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Les enfants de la Résistance #1
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Dans un petit village des Ardennes occupé par l'armée allemande, trois enfants refusent de se soumettre à l'ennemi. Mais comment s'opposer à un si puissant adversaire quand on n'a que dix ans ?
56 pages, Hardcover
First published May 7, 2015
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May 30, 2020
Two French teenagers begin to resist after the occupation by the Germans. I like how they begin by fighting back in the littlest ways, defacing posters, printing anonymous pamphlets. While the characters and town are fictional, the story is based on real events. It's an interesting perspective on the events of WWII.
December 10, 2021
Vraiment vraiment vraiment bon!!!!!! Je viens de faire un travail d’école sur ce sujet en plus lol alors je ne peux qu’apprécier la qualité historique
April 5, 2021
Cette bande dessinée est tout simplement magnifique!! Je dois absolument mettre la main sur les autres tomes ❤
December 12, 2020
mais quelle belle découverte! premièrement, les illustrations sont absolument magnifiques. c’est un superbe ouvrage traitant de la seconde guerre mondiale et les protagonistes sont des jeunes enfants. j’adore ce point de vue et ce regard qu’ils portent sur l’arrivée des allemands dans leur pays. c’est une bande-dessinée qui regorge d’informations historiques et elle devrait absolument être lue en univers social, au secondaire 🍎 ou pour le plaisir d’être lue, simplement, tellement elle est belle et intéressante! je me plonge dès maintenant dans le deuxième tome.
May 28, 2020
Mü-kem-mel bir çizgi romandı. Bu hafta ikinci dünya savaşı temali eserler okumaya izlemeye karar vermiştim, hedefim buydu. Ve bu mükemmel çizgi romanla tanıştığım için çok mutluyum. Fransada yaşayan ve Almanların baskıcılığına uğrayan üç çocuğun yaşadıklarını, baş kaldırmalarını okuyoruz. Dönemi harika yansıtmış, çizimler illüstrasyonlar desen bi ayrı güzel. Eserin sonunda dört beş sayfa ayırmışlar bizlere savaş hakkında daha fazla bilgi vermek için. Gayet çocukların okuyabileceği ve okuması gereken bir eser. Devamını mutlaka okuyacağım. Umarım türkçeye de kazandırılır.
May 8, 2021
Wow wow wow! Quelle magnifique BD! D’abord j’ai adoré le sujet, la deuxième guerre mondiale a toujours été fascinante pour moi. Ensuite, les illustrations sont vraiment magnifiques. J’ai adooooooré les personnages, ces trois jeunes enfants victimes de l’occupation allemande qui décident d’imprimer des tracts pour ouvrir les yeux de la population. Je trouvais au départ que c’était très « anti-allemands » mais j’ai apprécié quand le jeune François se rend chez son parrain et se rend compte que tout n’est pas noir ou blanc et qu’il existe plein de zones grises. Je lirai assurément la suite et je serais curieuse de découvrir le roman issu du même univers.
May 8, 2022
Kinderen in het verzet. Vermoedelijk zal dit ook zo wel geweest zijn. Een leuke strip die drie kinderen toont die in hun enthousiasme verzet starten tegen de bezetters. Het heeft ook wel terug een gevoel aan van tijdens de oorlog. De start van de oorlog en hoe de Fransen daarmee omgaan. zeer goed in beeld gebracht en interessant voor kinderen om te lezen.
June 9, 2024
Que pena só ter o vol 1! 😩
May 7, 2020
Wow! Des personnages d’enfants inspirants, une vision plus jeune de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
April 5, 2021
Super lecture! Trop courte à mon goût! Hâte de lire le prochain 🤓
June 10, 2019
Disclaimer: I received a copy free from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
If you haven’t seen the series A French Village, you should check it out. The series focuses on the residents of a village in Nazi Occupied France. It was, in part, the reason I downloaded this title.
The graphic novel, at least in this first volume, follows three children who live in Occupied France. Two boys – Francois and Eusebe – who are friends, and a girl – Lisa – who is taken in by Francois’ family after she is left on the side of the road.
The story captures the conflicting emotions of the children as well as the adults in their world. Francois’ father was in the Verdun and has thoughts about the War. These thoughts are different than those of his brother (Francois’ uncle) who lives in Paris. Francois has to reconcile these views as well as the German soldiers who save people in a fire as opposed to those who terrorize people.
Francois and Eusebe decided to rebel, to resist, in the ways that children can. The ways that the children (eventually Lisa joins them) do resist are varied, but all are intelligent. In some cases, it is an active, physical form of a resistance, but there is also the use words and counter propaganda. The children succeed not only because they work together but because they use their intelligence.
The graphic novel ends with a fact section at the idea. It provides background as well as historical context because the plot of the work is based on true stories.
If you haven’t seen the series A French Village, you should check it out. The series focuses on the residents of a village in Nazi Occupied France. It was, in part, the reason I downloaded this title.
The graphic novel, at least in this first volume, follows three children who live in Occupied France. Two boys – Francois and Eusebe – who are friends, and a girl – Lisa – who is taken in by Francois’ family after she is left on the side of the road.
The story captures the conflicting emotions of the children as well as the adults in their world. Francois’ father was in the Verdun and has thoughts about the War. These thoughts are different than those of his brother (Francois’ uncle) who lives in Paris. Francois has to reconcile these views as well as the German soldiers who save people in a fire as opposed to those who terrorize people.
Francois and Eusebe decided to rebel, to resist, in the ways that children can. The ways that the children (eventually Lisa joins them) do resist are varied, but all are intelligent. In some cases, it is an active, physical form of a resistance, but there is also the use words and counter propaganda. The children succeed not only because they work together but because they use their intelligence.
The graphic novel ends with a fact section at the idea. It provides background as well as historical context because the plot of the work is based on true stories.
April 11, 2018
Une BD très intéressante, à mettre entre les mains des petits comme des grands.
Un fond historique, un brin de révolte, des dessins bien réalisés et un scénario qui tient la route! Une bonne formule magique!
Un fond historique, un brin de révolte, des dessins bien réalisés et un scénario qui tient la route! Une bonne formule magique!
December 8, 2019
In May, 1940, Germany attacked France. The country fell in just six weeks. In Putain-L'Ecluse. a small (and fictional) village, nothing seems to have change with the exception of refugees passing through, seeking safety and, a few days later, their return as the Nazis block off the roadways, followed soon after by Nazi soldiers marching through the streets. Thirteen-year-old Francois is dismayed by the seeming acceptance of the occupation by the adults and, with the aid of his best friend and a young German-speaking girl who claims to be from Belgium, is determined, through small acts of sabotage, to make the villagers fight back.
The graphic novel, Children of the Resistance Volume 1 Opening Moves is written by Dugomier with art by Ers and published by Europe Comics. Although the story is fictional, it is based on journals written by young people during the occupation as well as stories told by the writer's relatives who lived through it. it is well-written and the art complements the story. It gives an interesting view of what it was like to be a child during the war. Most importantly, it reminds us that, even in the worst most dangerous of times, there are always ordinary people willing to risk everything to fight back.
Thanks to Netgalley and Europe Comics for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review
The graphic novel, Children of the Resistance Volume 1 Opening Moves is written by Dugomier with art by Ers and published by Europe Comics. Although the story is fictional, it is based on journals written by young people during the occupation as well as stories told by the writer's relatives who lived through it. it is well-written and the art complements the story. It gives an interesting view of what it was like to be a child during the war. Most importantly, it reminds us that, even in the worst most dangerous of times, there are always ordinary people willing to risk everything to fight back.
Thanks to Netgalley and Europe Comics for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review
December 8, 2021
La guerre vue par des enfants. Les illustrations sont magnifiques et on ressent vraiment ce qu'ils ont pu vivre à cette époque! C'est une belle façon d'aborder le sujet d'un point de vue qui l'est peu.
July 13, 2022
En spennende start på en ny serie. Fint med litt fakta og historie i tegneserieform.
November 5, 2020
Excellent art and storytelling. The photos and history at the end of the book are helpful too.
August 6, 2019
Most Americans have very little knowledge of what was going on in France while it was occupied during World War II. So, this graphic novel, based on real French resistance fighters, is a great introduction to the movement.
According to the authors, most resistance fighters didn't talk about what they did, and if it weren't for diaries, we would have no information at all. The authors said they also pulled information out of their family history to tell this story.
Engaging story, and I look forward to further volumes.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
According to the authors, most resistance fighters didn't talk about what they did, and if it weren't for diaries, we would have no information at all. The authors said they also pulled information out of their family history to tell this story.
Engaging story, and I look forward to further volumes.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
October 14, 2019
Children of the Resistance tells the story of Francois, a French boy aiding in the resistance movement against German-occupied France. The plot wasn't very interesting and the illustrations felt very childish (almost cartoonish). This graphic novel had the potential to be excellent with its prose but the ideas felt watered down and not very realistic. I wish I could've enjoyed this one more.
*Thank you to NetGalley and Europe Comics for providing a free ARC
*Thank you to NetGalley and Europe Comics for providing a free ARC
May 18, 2020
A couple of 13-year-old boys start a resistance movement against the Nazi occupation of a small French town in 1940. Some events credited to the lads seemed unlikely, making me question the verisimilitude of the work. And the boys personalities were pretty one-note -- the hothead and the shy one -- so there wasn't much to pull me into the story regardless.
March 18, 2016
4.5/5
Une excellente BD à faire découvrir aux enfants de +/-10 ans.
On y explique bien les motivations françaises et allemandes, sans s'éterniser sur le côté historique qui aurait pu les décourager.
Mon fils a adoré et moi aussi.
Une excellente BD à faire découvrir aux enfants de +/-10 ans.
On y explique bien les motivations françaises et allemandes, sans s'éterniser sur le côté historique qui aurait pu les décourager.
Mon fils a adoré et moi aussi.
November 30, 2016
Ce premier tome est génial ! Les dessins sont très beaux et l'histoire passionnante ! Bravo aux auteurs !
August 19, 2022
Leider konnte mich die Handlung nicht fesseln
November 18, 2017
Een interessante strip over 3 (wel eerst 2) kinderen in de begintijd van de Tweede Oorlog die tegen de Duitsers verzetten met kleine (maar wel geweldige) dingen. Van kleine pamfletten maken tot posters bekladden. Maar ik gok dat ze vast wel meer gaan doen.
Lisa vond ik ook een leuk karakter, ook al vond ik het wel zielig dat ze haar ouders kwijt is + het helpt ook niet dat ze uit het Duitse deel van België komt. :(
Verder was het natuurlijk best heftig, we zien hoe de Duitsers steeds wreder worden, hoe alles escaleert, en ook hoe dat de karakters raakt (en de mensen om hen heen).
De tekeningstijl is best goed, veel oog voor detail, karakters zijn goed getekend.
Ik zag dat er nog meer boeken komen, ik kan niet wachten!
Lisa vond ik ook een leuk karakter, ook al vond ik het wel zielig dat ze haar ouders kwijt is + het helpt ook niet dat ze uit het Duitse deel van België komt. :(
Verder was het natuurlijk best heftig, we zien hoe de Duitsers steeds wreder worden, hoe alles escaleert, en ook hoe dat de karakters raakt (en de mensen om hen heen).
De tekeningstijl is best goed, veel oog voor detail, karakters zijn goed getekend.
Ik zag dat er nog meer boeken komen, ik kan niet wachten!
February 22, 2022
Une BD très touchante, trois enfants se liguent contre les nazis.Deux petits Français et une jeune réfugiée tentent tant bien que mal d’ouvrir les yeux de leurs familles et habitants de leur village sur l’occupant.Des enfants qui chaque jour se battent contre l’intolérance et l’injustice.Un beau message! Ce livre est vraiment génial historiquement il permet de se plonger dans cette triste période avec le regard d’un enfant.Les dessins sont sublimes et la ce partie document avec ses photos d’archives et autres est passionnante.Je recommande vivement!
November 10, 2023
Oh quelle belle découverte que cette série de bande dessinée pour une fanatique d'histoire comme moi! Un récit et une ville inventé afin de transmettre un contenu réaliste ainsi qu'un dossier d'information à la fin. Une petite pépite à faire découvrir à vos jeunes! Bien hâte de voir la suite!
January 1, 2018
I will definitely read the sequels!
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September 11, 2020
April 14, 2021
Très intéressant 😎
May 11, 2021
Vraiment intéressant! Je vais définitivement poursuivre la série! ☺️
February 7, 2023
Une BD originale puisque la résistance est vue au travers des yeux d'un enfant.
Précision historique (page 39) : Hitler n'a pas été élu mais nommé en 1933.
Précision historique (page 39) : Hitler n'a pas été élu mais nommé en 1933.
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