# Who Owns the Clouds? - Hardcover

by **Mario Brassard** (Author), **Gérard DuBois** (Illustrator)

**A powerful and visually arresting fictional memoir of trauma, memory and hope in the aftermath of war, for readers 12 and up. For fans of _Maus_.**

Even though Mila is no longer a child, she is overcome by memories -- memories of a childhood halfway between reality and dreaming, and not knowing which is which.

In her dreams, Mila and her family leave their bombed village to stand in line for weeks on end, suitcases in hand, hoping to move on to better lives. But the memories of her uncle's disappearance, and the approach of looming clouds, keep blurring the lines between past and present, real and unreal. How can Mila move forward? Perhaps if the clouds can remind her of where she's from, they can also show her where to go . . .

Winner of a Governor General's Award, Canada's most prestigious literary prize, and the Bologna Ragazzi Award, this stunningly evocative book about experience, trauma and healing will stay with readers from beginning to end.

### Author Biography

**MARIO BRASSARD** received a bachelor's degree in French Studies from the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières. He has published four children's novels in French, including _La saison des pluies_ (2011), which was awarded the TD Prize for Canadian Literature for Children, nominated for the Governor General's Award and selected for the IBBY 2012 Honor List and the White Ravens; _Quand hurle la nuit_ (2015), a finalist for the Governor General's Award, and _Ferdinand F., 81 ans, chenille_ (2018), which won the Governor General's Award. _Who Owns the Clouds?_ is his first illustrated work.

**GÉRARD DUBOIS** studied graphic design at the École Supérieure des Arts Estienne in Paris before moving to Montreal in 1991. His 2015 children's book _Enfantillages_ received a Special Mention from the BolognaRagazzi. His illustration work has appeared in the _New York Times_ (in weekly column "Gray Matter"), the _Wall Street Journal_, _Time_ (in Nancy Gibbs' ongoing column), _GQ_, _Rolling Stone_, _The New Yorker_, the _Washington Post_, _Le Monde_, _The Guardian_, _Entertainment Weekly_, _Harper's_, _The Atlantic_ and others, as well multiple Folio Society editions, and he has received multiple awards from the Society of Illustrators. His art has been exhibited in galleries around the world. In 2018, Canada Post released a stamp with his art as part of the Great Canadian Illustrators series. He currently teaches at the Université du Quèbec.

**Number of Pages:** 100

**Dimensions:** 0.6 x 9.7 x 7.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** January 10, 2023

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