Date 16 January 2013
Pages 268
Format cm 14 x 22
Price € 14.50
EAN 9782330014896
Publisher Website www.actes-sud.fr

Dreams in Black

Author Jo Witek
Publisher Actes Sud
Category Children's Books
GENRE Young Adult
Age 12-15YA
A journey into the world of night and dreams, paced like a thriller. A touching portrait of a heroine who finds it hard to grow up without others' watchful eyes.

Jill is blind and going through a teenage crisis. One evening, she ventures out alone near a park just for the pleasure of taking a risk... The escapade goes wrong when she overhears an act of aggression: the voices of two men threatening a third, then the sound of blows. With no trace of the injured man, the police do not believe her testimony. But Jill is unable to forget the event. She begins to have night visions, though she hasn't dreamt in images for years. One day, dreams become reality when Jill crosses paths with a figure from her nighttime visions: Louis, a mysterious boy mixed up in art trafficking. Her group of friends from the Institute for Young Blind People help her follow her instincts and Louis' dangerous trail.

  • Sales in France 8,000 copies
  • Awards Prix Al Terre Ados d'Aix-les-Bains, Prix Ruralivres du Nord-Pas-de-Calais
  • As of: April 2025