Price 12-17

The "Tu l'as lu" or 12-17 Crédit Agricole Centre-France Prize is awarded to a writer for secondary school pupils (aged 12-14) and another for secondary school students (aged 15-17). The winners are French-speaking authors.

A prize for children's literature

Supported by Crédit Agricole Centre-France, the Brive Book Fair awards two prizes to authors of children's literature. The jury is made up of experts in these age groups, since it is the young secondary school pupils of Brive-la-Gaillarde who, after reading the works of the authors selected, discuss them with the librarians and librarians to decide on the winners!

A little girl leafs through a book in the foreground

Prior to 1998, the 12-17 prize for children's literature was awarded jointly to a Quebec author and a French author as part of the Prix 12/17 Brive-Montréal.

The list of winners of the 12–17 Award

2026 Edition

The winners of the 2026 edition are: Jean-Michel PAYET, winner of the 12–14 age group prize for his novel *L'aventure étonnante et même époustouflante d'Adélaïde Barbencieux en Chine* (L'Ecole des Loisirs), and Rachel CORENBLIT, winner of the 15–17 age group prize for *Troisième chance* (Editions Nathan).

Their prizes will be presented during the Book Fair on Saturday 7 November at 3.00 pm at the Espace des Trois Provinces, in the presence of the young members of the jury.

Before turning his hand to writing, Jean-Michel Payet illustrated around thirty novels, picture books and non-fiction works. Since 2004, he has been creating stories for teenagers and young readers.
With Adélaïde, his heroine who is as clever as she is brave, he has clearly found the formula to win over the young jury members. In search of her origins, the young girl embarks on an extraordinary adventure, travelling across continents by bicycle, airship and even rickshaw. Her journey takes her as far as Nazi Germany, before she continues on her way to China.
An eventful journey, a fast-paced narrative and a heroine you can’t help but grow fond of: Adélaïde has won over young readers, who already seem eager to discover what happens next in her adventures.
After studying philosophy, Rachel Corenblit initially turned to teaching before devoting part of her career to writing. She is now the author of some fifteen novels published by various publishers, as well as plays for young audiences.
In her latest novel, she delves into the heart of adolescence and its struggles, in a story as gripping as a thriller. Noa finds herself caught up in a web of rumours, rebellious, tormented by a secret and facing a disciplinary measure she considers deeply unfair.
It is a story that struck a particular chord with the young jurors. Some recognised themselves in it; others thought of a loved one. All were moved by this poignant yet uplifting novel, which, as the pages turn, offers a glimpse of the possibility of making amends, picking oneself up and starting afresh.

Who has previously won these awards?

2025: Alice DOZIER and Christophe GUILLAUMOT
2024: Amélie ANTOINE and Elise FONTENAILLE
2023: Laetitia LAJOINIE and Rachel Corenblit
2022: David MOITET and Taï-Marc LE THANH
2020/2021: Nathalie BERNARD and Claire MAZARD
2019: Florence THINARD and Marie PAVLENKO
2018: Cassandra O’DONNEL and Isabelle PANDAZOPOULOS
2017: Alain GAGNOL and Erwan JI
2016 – Eric SENABRE and Charlotte BOUSQUET
2015 – Timothée de FOMBELLE
2014 – Pascal VATINEL and Vincent VILLEMINOT
2013 – Martin PAGE and Marion BRUNET
2012 – Jo WITEK and Éric SANVOISIN
2011 – Élise FONTENAILLE and Richard COUAILLET