Eleanor and the Thief Monkey

Mireille Calmel’s new novel for young readers takes us on a journey of discovery of her favourite character as a child: Eleanor of Aquitaine!

A thrilling adventure on the trail of a mysterious thief…
Young Eleanor of Aquitaine is suddenly awakened in the middle of the night: someone has broken into her room and stolen her most precious jewel! Furious, but very smart, the future duchess comes up with a clever plan to track down the thief. A plan that leads her into the depths of the castle, where many dangers lurk…

Key points:
• A historical novel for both boys and girls, with a cast of daring children and a fearless heroine.
• A powerful female figure in line with the school history syllabus: Eleanor of Aquitaine.
• A breathless, funny, moving and intriguing narrative that encourages us to overcome our prejudices and open up to others.
• Beautifully crafted, with gold embossing on the cover.
• Mireille Calmel’s sagas for XO éditions have been followed by thousands of readers since 2001; her previous children’s novels were a great success despite the period of lockdown, selling 14,000 copies in France (Mysteries in the theatre and Leonardo’s secret).

Authors:

Successful author Mireille Calmel has published some twenty historical novels with Editions XO. They are all best-sellers in France (where she has sold 1.7 million books) and abroad (she is translated in a dozen countries). She lives in Gironde (33).

Amandine Lebois is a young illustrator for children. She published her first series of novels with Editions Gulfstream.