Florence Cadier
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| Born | 1956 (age 69–70) Orléans, France |
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| Language | French |
Florence Cadier (born 1956) is a French writer of books for children and young adults.
Biography
[edit]Cardier was born in Orléans, France, in 1956. She has worked as a journalist, and began to write children's literature in 1995.[1][2]
My Parents are Getting Divorced with Melissa Daly was published in English in 2004 by Amulet Books as part of the Sunscreen self-help series aimed at teenagers.[3][4] A review in the School Library Journal described it as "a great, upbeat book, giving wise advice in a voice that speaks to kids", although said it was unfortunate that "all but one of the titles in the bibliography are in French".[5] Booklist praised it for its "conversational and warm" tone and "solid, reassuring advice".[6]
Cadier's 2009 novel Le Rêve de Sam received the 5th/4th level prize of the Dévoreurs de livres award, elected by students and teachers in Eure.[7] It also received the Literary Al Terre Ado prize at the Hermillon Book Fair,[1][8] and the Prix Ados en colère at the 2010 Salon du livre d'expression populaire et de critique sociale d'Arras (a book fair held in Arras).[9] In 2011 Cadier received the Randell Cottage Writers' Residency and spent six months in Wellington, New Zealand.[1] During this residency she wrote the novel L'Ombre d'un père.[10] Her 2015 collection of short stories, Contre courant, focuses on the theme of civil disobedience from a humanist perspective.[11]
Her 2023 novel Né coupable was about the trial of George Stinney and was supported by Amnesty International.[12] It received the 5th/4th prize at the Prix des Incorruptibles awards, elected by young readers,[13] and the Prix littéraire des jeunes Caladois awarded by young people of Villefranche-sur-Saône.[14]
Selected works
[edit]- My Parents are Getting Divorced: How to Keep It Together When Your Mom and Dad Are Splitting Up (Abrams/Amulet, 2004) with Melissa Daly; translated from French by Jackie Strachan and Jane Moseley, illustrated by Claire Gandini[5][6]
- Le Rêve de Sam (Gallimard Jeunesse, 2009)[10]
- L’été des amours (Oslo, 2011)[1]
- L'Ombre d'un père (Thierry Magnier, 2013)
- Contre courant (Le Muscadier, 2015)[11]
- Dans l'ourlet de nos jupes (Talents Hauts, 2017)
- Né coupable (Talents Hauts, 2023)[12]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Florence Cadier – 2011". Randell Cottage Writers Trust. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ↑ "CADIER Florence". Parlement des Ecrivaines Francophones (in French). Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ↑ "Just Us Girls: Secrets to Feeling Good about Yourself, Inside Andout by Melissa Daly, Moka". Publishers Weekly. 3 May 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "Children's Notes". Publishers Weekly. 251 (26): 53. 28 June 2004.
- 1 2 von Mehren, Laurie (September 2004). "Cadier, Florence & Melissa Daly. My Parents Are Getting Divorced: How to Keep It Together When Your Mom and Dad Are Splitting Up". School Library Journal. 50 (9): 223.
- 1 2 Engberg, Gillian (1 December 2004). "Books for Older Readers". Booklist. 101 (7): 645.
- ↑ "Dévoreurs de livres (Prix)". Centre national de la littérature de jeunesse. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ↑ "Claudie Gallay et Florence Cadier distinguées". Le Dauphine (in French). 18 October 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ↑ "Les lauréat-e-s du Prix Ados en Colère". Colères du présent. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022.
- 1 2 ""Traiter l'urgence, voilà ce qu'il fallait faire."". Radio Télévision Suisse (in French). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- 1 2 Trémintin, Jacques (8 December 2016). "Contre courant". Lien Social. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- 1 2 Sylvestre, Paul-François (23 May 2021). "Né coupable, de Florence Cadier: illustration glaçante de racisme". L'Express (in Canadian French). Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ↑ Picard, Zoé (7 June 2023). "Sept lauréats et une année record pour le 34e Prix des Incorruptibles". ActuaLitté (in French). Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ↑ "Florence Cadier, lauréate du prix littéraire des jeunes Caladois". Le Progres (in French). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
