The choice of Laetitia Gely, Foreign Rights Manager "Once again, Jon McNaught succeeds in recounting an indescribable yet universal reality."

David is still a child, but already an adult in the making. The end of his seventh grade year, punctuated by rehearsals for the traditional school play in which he will play Aslan, the wise and powerful lion who created the world of Narnia, marks a subtle turning point. It is the moment when the games of childhood lose their appeal, when the playground becomes too small, when we grow a few inches taller. It is the moment of first loves and first secret beers. It is the moment when, off stage, we prepare for the role of "grown-up" that we will soon play.