The main character‚ Raphaël‚ is a typical and engaging teenager. He hates school‚ especially the days he has a class with Miss Grivet‚ who replaces Miss Laurent‚ his favourite teacher. With his friends‚ Raphaël decides to do everything to make the substitute leave. In this novel‚ the author shows how the lack of dialogue can lead to violence. He depicts the point of view of the "bad student"‚ rowdy but clever‚ but also the feeling of the new teacher who is trying to find her place. A novel about school‚ the difficulty of being a teacher… and a student. Age: 10 and up