La lettre

 Français Seconde Langue (FSL)

Livre en Français  (meme si la 4e de couverture est en anglais) 

Bette and Clara have been best friends for a long time. But, the last couple weeks have challenged their friendship since Clara started to pay more attention to Adam, the popular boy in school. It is a confusing and emotional time for Bette. But through it all, Bette begins to better understand her feelings. As she considers the last couple weeks, she comes to a revelation about her friendship with Clara. Bette’s world is about to change when she gets an unexpected letter from her best friend. Why has she been incredibly secretive and avoiding Clara like the plague? Will Bette decide to gather up the courage to talk to Clara? She knows that she may be risking everything to reveal her truth, but she knows that the truth will set her free. Will it be worth it?

Intermediate-low French Reader

*LGBTQ 

Approximate total word count : 3,300

Approximate Unique word count : 275 

Bette et Clara sont les meilleures amies du monde depuis longtemps. Mais ces dernières semaines, leur amitié a été mise à rude épreuve depuis que Clara a commencé à accorder plus d'attention à Adam, le garçon populaire de l'école. C'est un moment de confusion et d'émotion pour Bette. Mais à travers tout cela, Bette commence à mieux comprendre ses sentiments. En réfléchissant aux deux dernières semaines, elle fait une révélation sur son amitié avec Clara. Le monde de Bette est sur le point de changer lorsqu'elle reçoit une lettre inattendue de sa meilleure amie. Pourquoi a-t-elle été incroyablement secrète et a-t-elle évité Clara comme la peste ? Bette va-t-elle se décider à trouver le courage de parler à Clara ? Elle sait qu'elle risque tout en révélant sa vérité, mais elle sait que la vérité la libérera. Cela en vaudra-t-il la peine ?

Theresa Marrama has been teaching French to both middle and high school students since 2007. She lives in Northern New York. Since the age of 15, she has had a passion for language and culture. This passion has only continued to grow since she has stepped into the classroom! 

Theresa is also a published CI author! She specializes in writing comprehensible readers in both French and Spanish. She has books available in German as well. She believes in the power of reading, and wants her students, as well as students everywhere, to be totally engaged and empowered to learn through reading.  You can check out her novels if you click on the bookstore link above.  These novels will connect with your students as they cover a range of topics, cultures, life lessons, life choices and so much more!