Un caillou au fond de la poche
by Florence Cochet
Au collège, seule la présence de Daisy, sa meilleure amie, permet à Henri de ne pas craquer face aux autres élèves. Mais un virus force la jeune fille à rester à la maison. Henri est seul et des racketteurs comptent bien en profiter. Le mystérieux caillou que lui a donné son enseignante de français excentrique pourrait peut-être suffire à le protéger des mauvais coups.
Publication Information
Published: 2019
Originally written in French
Number of pages: 127
Recommended FSL Programs and Grades
Grade 10 (Immersion)
Grade 11 (Extended, Immersion)
Race/Ethnic/Geographic Information
Author: white, lives in Switzerland
Characters: white (main character), Black/African/Caribbean Heritage (secondary character)
Setting: City in Europe
Notes from a teacher-reader
The side character is Black - does not fulfil the criteria for this book club.
Hook: Boy being bullied for being autistic, stands up for himself with the support of his friend.
Can’t be used for Core or Immersion - very difficult language (Level C1) even though it’s short.
Plotline about a boy being bullied for being different.
Author was a French teacher from Switzerland, a middle school teacher - hard to fit with FSL learning in Ontario.
Classroom use:
Language level very difficult (B2 or C1), Can’t be used for Core or Immersion.
Plotline is young targeted towards a middle school audience
Main character is white and autistic (lots of interesting details about the way he thinks).
Relatable although young.
Feel free to contact the teacher-reader, Amanda Cloutier, at amanda.cloutier@peelsb.com if you have questions about this novel.