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Parkour à Paris (French), by A. Briotet

Parkour à Paris (French), by A. Briotet

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Parkour is an urban athletic training discipline developed in France, also referred to as l’art du déplacement. Parkour has inspired many modern videogames and stunt films world- wide. Parkour combines martial arts, gymnastics, and military training along with the philosophical concepts of altruism, courage, and discipline. Parkour plays a central role in this French learner’s novel. Malik is a teenager in Paris struggling to see anything positive in his life. Just when he thinks life can’t get much worse, he has a transformative experience that begins to change his outlook. However, he doesn’t have a record of making good choices. Malik must walk the fine line between making the leap towards a better life and the painful fall into failure.

This novice-mid to novice−high novel incorporates many cognates, cultural and vocabulary footnotes, as well as a full glossary at the end. Although fictional, much of the information about Parkour is based on interviews and articles about David Belle, the founder of le parkour.  Level 1-2

isbn 979-8372006287

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Erica Kencke
Like most easy readers, the plot is too predictable.

My high school students haven't read this yet, but I imagine it will be popular. Depending on the student, it should be a second semester French 1or a French 2 book. I give it 4 stars instead of 5 only because of the very predictable plot: a troubled student finds self discipline and self-respect through the practice of Parkour. Granted, an interesting plot is a lot to ask of a book that uses very simple language, but this author has written other excellent easy novels with more interesting plots.

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