Anne Krief Books

Young Adult Edition with Reader's Guide "Sometimes you know in your heart you love someone, but you have to go away before your head can figure it out." To trace the path of her missing mother, Sal embarks on a journey from Ohio to Idaho with her grandparents. On the road, Sal tells the strange and exciting story of her friend Phoebe. As the miles pass, Phoebe's tale becomes more and more outrageous, while Sal's own story begins to emerge. In unraveling Phoebe's mystery, Sal comes ever closer to finding out the truth behind her own bittersweet journey. What will she find at the end of the road?

Dans les années 1870 à Paris, la jeune Sylvie, 13 ans, est un petit rat d'opéra. Sa mère l'encourage malgré sa pauvreté. Sylvie côtoie le peintre Edgar Degas et rêve de devenir une ballerine célèbre, mais sa petite taille ne le lui permet pas. Quand la guerre survient entre la France et la Prusse, la jeune fille doit renoncer à la danse. Son talent lui permettra finalement d'atteindre son but.

For use in schools and libraries only. One boy wins the support of his small French town and even a German soldier to help Jewish children escape, in a story of courage set in France during the Second World War.