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Catherine Temerson
3 Reviews
(3)
4-6
Translated by Catherine Temerson.
In a future dystopia, a computer test at age fourteen separates those destined for easy lives in Realm One from everyone else. On the eve of his exam, Linus Hoppe begins to question the system and decides to switch his score with a less fortunate friend. This thought-provoking French import reflects on such topics as standardized tests, privilege, free will, and our computerized society.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
(4)
4-6
Translated by Catherine Temerson.
Marion becomes a servant to King Louis XIV's mistress, who is delighted to discover the girl's talent for making perfume. Some of the characters' actions and some details of daily life at Versailles in 1674 are not believable, but the mystery Marion works to solve is interesting. A history of perfumes is appended.
Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman
(2)
4-6
Translated by Catherine Temerson.
In Libya in the late nineteenth century, eleven-year-old Malika longs to experience life beyond the rooftop confines of women. Her mother is cautious and obedient, but her father's other wife risks being disowned to shelter an injured young man preaching Muslim fundamentalism, who then teaches Malika to read. This French import tells an engaging story of changing visions of people and places.
Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2005
3 reviews
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