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Maria Farrer

    Maria Farrer écrit pour les enfants et les jeunes adultes, s'appuyant sur son expérience en orthophonie et en écriture pour la jeunesse. Son travail explore souvent des thèmes liés au langage et à la littératie, enrichi par une vaste expérience auprès d'enfants confrontés à des défis de communication. Farrer excelle dans la création de récits captivants qui fascinent les jeunes lecteurs, se concentrant sur des personnages auxquels ils peuvent s'identifier et des situations prenantes. Sa populaire série mettant en scène un grand ours polaire maladroit mais serviable témoigne de sa capacité à mêler chaleur et aventure.

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    Broken Strings
    • Broken Strings

      • 432pages
      • 16 heures de lecture

      It is the story of a brilliant young violinist, her determination and struggle to achieve her dreams and the discovery that she is at the center of an extraordinary secret that has pulled apart her family for two generations. Jess, a talented 17-year-old violinist, suffers from stage-fright as she auditions for a place at a prestigious music school. Her family do not have enough money for her to continue to study so when she fails, she vows not to play again. Until her wealthy grandmother - estranged from her family since Jess's mother fell pregnant - shows up at their doorstep and promises six months of tuition in exchange for Jess moving to live with her. Once ensconced in her grandmother's rich, but empty, life she starts to uncover the mystery of why her grandmother never spoke to her mother again, and the secret which tore her family apart.

      Broken Strings