Reading guide Jean-Claude Mourlevat

So you want to read Jefferson by Jean-Claude Mourlevat – great! Whether you’re reading out loud to a group or using Jefferson for individual reading, you’ll probably want to spend some time discussing the book: before, while and after you read. This guide is full of tips and ideas to inspire conversation. You can use it in school, at the library or in a reading group.

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Reading guide to Jefferson

About the reading guide

The reading guide is written by Katarina Lycken Rüter, lead teacher in high school. Our reading guides are to be used in book circles, in schools or just as inspiration for further reading.

A brilliant renewer of fairy tale traditions

Jean-Claude Mourlevat is one of France’s leading children and young adult authors. With a particular love for fairy tale, fable and fantasy, he draws on literary traditions to create worlds that resemble no other. Since his publishing debut in 1997, his books have been translated into nearly 30 languages.

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