When We Danced on the Rooftops

Content : Pablo and Mayssane have always shared everything, especially their boundless ability to dream and marvel at the world. Until love and illness intervene…

Pablo and Mayssane are neighbours and have been inseparable since childhood. As kids, they imagined themselves as pirates sailing among the stars, friends for life. When Mayssane fell ill at the age of eleven, Pablo poured all his energy into keeping her smiling. And it worked! Years later, when Mayssane falls ill a second time, Pablo thinks he can use the same approach. But love has given way to friendship, innocence has left them, and the game is no longer the one from their childhood…

“The story of Mayssane and Pablo is one that stays with you for a long time. There is love and friendship, poetry, and just the right amount of wisdom to open our eyes to the beauty of the world. A true gem!”
— Marion Pinvin, Sauramps Bookshop (Montpellier)

“Unlike flowers we often watch wither, here we follow a blossoming. A game of hide-and-seek with themselves for two teenagers bound together forever. A true ode to life.”
— Angèle, Durance Bookshop (Nantes)

Awards:
Prix RTS littératures ados 2025
Prix latulu 2024-2025
Prix des lecteurs en Seine 2024-2025