Emma & Capucine

Age: 📚 9+ | 5 Volumes (Ongoing) | Full Color Paperback | Creator: Jérôme Hamon (Writer), Léna Sayaphoum (Artist)

 

Emma & Capucine is a beautiful full-color graphic novel series from writer Jérôme Hamon and artist Léna Sayaphoum that captures the joy, heartbreak, and transformation of chasing your dreams—even when the path takes unexpected turns. Originally published as a French bande dessinée, this series is perfect for young readers discovering who they want to become.

 

Emma and Capucine are more than sisters—they're best friends. They've trained together their whole lives with one shared goal: admission to the most prestigious ballet school in Paris. Every plié, every pirouette, every sore muscle has been leading to this moment.

 

Then audition day arrives, and everything changes.

 

Capucine makes it in. Emma doesn't.

 

Suddenly, the future they'd imagined together fractures. Capucine enters the elite world of classical ballet, navigating demanding instructors, competitive classmates, and the pressure of living up to a dream. Emma, left behind, must confront a question she never expected to face: Who is she without ballet?

 

But sometimes the detours lead somewhere better. As Emma explores new passions—including hip-hop dance—she begins to discover that what you really want might be something you never knew existed. Meanwhile, both sisters learn that success means nothing without the people who support you, and that following your heart sometimes means redefining what "making it" looks like.

 

Emma & Capucine is a gorgeous, heartfelt series about the courage it takes to fall, get back up, and dance your own way.

 

Perfect for readers who love: Coming-of-age stories, dance/ballet settings, sibling relationships, stories about following your dreams, full-color graphic novels, narratives about self-discovery and resilience.

4 products
Emma & Capucine, Volume 3
Emma & Capucine, Volume 3
Paperback
$14.99
Emma & Capucine, Volume 1
Emma & Capucine, Volume 1
Paperback
$14.99
Emma & Capucine, Volume 4
Emma & Capucine, Volume 4
Paperback
$14.99
Emma & Capucine, Volume 2
Emma & Capucine, Volume 2
Paperback
$14.99

Emma & Capucine, Volume 3

$14.99
This stylish, full-color bande dessinée is a beautiful coming-of-age story focusing on themes of family, friendship, self-confidence and personal growth through the lens of music and dance.
 
Emma and Capucine are sisters, best friends, and dancers — working hard toward their dreams! Their summer family trip offers a chance to unwind by the beach, but it’s hard to relax when they have to share the house with two loud-mouthed boys. The start of the school year brings new challenges: separated from her friends, Emma grows closer with a standoffish new classmate, who also happens to be in her hip-hop dance classes. Meanwhile, at the Paris Opera Ballet School, Capucine finds she’s mysteriously lost her form for dance. Will she regain her skills before her strict teacher kicks her out?
 
Together and apart, the two sisters navigate the ups and downs of growing up while striving to excel in dance.
Emma & Capucine, Volume 3

Emma & Capucine, Volume 1

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This stylish, full-color bande dessinée is a beautiful coming-of-age story focusing on themes of family, friendship, self-confidence and personal growth through the lens of music and dance.  
 
Emma and Capucine are sisters and best friends, who have worked their whole lives to attend the most prestigious ballet school in Paris. However, when Capucine passes the auditions and Emma doesn’t, their world collapses completely.
 
Dealing with parental pressure, new friendships, and first loves, the two girls learn to follow their hearts – and that, sometimes, what you really want is something you never expected.
 
Growing up and finding yourself isn’t so hard... when you can dance through it!
Emma & Capucine, Volume 1

Emma & Capucine, Volume 4

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This stylish, full-color bande dessinée is a beautiful coming-of-age story focusing on themes of family, friendship, self-confidence and personal growth through the lens of music and dance.  

Emma and Capucine are sisters, best friends, and dancers — whose dreams are within reach! Springtime love is in the air, but will Capucine’s feelings for family friend Maël interfere with her studies at the Paris Opera Ballet School and the career in dance she’s worked so hard to achieve? Meanwhile, Emma realizes that she and Misha are drifting further and further apart, but can she sort out her feelings for him... and for the other members of her dance group?

As the school year draws to a close, more changes lie on the horizon. With friends moving and responsibilities shifting, the Chereau sisters are faced with one very important question: What will the future hold?

In this final volume, Emma and Capucine face what it truly means to be growing up, while following their hearts and dancing toward their dreams.

Emma & Capucine, Volume 4

Emma & Capucine, Volume 2

$14.99
This stylish, full-color bande dessinée is a beautiful coming-of-age story focusing on themes of family, friendship, self-confidence and personal growth through the lens of music and dance.

Emma and Capucine are sisters, best friends, and dancers — whose dreams are coming true! Capucine attends the prestigious Paris Opera Ballet School, and Emma is forging her own path in hip-hop dance.

When Capucine goes on The Nutcracker tour with the Paris Opera, she finds that all her rehearsing might be for nothing in the face of her most difficult challenge yet: stage fright. Meanwhile, Emma is struggling to express who she truly is through dance. Will she be able to develop her own unique style before France’s hip-hop championship?

Navigating friendships, crushes, and the pressures of growing up, the girls push themselves to master their art — while staying true to their hearts. 
Emma & Capucine, Volume 2