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		Le vol des chimères : Sur la route du Cathay; Les mirages de l'aube; Le choc des rêves; Les temps fourbes Josée Ouimet Saint-Laurent, Quebec: Éditions P. Tisseyre, 2000–2003. (Conquêtes) Ages 12 and up
Le vol des chimères : Les temps fourbes Source

In his quest for a northwest passage to China, the famous explorer Jacques Cartier arrives in Canada at Stadacona where he meets the great Chief, Donnacona. It is in this historical setting that Josée Ouimet begins her collection of stories entitled Le vol des chimères.

Jacques Cartier soon meets Shanaweh, a young Aboriginal woman who is given to him as a gift so that she can learn to communicate with the Europeans. Shanaweh is torn between loyalty to her people and her desire to know the strangers better. When Cartier's voyage ends, Shanaweh leaves her home to discover a new world. During her travels, described in these four volumes, she experiences many adventures, some happy and others challenging.

Author Josée Ouimet is passionate about music, the French language and history. In this work, she successfully melds elements of fiction and historical fact to produce a captivating story about dreams of hope and dreams of discovery.

–FO