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The death of innocence seen through the eyes of Gabriel, our beguiling 11-year-old narrator, is at the heart of this gorgeous first novel, which earned the Prix Goncourt des lycéens in France. A mixed-race child, with a French father and a Rwandan mother, Gaby lives in idyllic surroundings. With his posse of friends and his sister, Ana, he joyfully roams the neighborhood on his bike, sneaks cigarettes in an abandoned minivan, and steals lush ma...Log In or Sign Up to Read More