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		Prix littéraires du Salon international du livre de Québec 2006 Children's literature category Aux portes de l'Orientie Alain Beaulieu Illustrations: Julie Rocheleau Montréal: Québec Amérique, 2005. 269 p. (Gulliver) ISBN 2764404344 Ages 10 to 12
Aux portes de l'Orientie Source

The father of twins Jade and Jonas Jolicœur has mysteriously disappeared while on a peace mission to Orientie. After several months with no news from him, they decide to search for their father on the other side of the world. For them, it is the beginning of an odyssey full of surprises, twists and turns, that leads them into the heart of a country at war. With the unexpected help of an unpleasant fairy and a striking character straight out of a comic strip, our two companions attempt the impossible.

Aux portes de l'Orientie is an adventure novel that skilfully mixes humour with the fantastic while condemning the horrors of war. Alain Beaulieu provides a lovely story of courage and solidarity, inspiring the reader to hope for a better world.

–DSH