Joan Baez dit non à l'injustice by Murielle Szac and Jeanne Detallante wins over young readers!

Nearly 6,000 middle and high school students in Normandy were mobilized to read and study the four competing novels in class: Amy pour la vie by Sophian Fanen, Les petites voleuses by Claire Renaud, Enquêtes & Charleston by Mélanie Bantignies and Joan Badez says no to injustice by Jeanne Detallante.

Marie Barsacq, the French Minister for Sport, Youth and the Voluntary Sector, took the opportunity to send a video message of congratulations to all those involved in the Prize, and praised Deauville's initiative in offering young people "a space for freedom, imagination and reflection". A fine illustration of the ambition Deauville has been pursuing for over 20 years: to encourage young people to enjoy reading, the first key to accessing culture!