This is a touching story about an intergenerational relationship between a young girl and a very old woman who lives in a dump. Françoise teaches Anne many lessons through this story, including a sense of responsibility for others, kindness, love and friendship. She teaches Anne that people are not always what they appear to be on the outside. This story is sure to capture your students’ hearts. It is the first in our series of short novels for adolescents in the series La lecture en ACTION.