Carrot Hair by Jules Renard

Carrot Hair by Jules Renard, Hachette Classics, Bibliocollège, 128 pages, 130g Carrot Hair gets his nickname from his red hair and his face covered in freckles. This unloved child is the scapegoat of the entire Lepic family. His mother, in particular, persecutes him all day long by assigning him the most tedious tasks and punishing him unjustly. In this novel, Jules Renard introduces us, through multiple anecdotes, to the daily life of this sensitive and mischievous little boy whom everyone believes has a heart of stone... - A selection of annotated excerpts - Questionnaires throughout the text - Exploited iconographic documents - A presentation of Jules Renard and his time - An overview of the work's genre - A grouping of texts: "Children's Perspectives".