by Eva Ibbotson · Livre de Poche Jeunesse (Le) · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782013227339
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«Reine du fleuve» is the young adult adventure novel by Eva Ibbotson, published by Livre de Poche Jeunesse in paperback (413 pages, in French).
Maia, an English orphan, goes to live with distant relatives on a plantation by the Amazon. Her guardians, the Carters, have only taken her in to seize her inheritance; but Maia meets Finn, a boy who shows her the jungle and its secrets. Together they will travel the river in an adventure about friendship and freedom.
French translation of the original novel «Journey to the River Sea», published in 2001 and winner of the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize.
Recommended for young readers aged 12 and up, especially for those who enjoy adventures in exotic settings.
Eva Maria Charlotte Michelle Ibbotson was an Austrian-born British novelist, known for her children's literature. Some of her novels for adults have been reissued for the young adult market. The historical novel Journey to the River Sea won her the Smarties Prize in category 9–11 years, garnered an unusual commendation as runner-up for the Guardian Prize, and made the Carnegie, Whitbread, and Blue Peter shortlists. She was a finalist for the 2010 Guardian Prize at the time of her death. Her last book, The Abominables, was among four finalists for the same award in 2012.
