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André adore le théâtre. Il se joint donc à une troupe et s'inscrit à toutes les activités qui pourraient l'aider à améliorer sa performance. Quand il décide aussi de prendre des cours de cornemuse, d'espagnol, de tennis et de cinéma français, c'est la folie furieuse et André ne sait plus où donner de la tête! Il ne dort plus et n'a plus de temps pour son amie Edie. Que fera André pour retrouver l'équilibre dans sa vie?
Andrew loves putting on plays so he decides to join the drama club at school. Determined to make his performance the best it can be, he joins the debate club to practice his public speaking. He signs up for dance and karate to help with his coordination. Then he's asked to play for the tennis team and edit the school newspaper. Before long he's learning to play the bagpipes, attending Spanish classes and joining the French film club. Suddenly Andrew doesn't have time for anything or anyone else, not even his best friend Edie. And he definitely doesn't have time to sleep. Will Andrew figure out how to balance all his favorite activities and his best friend at the same time? A hilarious, over-the-top look at a common issue that many kids face today.
Original title: Over-Scheduled Andrew
About the Author: Ashley Spires est dipl?m? de l'Emily Carr institute of Art & design. Artiste touche ? tout, elle a cr des sites internet, des livres et des marionnettes. Elle est auteure et illustratrice de plusieurs livres dont Quel g?nie!, Basile le chat de l'espace, Petit Paul et Chien recherche gar?on. Ashley a ?galement illustr? le Labo des malins par Shar Levine et Leslie Johnstone. Elle vit ? Delta, en Colombie-Britannique.
Ashley Spires, author and illustrator of numerous funny books for children including The Most Magnificent Thing and the Binky the Space Cat series, was born and raised in BC with eight cats and a dog. After spending some time living in Toronto and Saskatoon, she has returned to the BC life, living in Ladner with three cats, one dog and a man. When she is not running or bike riding or over-scheduling herself, she makes children's books, many of which have won numerous awards, including Ontario's Silver Birch Express, the Atlantic Province's Hackmatack, Saskatchewan's Shining Willow and BC's Chocolate Lily Award. Ashley livres in Delta, BC.
