Le Cid en 4e B #[nn]

From La Boîte à Bulles comes this charming 2019 French album by Véropée, imagining what happens when Corneille's classic tragedy Le Cid collides with a modern middle-school classroom. The cover sets the tone perfectly: a bored, distracted class of fourth-graders slumped over their desks clutching copies of Le Cid, while their stern teacher gestures dramatically toward a ghostly vision of the play's romantic heroes floating in the background. It's a wonderfully playful premise — literature class as reluctant adventure — rendered with warm, expressive cartoon art that makes this feel like an irresistible read for students and adults alike.