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À Janwaar, où la vie semble immuable, la communauté est strictement divisée en castes. C'était un endroit tranquille... jusqu'au début des travaux de construction. Ramkesh ignore ce que ce sera. Il n'y a que des rampes et des buttes. Une fois la structure terminée, il voit des enfants s'y élancer, debout sur d'étranges planches munies de roulettes. On l'invite à essayer et il devient accro. Il s'entraîne à faire des figures sur sa planche à roulettes. Au début, il n'y a que des garçons, mais Ramkesh propose à sa soeur et à d'autres filles à se joindre à lui. Le petit village acquiert une réputation de haut lieu de la planche à roulettes. Les gens affluent de partout dans le monde pour le visiter et enseigner des figures aux enfants. Ramkesh et ses amis sont même invités à voyager en Europe. Mais le plus important, c'est qu'ils reviennent chez eux pour raconter ce qu'ils ont vécu et insufflent un nouveau sentiment de joie et d'unité chez les villageois, ce qui leur montre que les choses peuvent changer à l'avenir.

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"""The potential of children to become changemakers even in the most stratified societies is the driving message of Barefoot Skateboarders, and Sophie Casson's playful illustrations bring Ramkesh's tentative first steps, and high-flying ollies, into full colour....Tells the true story of how sport can help bridge caste and gender divides."" -- ""Montreal Review of Books (MRB)"" ""Bright, cheerful illustrations highlight first the differences and then the commonalities between the two village groups, effectively capturing the joy of the soaring skaters."" -- ""Booklist"""

"""Bright, cheerful illustrations highlight first the differences and then the commonalities between the two village groups, effectively capturing the joy of the soaring skaters."" -- ""Booklist"""

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Rina Singh is an award-winning children's author who is drawn to real-life stories about the environment and social justice. Her critically acclaimed and award-winning books include Grandmother School, winner of the 2021 Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize; Diwali: A Festival of Lights, nominated for the Red Cedar Award; and Once, a Bird. Rina has an MFA in creative writing from Concordia University and a teaching degree from McGill University. She lives in Toronto. Sophie Casson has illustrated more than twenty-five books, including The Artist and Me by Shane Peacock, a finalist for the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, and Helen's Birds by Sara Cassidy, selected as part of IBBY Canada's Silent Book collection. Her highly acclaimed illustrations are inspired by etchings, silkscreen works and Japanese woodblock prints. Sophie's award-winning work has also appeared in the Globe and Mail, the New York Times, the Financial Times, the Los Angeles Times and Nature, as well as in the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Sophie lives in Montreal, Quebec.

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