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La recette de Mamie Paule

French Short Novel for Pre-Intermediate Learners (A2)

Eleven wins. One missing notebook.

Every February the bakery by the canal holds a tarte Tatin contest, and Sam's neighbour Mamie Paule, 86, has won it eleven times with the recipes in her red notebook: sixty years of cooking in her mother's handwriting and her own. Three days before the contest the notebook disappears. Léa and Sam, who can't cook, have three suspects: Paule's grandson Hugo, who wants her in a retirement home; her old rival Madame Lacroix, who smiles too much; and Sam himself, the last visitor. A short, adult novel for pre-intermediate learners of French (A2).

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  • 48 short chapters, about 110 words each
  • Every new word in bold, explained in easy French
  • A glossary, a summary and 3 questions after each chapter
  • Answer key, full vocabulary list and a one-page grammar guide
  • A free printable worksheet on the book's web page

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Read chapter 1: L'affiche

Lundi matin, février. Il fait gris sur le canal. Sam descend acheter son croissant à la boulangerie, en bas de chez lui.

Sur la vitrine, il y a une nouvelle affiche. Elle est jaune, avec une grande tarte dessinée.

« Concours de la meilleure tarte Tatin. Samedi 7 février, 15 h. Inscription à la boulangerie. »

— Vous voulez participer ? demande Monsieur Duval, le boulanger. Il rit déjà.

— Moi ? Je ne sais même pas faire cuire un œuf.

— Je sais. Votre voisine, elle, va gagner. Encore une fois.

— Ma voisine ?

— Mamie Paule. Troisième étage. Elle a gagné onze fois. Onze ! Personne ne fait la tarte Tatin comme elle.

Glossary

affiche
poster
vitrine
shop window
concours
contest
gagner
to win

Check yourself

  1. L'affiche est sur…
    1. la vitrine de la boulangerie
    2. la porte de l'atelier
    3. un mur du métro
  2. Le concours est…
    1. samedi 7 février
    2. lundi
    3. à Noël
  3. Pour Monsieur Duval, la gagnante va être…
    1. Mamie Paule
    2. Léa
    3. Madame Lacroix

Next in the series: Le chien de Belleville

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