicorn expert

Meg Murry est folle et son frère, Charles Wallace, est un idiot.

Du moins, c’est ce que tout le monde raconte. Les gens disent aussi que leur père a quitté leur mère, une brillante scientifique, et qu’il ne reviendra jamais. Meg et Charles sont pourtant convaincus que quelque chose de mystérieux se cache derrière la disparition de leur père.

Avec leur nouvel ami Calvin, ils décident de partir à sa recherche. Ils sont loin de se douter que, ce faisant, ils entameront une dangereuse quête à travers le temps et l’espace. Seront-ils prêts à faire face aux forces maléfiques qui tentent d’obscurcir le cosmos une planète à la fois ?

Découvrez ce grand classique de la littérature jeunesse américaine, récipiendaire de la prestigieuse médaille Newbery !

Maintenant adaptée au grand écran par Disney et mettant en vedette Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling et Chris Pine, l’œuvre de Madeleine L’Engle continuera de fasciner

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TABLE OF CONTENTS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR...................2 ABOUT US................................................4 MEET THE TEAM.......................................5 HIGHLIGHTS 2018 ....................................9 MIDDLE GRADE SERIES...........................17 EARLY READING SERIES........................27 YOUNG ADULT......................................39 COMIC BOOKS......................................43 CHILDREN’S BOOKS..............................55 ADULT....................................................67 LES MALINS ON SOCIAL MEDIA............70

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A b o u t us

Founded in 2008, QuĂŠbec publishing house Les ĂŠditions les Malins offers quality books for children, young adults and adults. The company is now considered the leader in youth literature in French Canada.

We strongly believe that books can be as addictive as tv series and we aim to publish books that entertain and enrich the lives of young and less young readers.

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Meet the team Marc-André, Chief Executive Officer and Publisher • Your favourite series: The Maigret series by George Simenon.

• The book you never finished: War and Peace by Tolstoy.

• The authors you would invite to dinner: I would have said Scott Adams (creator of Dilbert), but since he’s now supporting Trump, I’d rather invite Riad Sattouf (and hope nobody tells him that he is my plan B.)

Katherine, Editor • Your favourite series: The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater, The Dark Tower by Stephen King.

• The book you recommend to everyone: Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan. For me it’s the book that best describes a heartbreak.

• Favourite book-to-film adaptation: The Harry Potter series (OMG I forgot to put it in my favourite series!) La reine Margot as well as Romeo + Juliet by Baz Luhrmann (ok it’s a play but still, it’s a fantastic adaptation!)

Shirley, Artistic Director • What you’re currently reading: My driving school manual. I’m 30 years old, it’s high time!

• The book you recommend to everyone: Fanny Cloutier by Stéphanie Lapointe because I can see myself in the protagonist and it’s the most beautiful book ever made in Quebec! ***big smile of pride and tears of exhaustion***

Margot, Marketing Director and Foreign Rights Manager • Your favourite series: Les rois maudits (The Accursed Kings) by Maurice Druon.

It’s like Game of Thrones only with real historic characters!

• The book you never finished: Ulysses by James Joyce, I still try every now and then. The farthest I’ve ever gotten is page 13…

• The book you recommend to everyone: A People’s History of the United States

by Howard Zinn. It’s one of the most eye-opening books you can read; it teaches you that history almost always has a point of view…

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Nathalie, Commercial Manager • The book you never finished: The Lord of the Rings, sorry Marianne!

• What you’re currently reading: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante.

• Favourite book-to-film adaptation: The adaptation of The Shining by Kubrick. A masterpiece!

• The authors you would invite to dinner: de Sade to sort out the truth in the false and Réjean Ducharme so I would finally see what he looks like!

Raul, CPA and Accountant • The book you never finished: A History of the First Christians, it’s a really big book with a lot of information. I hope I’ll be able to finish it one day…

• Favourite book-to-film adaptation: The Shawshank Redemption, based on Stephen King’s novel Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. It’s a masterpiece and the actors were so good! It was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and received two Golden Globes awards.

Marianne, Junior Editor • Your favourite series: Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, like every millennial on the planet.

• The book you never finished: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! • Favourite book-to-film adaptation: All three Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Extended version, of course: I am not a barbarian.

Diane, Graphic Designer • Your favourite series: The Harry Potter series!

• What you’re currently reading: Les trois carrés de chocolat by Mélodie Vachon Boucher.

• The book you recommend to everyone: Journal à quatre mains by Flora and Benoîte Groult. It’s just so good!

• The authors you would invite to dinner: Françoise Sagan.

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Andréanne, Office Manager • Your favourite series: The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb.

• The book you recommend to everyone: The Passage by Justin Cronin. A book randomly chosen at the bookstore which happened to be a great discovery, for people interested in post-apocalyptic worlds anyway.

• Least favourite book-to-film adaptation: The adapation of The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind. It’s a series but they condensed about seven books into one season. It’s really mediocre and the casting was horrible.

Philippe, Marketing Assistant • Your favourite series: The Foundation series by Isaac Asimov. I like the way the author creates a whole future history of the galaxy that spreads over millennia.

• What you’re currently reading: Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari and Dracula by Bram Stoker.

• The book you recommend to everyone: Nineteen-Eighty-Four by George Orwell.

It’s a classic of Sci-Fi and it’s still a very possible future.

Andréanne S, Community Manager • Your favourite series: Harry Potter, not very original. Oops.

• The book you never finished: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.

• The book you recommend to everyone: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, simply because it is the most touching book I have ever read.

• Favourite book-to-film adaptation: Harry Potter, once again.

Valérie, Book Fairs Manager • The book you recommend to everyone: The Mountain Story by Lori Lansens because it’s a beautiful, touching and exceptional book. A memorable story that won’t let you stay indifferent. My very favourite book of 2017!

• Favourite book-to-film adaptation: The Harry Potter series! And also, The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared, one of the only books I’ve wanted to read even after seeing the movie!

Gaston, Muse • Your favourite series : Garfield, what a nice life he has!

• What you’re currently reading: The cat inside by William S. Burroughs.

• The book you recommend to everyone: Is there a book entitled “Don’t forget to clean my litter every day?” That would be my recommendation.

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Amy is a feisty 13-year-old with a real gift for turning her thoughts and feelings into drawings. She lives in Montreal with her father, a sewing machine repair man by day and nutty inventor by night. When he’s invited to pursue his research in Japan, young Amy is sent to a small town far away from Montreal and all her friends. She will meet a part of her family

The first three chapters are available in English

she has never heard of before and will have to adapt to a new school and a new life. Soon she will discover that this is the town where her mother lived before she died, when Amy was very young. This leads Amy to investigate the mystery behind her mother’s death and to discover a terrible truth.

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About the author: Stéphanie Lapointe is a singer, renowned

writer and actor first known in Quebec for her participation in the popular reality TV show “Star Academie,” which she won. She is the winner of a Governor General’s Award for her illustrated novel Grandfather and the Moon.

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The Sleepy Princess is a lovely and colorful story written by Marie-Josée Gauvin and illustrated by Cara Carmina (Frida, c’est moi et C’est moi Frida Kahlo). The deep texts imbued with a disarming naivety and great tenderness are magnified by the richly colored illustrations of Cara Carmina. We follow the little Princess Cici as she embarks on the festivals season with her parents.

Based on a true story the illustrated book is a beautiful way to open a discussion on love, family and loss.

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About the author: Marie-Josée Gauvin is a radio and TV host who loves telling good stories. Whether it’s through words, video or radio shows. Her imagination and her bubbly personality reach to a vast audience. The Sleepy Princess is a story she kept for her family and closest friends for a long time but recently felt she needed to share with other families.her career as an autonomous artist afloat and, above all, nurture her passion for art. She has already five children books published and always a million projects in mind!

About the illustrator: Cara Carmina is a Mexican-born illustrator and textile artist living in Montreal. She studied in Graphic design, Drawing and in Fashion and children illustration. Her work has found singular recognition in the Montreal art scene. She’s an Illustrator, a designer and also an entrepreneur. She wears multiple hats to keep her career as an autonomous artist afloat and, above all, nurture her passion for art. She has already five children books published and always a million projects in mind!

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Gamer is a series for teens that appeals to both girls and boys. Alternating between scenes in the virtual world and scenes of everyday life, this series is already a great success and the first volume was selected for the prestigious Booksellers’ Prize of Quebec.

We follow the adventures of Laurie, a 14-yearold girl who is a talented gamer. Outspoken, a skater, good at math, she is clearly different from classical heroines of teen novels.

We follow her and her friends as she attempts to fit in at her new school, leading a team of video game players to numerous victories in tournaments.

A realistic series that draws on new technologies for adventures that verge on science fiction.

5 volumes published. 6th volume scheduled for autumn 2018. Several other books planned.

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About the author: Pierre-Yves Villeneuve is the proud father of two girls and a talented gamer who helps his daughters achieve ever-higher levels in Candycrush. He worked for many years in the editing business before launching his first series: Gamer.

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Lea Olivier’s world is turned upside down when her parents announce that she will have to leave her hometown and resettle with them and her older brother in Montreal.

Through e-mails and chats with her best friend Marylou, her boyfriend Thomas and her new “friends,” Lea recounts the ups and downs of adapting to a new life and a new school in a major city: a rough long- distance

relationship, a group of popular girls who are causing her headaches, a brother too hot and too cool, unacceptably poor grades in French....

In short, The Complicated Life of Lea Olivier!

Since the first volume was launched in 2012, 1 million copies have been sold worldwide.

The series is available in 23 countries and has been translated into 9 languages.

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Comic book

The comic book series, based on the novels, was launched in 2014 in Quebec and Europe. The first five volumes are available.

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About the author: Catherine Girard-Audet is a very popular writer, known for her bestselling series, The Complicated Life of Lea Olivier, and ABC des filles, a dictionary for young girls published since 2008 and updated every year.

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Bine is a hilarious series with a hero who has no super powers whatsoever: Benoit-Olivier, “Bine,” the tallest, oldest and funniest kid at his school. He likes to give old Miss Béliveau, his grumpy teacher, a hard time. With his friend, Maxim (whom he loves secretly and who’s the only girl able to burp the entire alphabet) and Tristan, the awkward French student who is always following them, they experience all sorts

of adventures, from getting trapped inside their school for a night to carrying out a commando operation in the basement of Bine’s neighbour to spending the summer at a horrible camp in the woods.

120,000 copies of the series have been sold in Quebec and Europe.

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In 2014, the series was adapted into a comic book series by two Belgian comic books artists, Didier Alcante and Steven Dupré. Three volumes are available and have met with success in Europe and Quebec.

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About the author: Daniel Brouillette was once an elementary school teacher but, tired of correcting student tests, he decided to go for a career in humorous writing and studied at the École nationale de l’humour.

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RIGHTS SOLD All other rights available fantasy adventure political schemes, in an atmosphere Thrones, but for a

continent and await the return of the Goddess of the Waters. Only then can they manifest themselves and attempt to overthrow the forces of fire that have ravaged the earth since the Great Warming.

In the year 1002, after the Great Warming in the kingdom of Hudor, lakes and rivers no longer exist. Cities wage ruthless wars for access to drinking water while hordes of bandits travel the land and spread fear. However, a glimmer of hope enlivens the wise and the warlords. According to a legend, descendants of the Blue Tigers live among the nations of the

In a village in the middle of the desert, twins—a brother and a sister with opposing personality traits—prepare themselves like all the young people of the kingdom to participate in the great annual tournament of the warriors.

The Blue Tigers is a series combining fights, and fantastic creatures reminiscent of Game of younger audience.

They are far from suspecting that their lives are about to dramatically change.

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About the author: Yves Trottier studied political science and holds a Master degree in philosophy.

He wrote his thesis on the concept of violence in Albert Camus’ work. He has published numerous books but The Blue Tigers is his first foray into fantasy and is the result of years of preparation.

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RIGHTS SOLD All other rights available Laura and Marie-Douce have nothing in common. Laura is popular and Marie-Douce is invisible. Marie-Douce secretly admires Laura and wants to be just like her, but Laura is not at all interested in speaking to her.

This situation becomes tricky when Laura’s mother and Marie-Douce’s father fall in love and decide to move in together, forcing the girls to share a room.

When Laura declares war on Marie-Douce, a mutual friend, Corentin, ends up at the heart of the battle, especially when he falls in love with one of them.

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The two protagonists take turns telling the story. Marie-Douce, who wants to become Laura’s real sister, ends up foiling every evil plan Laura makes against her. But at heart Laura is not so nasty. Really, she is going through a tough time since her father is in the military and she has trouble accepting his absence.

In the first volume, Laura makes many enemies!

Corentin likes Marie-Douce and manipulates things to make Laura the laughing stock of the whole school! Saddened, Laura will have to struggle through many difficult days in unwarranted solitude, and ultimately lose MarieDouce when she decides to go live with her mother...who has just married Corentin’s father!

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About the author: Marie Potvin has written many novels for adults. Les Filles modèles is her first foray into youth literature.

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RIGHTS SOLD All other rights available After the worldwide success of The Complicated Life of Léa Olivier series (1 million copies sold around the globe), Catherine Girard-Audet launches a new series for early readers!

Through the entries in her diary, we follow the adventures of Maude, a bold ten-years-old with a sharp personality. Between school, friends, family troubles and her first crush, the young readers can truly identify with what she’s going through.

“My name is Maude and today is my birthday.

I’m 10-years-old but I should be eleven.

I like: Antonin, surprises, Hawaiian pizza, dance, fashion, my friends Jeanne, Sophie, Clara, Charlotte and Marianne (when I’m not angry with her).

Dislikes: Girls who dare to sit at our table in the cafeteria, Marianne when she mimics me, my parents who always argue with each other and family trees.

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Catherine Girard-Audet is a very popular writer, known for her bestselling series, The Complicated Life of Lea Olivier, and ABC des filles, a dictionary for young girls published since 2008 and updated every year.

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All rights available Under the palm trees is a early readers series perfect for the holidays! Written in big letters, young readers will love these books!

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Several illustrations complement the text

These first-person novels present the candid perspective of children going on adventures during vacation time. They also talk about about family, making friends, growing up and trying up new things!

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Grown-up sized books for young readers!

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Relatable and endearing with a touch of humor

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Written in big letters, this series gives novice readers the opportunity to read their first “grown-up” novels!

The first three chapters are available in English

A captivating series which draws on themes of friendship, family, resilience, believing in magic, time travel and more!

Zoélie is nicknamed "The Match" by Baptiste and his group of friends. They continually annoy her until one day, after taking refuge in the village cemetery, she meets Cleopold, a mysterious young boy who will turns to be a ghost! With her new friend, she will learn the power of friendship and will have to fight the evil witch Malvina.

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About the author: Marie Potvin has written many novels for adults and young readers including Les filles modèles, a popular series about family, friendship and young love.

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RIGHTS SOLD All other rights available Follow the adventures of Hubcap, Tarzan and Firecracker as the supernatural and the fantastic invite themselves in their hometown of Faraway Town. From their secret treehouse, the three children are the only ones who can save the day and make things right again.

This new series will appeal to boys and girls from all over the world thanks to the diversity of its

unconventional characters, its wonder-inspiring fantasy elements and broad themes which every child can relate to: friendship, creativity and discovery. Through its lively, surprising and original story, Pas de chicane dans ma cabane encourages kids to bond together because and not despite of their differences, and to strive to raise their voice and be the change they want to see in the world.

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Le ministre déclare: Les enfants sont notre avenir.

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About the authors: Pierre-Yves Villeneuve and Marie Potvin are two of the most popular authors for teenagers in Quebec.

Thanks to all the Book Fairs they attend over the years, they became friends and decided to write a new series together!

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All rights available This series of three stand-alone books will surely get everyone into the Christmas spirit!

Each of the books follows one of the very busy little helpers on an incredible adventure, from helping Santa to bringing joy and hope into hospitals, to taking care of children.

» Christmas stories with elves as protagonists; » Universal themes and happy endings; » The perfect Christmas series for beginning readers; » Perfect for reading before bedtime and great read alouds the whole family will love!

About the author: Marie Potvin is a very prolific author who loves Christmas! Know in Quebec for her popular series Les filles modèles and Zoélie l’allumette, her imagination has literary no limits!

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All rights available Emma and Beatrice have been best friends since forever. When a fortunate turn of event allows them to move in together in the big city for their junior year in high school, they feel like it will be their best year ever. But in reality, things turn out to be totally different.

A series about coming of age, friendship, first love, high school struggles and the fear that arises when young people at a crossroads contemplate the future.

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About the author: Nadia Lakhdari studied law and worked in a big law firm in New-York for a few years before resigning and undertaking a trip around the world. She’s now back in Canada and dedicates herself to literature. Colocs is her first foray into youth literature.

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With the first book of the series Anna Caritas, Patrick Isabelle is throwing himself into the world of horror fiction. At first glance, SaintHector seems like the perfect town, small and quiet, notable only for the famous Anna Caritas private school. Of course, there’s also the still unsolved murder of the Roberts couple, which happened a few years earlier, but it seems that all the inhabitants have forgotten it. And nobody seems to be paying any attention to the series of odd events that has been unfolding over the last couple of days. But will they be

able to keep shutting their eyes when a group of students awakens an evil force during a Ouija séance and it starts to lash out against the town’s residents? Everyone knows it’s not a good idea to try and awaken the ghosts…

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About the author: Patrick Isabelle was born in the early eighties, so he grew up immersed in neon clothing and funky hairstyles. He saw The Karate Kid Part II in a drive-in theater. His life took a turn when he discovered Stephen King at the elderly age of 11 and made it his goal to become the first master of the horror genre in Québec. He published his first novel in 2010 and today returns to the spooky fascinations of his teenage years, sliding into the world of horror fiction with the Anna Caritas series.

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Senna is sixteen and has lived with her father in Texas since her mother died. She seems to have a normal teen life, going to school, spending time with friends, going to parties. But Senna is different, she can feel it. And a painful mark is growing on her back. Her relationship with her father is deteriorating and her disruptive behavior finally forces him to send her to a boarding school in Alaska. There she will meet

Ian, a mysterious and attractive guy and her life will change forever.

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A tightly plotted fantasy series A world full of mythological creatures Based on Greek mythology 5 volumes planned

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About the author: Ericka Duflo is a writer from Guadeloupe. Metamorphosis is her first series.

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RIGHTS SOLD All other rights available - Winner of the Angoulême Festival “Choix des collégiens” Award 2017 - Winner of the Journal de Mickey Reader’s Choice Award 2016 - Winner of the Children’s Literature Award of County Council 2016, BD Boum, Blois - Winner of the “Jeune Public Hors les murs” Award Normandiebulle 2016 Ninn is an original narrative that plunges us into the Paris subway, between the real world and the parallel world. The books feature spectacular artwork.

Ninn was discovered when she was just a baby in the Paris subway by two workers repairing the tracks. Ninn is now 11 years old and the subway is her universe. She knows it like the back of her hand and she feels at home there. But in spite her joie de vivre, Ninn is overwhelmed with a thousand questions. Where is she from?

What are these distant and incomprehensible memories haunting her, she who has never set foot outside Paris? Why does she see swarms of butterflies going through the galleries, invisible to the eyes of all but her own? All these questions gnaw at her, especially since a deaf woman poses a constant threat...

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“The Paris subway, a labyrinth where everybody is sulking? Contrary to what you may think, once you start digging, you are faced with lots of animated creatures and fascinating treasures. And digging even deeper, you may encounter a magnificent white tiger and clouds of butterflies. You just have to follow the intrepid Ninn.” Casemate - 2016 “One does not read Ninn without plunging into her universe.” France Inter - “Bulles de BD” 2015

About the illustrator: Johan Pilet collaborated with writer JeanMichel Darlot to produce his first comic, Barzoon Circus, which was published by Glénat publishing house in 2012. Later, he returned to drawing for the Ratafia series (Glénat). In 2015, he joined Jean-Michel Darlot on the Ninn project.

About the author: Jean-Michel Darlot, with Matthieu Bonhomme, published Victor et Anaïs and Un Duo Contre Tria in 2002 with Éditions Carabas.

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Pamprelune is a small village where all the inhabitants are wizards and witches, and where magic is part of everyday life. The graphic novels feature the adventures of two adorable sisters new to the magicians’ sisterhood.

Fresh and amply dosed with humor, the stories are lively thanks to a sustained rhythm, as well as endearing heroines and well-written characters.

“Joris Chamblain’s writing is greatly fluid and exudes a good mood while also enthralling us with its slightly nutty side. There is also this poetic touch that we glimpsed in Les Carnets de Cerise. And even though it remains a children’s comic, the story itself is not naive since it discusses the topics of integration, maturity, family, and mutual aid. It presents us with feel-good values full of simplicity, perfect for conveying good messages to young readers!” Scenario.com

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About the author: Thirty-year-old Joris Chamblain from Toulouse, who has been interested since early childhood in the world of comics, made the swift decision to turn his passion into his work. Nowadays, he devotes all his time to writing comics, children’s literature, and novels. His first comic book, Les Carnets de Cerise, soon became a bestseller. His other titles, all filled with tenderness and psychology (Enola et les animaux extraordinaires, Sorcières Sorcières, Nanny Mandy), have also found rapid success which make Joris Chamblain one of the most prominent authors of youth literature.

About the illustrator: In her early childhood, Lucile Thibaudier observed the world around her and began to write down the details, learning to represent them on paper. She was accepted at the school Émile Cohl de Lyon, finishing four years later with a mind full of ideas and drawings. For Sorcières Sorcières. Her round, expressive, and dynamic drawings pleasantly accompany the writings of Joris Chamblain, while her coloring brings vivacity and creates a beautiful atmosphere.

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The adaptation of the popular series as comic books has been made possible by a collaboration between our Belgian partner Kennes editions and two talented comic book artists Alcante and Ludo Borecki. Since the launch of the first volume in 2015, more than 130 000 copies have been sold in Canada and in Belgium.

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About the author: Alcante, pen name of Didier Swysen, is a Belgian comics writer, best known for his series Pandora Box and Jason Brice. Alcante was studying economic sciences and doing academic research when he won a comics writing contest sponsored by the publisher Dupuis in 1995.

The winning story was published in Spirou magazine. It took another seven years before he started publishing short stories there. He never stopped to write since then. He’s also the author of a spin-off album from the popular series XIII Mystery featuring Colonel Amos, with artwork by François Boucq.

About the illustrator: At the age of 15, Ludo Borecki enrolled at the Hainaut School of the Arts in Belgium. Upon finishing his studies, he entered the studio Peyo in 1994. There, he completed an internship under the watchful eye of Alain Maury, whom he helped with the drawing of the seventeenth album of Johan & Pirlouit, The Rose of the Sands. After having worked on the Smurf albums and having drawn about fifty short stories for the magazine Smurf, he worked with Pascal Garray to complete the drawing for album no. 21 Can’t smurf Progress, and signed the drawing of The Reporter Smurf, published in 2003.

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All rights available L’Gros is a hilarious comic book series about YouTube fame and the ridiculous things people do to get it! We follow twin brothers LP (a Justin Bieber lookalike) and PL (a big guy with the intelligence of a five-year-old) as they’re filming their everyday life in order to become the most famous YouTube stars in Canada (and the world)! Their videos include a lot of (stupid)

challenges, some true false information, a pile of useless advice and several “how-tos.” In short, there is no limit to their creativity!

Intended to be a satire of the phenomenon of YouTube and YouTubers, this comic book series will please young readers with its biting wit and colourful characters.

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About the author: Daniel Brouillette is by far the most popular author on his street. His Bine series is so popular you can easily buy the books for 2 bucks on eBay. Very fond of mint-chocolate cookies and kale smoothies, he has dubious taste in a lot of things. His devastating humour made him one of the favourite authors among teenagers and a guilty secret for a lot of parents and teachers who read his books in secret…

About the illustrator: From the top of his 5 ft and 112 pounds, Mathieu Benoit had to find a good talent in high school in order to not lose his lunch every day –– So, it’s in a perpetual climate of fear that he learned to draw. Comics fast became his passion, he never stops creating them since then.

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RIGHTS SOLD All other rights available This comic book series resulted from a collaboration between the author Daniel Brouillette and two renowned Belgian comic artists Alcante and Steven Dupré.

Benoit-Olivier is the oldest, tallest and silliest boy in his school. He also has the most original

nickname. Life is hard with his 6th grade teacher, a specialist in bad moods, boring dictations and detentions. But the holidays are finally here. If his parents could give him the gift he most desires and if beautiful Maxim could finally decide to go out with him, he would be the happiest teenager in the world!

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About the author: Alcante, pen name of Didier Swysen, is a Belgian comics writer, best known for his series Pandora Box and Jason Brice. Alcante was studying economic sciences and doing academic research when he won a comics writing contest sponsored by the publisher Dupuis in 1995. The winning story was published in Spirou magazine. It took another seven years before he published further short stories in Spirou. Since then, he has never stopped writing. He’s also the author of a spin-off album from the popular series XIII Mystery featuring Colonel Amos.

About the illustrator: Steven Dupré is a Belgian comic book illustrator. After studying visual art, he became a professional cartoonist at the age of 19. He’s the illustrator of many series such as Coma (Glénat), Pandora Box (Dupuis), and Kaamelott (Casterman). He started to work with Daniel and Alcante on the Bine series in 2015.

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Ham&Egg is a series of illustrated books featuring two unlikely friends: a funny pig and a faceless egg. Together, they go on a bunch of hilarious adventures that are certain to charm the young and old alike. Several volumes are planned.

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About the author: Instead of choosing multiple years of study followed by a useful career, Sylvain Lavoie picked the arts and the fascinating world of animation. He could have saved lives or found a solution for climate change, but no! Making cartoons was so much more fun!

He has created a number of animated series for TV channels all around the world. Some have received accolades for their high quality; one was awarded a Gémeaux Award. Lavoie is also the father of two wonderful children who, unlike their father, will doubtlessly play an essential role in society one day.

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Deep Sea Haute Mer All rights available A heart-warming story about a young boy, Oliver, and his best friend, Achab, a dog he rescued from the sea when he was only a puppy. Oliver is a fisherman, like his father and grandfather before him. One day the two friends are surprised by a terrible storm and end up lost on the deep ocean. They will live the adventure of a lifetime.

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About the authors: Fabrice Lamarre is a young activist, known in Quebec for his campaigns to raise money to help the research and fight childhood cancer. To write this book, he was lucky to count on the help of the famous Quebec author Bryan Perro. All the profits of the books were given to Leucan, a non-profit organization committed to helping cancer-stricken children and their families.

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Discover the secrets of animals around the world in this fun and colourful new series! With stunning photography, a lot of interesting facts and interactive games, this series will undoubtedly satisfy the curiosity of the most inquisitive little minds and help them discover the diversity of animal life.

The first volume introduces the amazing animals that populate Canada while the second one focuses on the most extraordinary animal on the planet.

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104 pages 26,6 x 32,6 cm Several volumes planned

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I know it all!

Avec ses anecdotes, ses comparaisons, ses jeux et bien plus encore, ce volume de la collection Je sais tout t’apprendra tout ce qu’il y a à savoir sur la fête de l’Halloween, sur ses origines, ses coutumes à travers le monde et ses personnages qui font peur !

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Avec ses anecdotes, ses comparaisons, ses jeux, ses f iches techniques et bien plus encore, ce volume de la collection Je sais tout t’apprendra tout ce qu’il y a à savoir sur les animaux qui peuplent le Canada, des multiples talents du carcajou au nombre d’espèces de chauve-souris, en passant par la façon de différencier un ours noir d’un grizzli.

Avec ses anecdotes, ses comparaisons, ses jeux et bien plus encore, ce volume de la collection Je sais tout t’apprendra tout ce qu’il y a à savoir sur le chocolat et ses inventeurs, en passant par sa provenance et sa fabrication.

Avec ses anecdotes, ses jeux, ses découvertes et bien plus encore, ce volume de la collection Je sais tout t’apprendra tout ce qu’il y a à savoir sur la conquête de l’espace – des premières missions aux plus récentes technologies en astronautique, en passant par les pionniers de l’espace. o t - la conquête de l'espace

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All rights available These collections are perfect for curious little minds. They answer all the questions children may have about popular and lesser-known topics. With anecdotes, comparisons and games, these collections allow young people to learn while having fun!

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About the author: Annie Groovie is a well-known French- Canadian writer and illustrator of children’s literature. She is notable for her series of books and comic strips featuring Léon, a young male cyclops.

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The Pharmafist

All rights available This book is a declaration of war against bad attitudes and bad habits when it comes to health — like if you think that it’s your doctor’s role to take care of your health (and not you), or if you think that plants and alternative medicine are the answer to all your ills.

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