Amis de coeur

by Kate Banks

Ollie adore les voyages et sait ce qu'il veut. Lucrezia, surnommée Lukey, ou Lou, tout simplement, déteste les départs et n'est pas très sûre d'elle. Mais Lou et Ollie sont les meilleurs amis du monde, depuis toujours. À Rome, ils ont grandi ensemble. Et chaque été, ils se retrouvent au bord de la mer, dans la chaleureuse maison, près de Milan, où leurs familles passent les vacances. Qu'est-il arrivé pour que Lou ait choisi de raconter cet été-là, celui de leurs treize ans, celui qui n'aurait jamais dû exister ? Le club de la plage, les sorties en bateau et les parties de ping-pong avec les copains, leur complicité, celle qu'ils partagent aussi avec parents et grands-parents... La saveur de cet été prend toute sa dimension lorsqu'on découvre le drame...

198 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Kate Banks has written many books for children, among them Max’s Words, And If the Moon Could Talk, winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and The Night Worker, winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award. She grew up in Maine, where she and her two sisters and brother spent a lot of time outdoors, and where Banks developed an early love of reading. “I especially liked picture books,” she says, “and the way in which words and illustrations could create a whole new world in which sometimes real and other times magical and unexpected things could happen.” Banks attended Wellesley College and received her masters in history at Columbia University. She lived in Rome for eight years but now lives in the South of France with her husband and two sons, Peter Anton and Maximilian.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/katebanks

Reviews

[Thinley Choden · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is great omg<3
I would surely recommend this book for young teenagers. You wouldn't enjoy it as much as i did if you're older. But that's just the feeling i have. Who knows? Maybe older people would like this too.
The bond shown in this book is literally so beautiful😭 Giving it 3 stars<3

[Kekskerry · Rating 4 out of 5]

P. 185: Les choses n´arrivent pas par hasard, il y a toujours une raison.
P. 197: Et nous restons sur terre pour aider les vivants.

[Jennie Vosen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A coming-of-age story placed in modern day Italy. I really enjoyed this book, in fact I had a hard time putting it down because I was enjoying the story and the setting so much. The ending shocked me and seemed jarring considering the tone of the rest of the book, but realistic once I thought about it in context of modern life in Europe.

[Fitchburg Public Library · Rating 4 out of 5]

A coming-of-age story placed in modern day Italy. I really enjoyed this book, in fact I had a hard time putting it down because I was enjoying the story and the setting so much. The ending shocked me and seemed jarring considering the tone of the rest of the book, but realistic once I thought about it in context of modern life in Europe. - Reviewed by Jennie V.

[Mr. Steve · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rather boring story with a crazy, out-of-nowhere tragedy that manages to continue the boredom. For a select audience: insomniacs. But that's just one man's opinion.

[10-11 Karrin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such a sweet story about friendship. It really broke my heart not but 9 pages before the book ended. I recommend this to anyone. I felt like I knew the characters! A real tear-jerker.