Où sont les filles ?
(Where are the girls?) Book not yet available in English
Summary:
Ondine lives in a world full of women, with her sister Marine, her mother Océane, and her grandmother Pélagie. Everything goes swimmingly, until the day Ondine finds herself attracted to a boy at school. What should she say to him? How can she understand him? At a loss, she prays for help and the next day wakes up in a world where she is the only girl. Everyone else has become male – her family, friends, even her teacher – and no one else notices. Then along comes a mysterious magician called Misteress Smith.
Edited by: Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
Comment:
The novel, aimed at a readership aged about eight or nine, offers a comical, zany approach to the issue of gender diversity. The magician is an original way to explore gender issues: is (s)he a boy, a girl, both, or neither? The book also explores gender equality, the difference between boys and girls, and friendship and solidarity.