Noteworth Trends - French Teen Collection

Noteworthy Trends
French Teen Collection
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By Dolly Tawil
Children and Teen French material selector
Presented on July 10th 2012.
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Table of contents
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Trends in the Teen French Publishing World
Resources
Promotion
Few Suggestions
1.Trends in the Teen French
Publishing World
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a. Lost in [dystopian] translations
b. I only read what I can see
c. Cher journal/blogue
d. Histoire de Guerres
e. Rebels without a cause
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a. Lost in [dystopian] translations
• Nowadays, books for children and teens that are being sold
worldwide are in a large part either in English or translations
of English books.
• More than 40% of French books available on the market are
translations of English Titles! That is huge!
• A translated book is more likely to be published by a French
publisher (from France- they have the money). Succès Assuré!
Less risks by translating books that have been proven to be
big hits.
• Quebec tends to avoid publishing translations (less money,
tend to publish Quebec authors- more patriotic)
b. I only read what I can see-Books in
the media
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• Harry Potter, Twilight, Hunger Games, Huge success in
the francophone world.
• No French book comes close to the popularity of the
series’ above. This explains why French books tend to be
shadowed by the English ones.
• French books are not promoted on tv or even at
bookstores in Ottawa. They’re not as eye catching as the
english ones. French books tend to get overlooked.
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c. Cher Journal/blogue
• The diary is no more in the traditionnal format
but infused with new technologies that teens
use: emails, blogs, SMS, etc.
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d. War Stories
• Really popular for both English and French. But on
different places.
▫ French (from France) books= Holocaust in Germany,
Old europeen colonies (Algeria, Rwanda,...), Israel and
Palestine, etc.
▫ Quebec books= story almost always takes place in Qc.
Story on immigrants and their troubled past but also
their integration into the Western society society
▫ English books = Jewish people in America and their
troubled past, Native people, Latin American, Italian,
etc.
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e. Rebels without a cause
• Teens have issues: Drugs, pregnancy, suicides, anorexia
etc.
• Quebec has the highest rates of teen suicides in Canada.
• This theme is found with the Quebec writers. Not as
much in France.
• Quebecers portray the teens in their uneasiness with life.
• Positive message in the books: yes life is hard but there’s
always a solution. You’ll heal with time type of message.
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2. Resources
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Choix
Conte de faits (http://www.contesdefaits.com/v4/accueil)
Babelio (http://www.babelio.com/) = “good reads”
Lirado (http://www.lirado.com/)
Le Délivré- Blogue de la Librairie Monet
(http://www.librairiemonet.com/blogue/)
• Renaud-Bray (http://www.renaudbray.com/PalmaresJeuneRomans.aspx)
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3. PROMOTION SUGGESTIONS
BABY YOU LIGHT UP MY WORLD
LIKE NOBODY ELSE…
• Librarians are the key to higher French teen stats.
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Read in French so you can promote French books. Not used to
reading in French? Try small easy books for teens.
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Promotion - Make it cool to read in french!
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French Teen Books’ location… should be inside the teen
zone! If not possible then post great inviting signs to give
directions!
• Why not make the library the place to see the french
books since teens don’t have an opportunity to see them
elsewhere?
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4. A few suggestions
• Authors that sell:
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Pierre Bottero
Camille Bouchard
Tania Boulet
Laurent Chabin
India Desjardins
François Gravel
Erik L’homme
Anique Poitras
Maxime Roussy
Jo Witek
Etc.
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• Science fiction/fantasy titles:
Author
Title
Colin, Fabrice
Les étranges sœurs Wilcox
De Fombelle, Thimothé
Vango
Grenet, Yves
Méto
L’homme, Erik
A comme Association
Mourlevat, Jean Claude
Le combat d’hiver
Simard, Mathieu
Pavel
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• Dear diary/Blog titles:
Author
Title
Beaumier, Camille
Ouate de Phoque
Bienvenu, Sophie
(K)
Champagne, Julie
Hackerboy
Desjardins, India
Le journal intime de Marie-Cool
Dubuc et Delaf
Les nombrils
Girard-Audet, Catherine
La vie compliquée de Léa Olivier
Roussy, Maxime
Le blogue de Namasté
Tremblay, Carole
Le mystère des jumelles Barnes
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• Some War stories’ titles:
Author
Title
Bondoux, Anne-Laure
Les larmes de l’assassin
Gingras, Charlotte
Guerres
Marineau, Michèle
La route de Chlifa
Zenatti, Valérie
Une bouteille dans la mer de Gaza
Quand j’étais soldate
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• Rebel without a cause titles:
Author
Title
Boulet, Tania
Envers et contre tous etc.
Demers, Dominique
Les grands sapins ne meurent pas
Frédette, Nathalie
Du soleil même la nuit
Poitras, Anique
Miss Pissenlit; La lumière blanche
Villeneuve, Émilie
La fille invisible
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Thank You! Questions?
‘We want to read a french book!!’ – One
Directin
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Di Mascio, Tony. Je cherche un livre pour un enfants, guide des
livres pour les 8/16 ans, Paris, Gallimard, 2012.
• Letourneaux, Matthieu. « Les formes de la fiction dans la culture
pour la jeunesse », Strenae, 21 juin 2011, consulté le 9 juillet 2012.
• Letourneaux, Matthieu. « Harry Potter et Twilight ont-ils redonné
aux jeunes le goût de lire? », Paris, Le Nouvel Observateur, 6
janvier 2012, consulté le 9 juillet 2012.
• Polidori, Josiane, « Survol des tendances en littérature jeunesse »,
Lurelu, vol.29, no 3, 2007, p.97-99.
• « Un bien triste palmarès », Radio Canada, février 2010.
http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/abitibi/2010/02/01/003semaine-prevention-suicide.shtml