Ella Speaks French in Montreal

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Where am I? What is this place? As my mind slowly starts to awaken again memory comes back to me </span><strong style=color: rgba(71 108 168 1)><em>peu à peu</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> little by little... yeah. It's all flooding back to me now: I am in Montreal. </span><strong style=color: rgba(71 108 168 1)><em>Montréal</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(71 108 168 1)> </span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>!</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Ella's impulsivity got the better of her once again. First she thought it was a great idea to go to Montreal sign up for French classes live with a local family and become bilingual in a heartbeat. Now she's just cold scared and miserable.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Follow Ella's adventures through her diary as she adapts to the cold of winter and the warm Quebec culture by making friends with </span><strong style=color: rgba(71 108 168 1)><em>Québécois</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and people from abroad.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The story begins in English and as it progresses Ella (and you) will discover new French words (written in blue). As new French vocabulary is being introduced the proportion of French words increases until the last page which is written entirely in French!</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Here's what a reader had to say:</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>An original and well-thought-out concept for a first contact with the language using everyday words whose meaning is easily understood thanks to the paraphrase or context. A very enjoyable novel with an engaging character; we're eager to read more of Ella's adventures to follow her progress in French and to discover with her Montreal and elements of Quebec culture. What a clever way to introduce a country's culture!</span></p><p></p>