Plot: No and Me is the story of thirteen year old Lou Bertignac, that is smarter than her peers, and a homeless girl that she befriends named No. Lou has been skipped two grades and is classes with older students. When she is desperate to come up with a topic for an hour long presentation, she remembers the homeless girl she met a few days ago at the station. After much coaxing, No tells Lou her story and how she came to live on the streets. After the Lou presents her project, she doesn’t want to lose the friendship she has gained with No, and does everything in her power to keep the friendship.
Review: This book is a translation from French, but the story still comes through in the translation. Lou is the narrator and tells most of the story in current time. Instead of writing, “I woke up at eight on Sunday;” she writes, “I wake up at eight.” The change of time in the writing makes readers feel like they are in the situation with Lou. This book is very much like most coming of age stories, with Lou coming to the realization that some things are bigger than she is, even though she is smarter than most of the people around her.
Genre: Contemporary Fiction/Coming of Age/Multicutural
Interest Level: age 12 and up
Related Books: Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret; The Whole Story of Half a Girl
Interest Level: age 12 and up
Related Books: Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret; The Whole Story of Half a Girl
Awards: Winner of the 2008 Prix de Libraries
Author Information: http://www.bloomsbury.com/Delphine-de-Vigan/authors/12019
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