The Teenagers' Prize, organized by the Deauville Book & Music Festival and the Espaces Culturels Leclerc de Normandie, has become, in eight years, an essential event for a growing number of schoolchildren in Normandy. Every year, the attendance record in Deauville is beaten. The large auditorium of the Centre International de Deauville is no longer enough! The key to success: a selection of books on the favorite subject of this age group: music. The goal: to encourage this young audience to continue their exploration of the literary world beyond the textbooks.

This literary prize, created in 2009, is intended for students in 3rd and 2nd grade in Normandy. The Rectorat de l'Académie de Caen has chosen to join the process since the second edition. At the beginning of each school year, the Espaces Culturels E. Leclerc distributes no less than 2,000 books in the middle and high schools. The selection of the books - four in number - is established by the teachers and the booksellers, by taking care of the diversity of the genres and the levels of reading. The texts are read and worked on in class, and each student can then vote for his or her favorite book in April in the Espaces Culturels E. Leclerc. The prize-giving ceremony for the authors takes place during the school day and brings together students and authors in the large auditorium of the Centre International de Deauville. This is followed by more intimate meetings between schoolchildren and writers throughout the day. The Prize is endowed with 1 000€. The winning book is promoted in all Espaces Culturels Leclerc in France. In 2015, the prize mobilized 2600 voters, 57 schools and 100 classes.