If you are looking for a novel that addresses important themes such as girls' education and the fight against harmful traditional practices, "Les larmes de Carène" is a book not to be missed.

Written by the young Ivorian author Élodie YEBOUA and published by JD Éditions in the "Lire pour se Construire" collection, this book tells the story of two young girls, Carène and Djamila, who attend primary school in Koboko, their native village. Thanks to Zémin, the school director, they were able to attend school and are among the best students in their establishment. However, they are confronted with the traditions that dominate the lives of the villagers and hinder girls' education. Early and forced marriages, the prohibition of the education of young girls, blind obedience, and submission to traditions are all intertwined in the story with the spatial and psychological evolution of the adolescents.

The narrative is organized in a linear way and is narrated by an omniscient narrator who knows everything about the characters and can see all their actions, feelings, emotions, and desires. Therefore, the facts are related with the spatial and psychological evolution of the adolescents. The symbolic significance of the narrative is essentially carried by the treatment of themes, the status of the characters (especially female and young ones), and the space. The values conveyed by this narrative are friendship, perseverance, self-sacrifice, responsibility, solidarity, resistance, and decision-making.

The novel denounces the practices of pregnancies in school and forced marriages that break the lives of young girls and compromise their future. With this story, Élodie YEBOUA wants to participate in the fight against these practices that fiercely resist the rules of modern society. The main character, Carène, embodies the forces of progress, a torchbearer of liberation, and an example of success for a girl who attends school in this region attached to its ancestral laws.

"Les larmes de Carène" is a complete book that is available for download or in paper form. Prices are adapted according to the chosen option. Each version of the book is accompanied by a teacher's guide (facilitator) that will allow teachers to accompany students in reading and understanding the work. This guide offers varied exercises, reading sheets, text analyses, and proposed pedagogical tracks to exploit the work in class.

In addition, online exercises are offered around the book. Comprehension questions are presented to explain the story to students by presenting the main themes, characters, etc. Moreover, a theme of sexuality education is addressed in the form of questions related to the book.