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L'ombre du lilas (Terre de poche)
Par Bernard Duporge. 2022
Les événements de la Révolution française n'atteignent pas Marie, bergère dans la lande, préoccupée par un mal-être qui la ronge…
et l'habite. Pour contrarier ce qui s'apparente à une malédiction, elle tente de fuir en Martinique, mais rien ne change. C'est finalement vers les lieux de son enfance qu'elle se tourne pour trouver une solution.Threads: Zlata's ukrainian shirt
Par Lina Maslo. 2024
"Payne's measured performance is enhanced by well-placed sound effects and a superb musical soundtrack with repeating motifs that signal danger,…
sorrow, and the togetherness of family life."— AudioFile This audiobook features sound design and special effects to enhance your enjoyment of Threads: Zlata's Ukrainian Shirt . Listen out for music from Eastern Europe and the life lessons from Papa, about Zlata's Ukrainian birthday shirt. Threads is an inspiring picture book about a girl's survival of the 1930s Ukrainian Famine-Genocide, messaging hope, pride for one's heritage, and context for today's War in Ukraine. The threads on Zlata's beautiful birthday blouse were knotted by her mother's hands. "Red is for love, and black is for sadness," her Papa says. Her Mama warns her not to show it off. Ever since the Communists came from Russia to Ukraine, they prohibited the teaching of Ukrainian culture. They've even taken the grain from Zlata's family's fields. But despite the danger, her parents refuse to give up their art, language, or beliefs. As Zlata works to help her community survive, she finds that the dream of freedom is stitched deeper into the Ukrainian spirit than she could ever imagine. Drawing from her own family's experience in the 1932-33 Ukrainian Famine-Genocide, Lina Maslo weaves a thoughtful story that dares us not the forget the pain of the past as it informs the present conflict in Ukraine and inspires hope for the future. A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and GirouxHer adventures in temptation (School for Scoundrels #3)
Par Megan Frampton. 2024
In this newest addition to the School for Scoundrels series, Simeon Jones and Lady Myrtle Allen tell all the ton…
that they are engaged to be wed, fully knowing that once the season is over they will quietly part ways. They each have their reasons, but neither expected love to tempt them into turning a pretense into reality! Simeon Jones has a secret—he is soft-hearted. Despite his scandalous exterior, he will quietly give money to orphans (after all, he was one himself), animals, and damsels in distress. One such damsel is Lady Myrtle Allen—but it's not her funds that are lacking, but rather she needs to get to London—fast. And so begins a wild adventure. First, the pair tells all the ton that they are engaged to be wed—how else to prevent scandal once they are found together—alone! They plan to carry out this deception, fully knowing that once the season is over, they will quietly part ways. But then, they discover that they have fallen in love, which was definitely not part of their plan! Can this scandalous man and adventurous woman turn this pretense into reality?Latin American writers react to the Spanish conquest. Some writers identify only with pre-Columbian times, some view the invasion by…
Columbus with horror, and a few see the introduction of European culture as a blessing. In "Afterword: Two Anniversaries," Juan Goytisolo contrasts the legacy of the French revolution and its principles of freedom with the Spanish colonization of the New World. Strong languageAmil and the after
Par Veera Hiranandani. 2024
A hopeful and heartwarming story about finding joy after tragedy, Amil and the After is a companion to the beloved…
and award-winning Newbery Honor novel The Night Diary, by acclaimed author Veera Hiranandani At the turn of the new year in 1948, Amil and his family are trying to make a home in India, now independent of British rule. Both Muslim and Hindu, twelve-year-old Amil is not sure what home means anymore. The memory of the long and difficult journey from their hometown in what is now Pakistan lives with him. And despite having an apartment in Bombay to live in and a school to attend, life in India feels uncertain. Nisha, his twin sister, suggests that Amil begin to tell his story through drawings meant for their mother, who died when they were just babies. Through Amil, readers witness the unwavering spirit of a young boy trying to make sense of a chaotic world, and find hope for himself and a newly reborn nation. * This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF that contains the drawings and glossary from the bookEyes that weave the world's wonders
Par Joanna Ho. 2024
"Ho now creates a beautiful book about family: what makes individuals and what connects us to one another. This book…
is a perfect addition to any children's shelf, whether aimed at families, adoption, multicultural stories, or topics of love and acceptance" —School and Library Journal (starred review) From New York Times bestselling Joanna Ho, of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, and award-winning educator Liz Kleinrock comes a powerful companion book about adoption and family. A young girl who is a transracial adoptee learns to love her Asian eyes and finds familial connection and meaning through them, even though they look different from her parents'. Her family bond is deep and their connection is filled with love. She wonders about her birth mom and comes to appreciate both her birth culture and her adopted family's culture, for even though they may seem very different, they are both a part of her, and that is what makes her beautiful. She learns to appreciate the differences in her family and celebrate them. An Amazon Best Book of the Month for January 2024!Faebound: A novel
Par Saara El-Arifi. 2024
Two elven sisters become imprisoned in the intoxicating world of the fae, where danger and love lie in wait. Faebound…
is the first book in an enchanting new trilogy from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Final Strife . "A romantic fantasy of epic proportions, crackling with magic and passion."—Samantha Shannon, bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree Yeeran was born on the battlefield, has lived on the battlefield, and one day, she knows, she’ll die on the battlefield. As a warrior in the elven army, Yeeran has known nothing but violence her whole life. Her sister, Lettle, is trying to make a living as a diviner, seeking prophecies of a better future. When a fatal mistake leads to Yeeran’s exile from the Elven Lands, both sisters are forced into the terrifying wilderness beyond their borders. There they encounter the impossible: the fae court. The fae haven’t been seen for a millennium. But now Yeeran and Lettle are thrust into their seductive world, torn among their loyalties to each other, their elven homeland, and their hearts. * This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF that contains a map and journal from the bookThe new naturals
Par Gabriel Bump. 2024
From the Ernest J. Gaines Award-winning author of Everywhere You Don't Belong , a touching, timely novel—called a "tour de…
force" by Kaitlyn Greenidge ( Libertie ) and "wry and astonishing" by Publishers Weekly —about an attempt to found an underground utopia and the interwoven stories of those drawn to it. *Included in Fall Preview & Most-Anticipated Lists: New York Times , Washington Post , The Boston Globe , Vulture.com, ELLE.com, The Millions , and Lit Hub* An abandoned restaurant on a hill off the highway in Western Massachusetts doesn't look like much. But to Rio, a young Black woman bereft after the loss of her newborn child, this hill becomes more than a safe haven—it becomes a place to start over. She convinces her husband to help her construct a society underground, somewhere safe, somewhere everyone can feel loved, wanted, and accepted, where the children learn actual history, where everyone has an equal shot. She locates a Benefactor and soon their utopia begins to take shape. Two unhoused men hear about it and immediately begin their journey by bus from Chicago to get there. A young and disillusioned journalist stumbles upon it and wants in. And a former soccer player, having lost his footing in society, is persuaded to check it out too. But no matter how much these people all yearn for meaning and a sanctuary from the existential dread of life above the surface, what happens if this new society can't actually work? What then? From one of the most exciting new literary voices out there, The New Naturals is fresh and deeply perceptive, capturing the absurdity of life in the 21st century, for readers of Paul Beatty's The Sellout and Jennifer Egan's The Candy House . In this remarkable feat of imagination, Bump shows us that, ultimately, it is our love for and connection to each other that will save usHistorical Christmas stories 1990
Par Nora Roberts, Ruth Langan, Patricia Potter. 1990
Roberts reintroduces the MacGregor family, when a young widow falls for wounded minuteman Ian MacGregor. Another story explores the conflicting…
emotions of relatives and sweethearts divided by the Civil War. Lastly, a rancher's daughter and a former town troublemaker are reunited. Some descriptions of sexLe souffle des rêves
Par Clarisse Sabard. 2023
Abigail O'Dell a besoin de reprendre des forces. Coincée entre un travail de chroniqueuse musicale qui ne lui convient plus…
et un mari qui voudrait la voir renoncer à sa carrière afin de se consacrer tout entière à devenir mère, elle a l'impression d'avoir cent ans. Après une dispute conjugale, elle décide, sur un coup de tête, de s'envoler pour Cork, en IrlandeDes secrets en héritage
Par Lise Bergeron. 2023
Hélène ressent une profonde tristesse. Il y a cinq jours, son mari a été surpris par une explosion, quelques minutes…
à peine après le début de son quart de travail à la mine. Écrasé sous une tonne de pierres, Frédéric est mort sur le coup. Malgré ce drame, la jeune veuve peut compter sur Benoît, son ami de toujours, pour veiller sur elle et sur ses sept enfants. Elle ignore, cependant, que son confident l'aime en silenceA walk on the tundra
Par Rebecca Hainnu. 2021
During the short Arctic summers, the tundra, covered most of the year under snow and ice, becomes filled with colourful…
flowers, mosses, shrubs, and lichens. These hardy little plants transform the northern landscape, as they take advantage of the warmer weather and long hours of sunlight. Caribou, lemmings, snow buntings, and many other wildlife species depend on tundra plants for food and nutrition, but they are not the only ones... A Walk on the Tundra follows Inuujaq, a little girl who travels with her grandmother onto the tundra. There, Inuujaq learns that these tough little plants are much more important to Inuit than she originally believed. In addition to an informative storyline that teaches the importance of Arctic plants, this book includes a field guide with photographs and scientific information about a wide array of plants found throughout the ArcticRed rabbit
Par Alex Grecian. 2023
"Impossible to put down." —Kelly Link, author of Pulitzer Prize finalist Get In Trouble From bestselling author Alex Grecian comes…
a folk horror epic about a ragtag posse that must track down a witch through a wild west beset by demons and ghosts—and where death is always just around the bend. Sadie Grace is wanted for witchcraft, dead (or alive). And every hired gun in Kansas is out to collect the bounty on her head, including bona fide witch hunter Old Tom and his mysterious, mute ward, Rabbit. On the road to Burden County, they're joined by two vagabond cowboys with a strong sense of adventure – but no sense of purpose – and a recently widowed schoolteacher with nothing left to lose. As their posse grows, so too does the danger. Racing along the drought-stricken plains in a stolen red stagecoach, they encounter monsters more wicked than witches lurking along the dusty trail. But the crew is determined to get that bounty, or die trying. Written with the devilish cadence of Stephen Graham Jones and the pulse-pounding brutality of Nick Cutter, Red Rabbit is a supernatural adventure of luck and misfortune. A Macmillan Audio production from Tor NightfireThe giant bear: An inuit folktale
Par Jose Angutinngurniq. 2021
One of the most terrifying creatures to be found in traditional Inuit stories is the nanurluk, a massive bear the…
size of an iceberg that lives under the sea ice. Its monstrous size and ice-covered fur make it an almost impenetrable foe. But when a lone hunter spots the breathing hole of the nanurluk on the sea ice near his iglu, he quickly uses his quick thinking and excellent hunting skills to hatch a plan to outsmart the deadly bear. Jose Angutingunrik, a gifted storyteller and respected elder from Kugaaruk, Nunavut, brings to life a story of the great nanurluk that has been told in the Kugaaruk region for generationsLes hôtesses de l'air: 2, L'atterissage
Par Julie Rivard. 2022
Ayant suivi son jeune époux afin qu'il poursuive sa formation d'officier à Rimouski, Claudia Chiasson se sent bien loin de…
son Sept-Îles natal et, à vrai dire, du monde entier. De son côté, Nina Guerrier continue de développer sa relation avec Francis, mais l'arrivée d'une nouvelle hôtesse de l'air dans l'entourage du charmant copilote vient chambouler son bonheur tranquille. Simone, quant à elle, doit jongler avec les ambitions imprévues de son mari tout en préparant la naissance de leur premier enfant. Au fil des projets et des épreuves qui se succèdent, puis des révélations-chocs autour de secrets qui auraient dû ne jamais être déterrés, les trois amies demeurent toujours présentes l'une pour l'autre, peu importe la distance qui les sépare. Les histoires d'amour passionnées, les remises en question et les drames inattendus provoqueront-ils trop de turbulences pour que le fameux équipage du F-27 de Québecair puisse effectuer un atterrissage tout en douceur ?Les étrangers d'ici
Par Marylène Pion. 2023
Montréal, 1940. Galileo et Giulia Rizzoli habitent dans le quartier de la Petite-Italie avec leurs cinq enfants, où ils tiennent…
une boulangerie qui leur permet de vivre modestement. Leur quotidien tranquille se voit un jour chamboulé quand des agents fédéraux débarquent chez eux pour arrêter Galileo et son fils aîné sans explication, laissant Giulia complètement atterrée. En plus de devoir s'occuper de la marmaille, la pauvre femme doit maintenant garder à flot la boulangerie à elle seule afin de ne pas se retrouver à la rue. Sans nouvelles des deux hommes pendant des semaines, puis des mois, la mère de famille est rongée par l'inquiétudeSwimming into Trouble
Par Angela Ahn. 2024
Temporarily sidelined from her swim team by an earache, Julia won't be kept down in this buoyant novel for ages…
7 to 10 by acclaimed writer Angela Ahn.As a member of the Vipers Swim Team, Julia Nam's always in the pool. Mountainview Community Center is like her second home, not only because swimming at the aquatic center is her favorite thing in the world, but also because her parents run the center's sushi café. Julia would much rather be in the pool than sitting behind the counter of Sushi on the Go! watching other people swim. She's the youngest swimmer on the team, but definitely not the slowest. Julia can't wait for Personal Best Day — the most important day for all of the swimmers. If their times are good enough, they can enter a big regional swim meet. But then the worst thing happens. A sharp pain in Julia's ear reveals an infection and she's forbidden to swim for ten days. How can she get timed during Personal Best Day when she's not allowed in the water? Julia is desperate to get back in the pool, even if it means having to go behind her parents' backs in order to do so. But Julia's solution lands her in a sticky situation, and it's going to require the entire community center to come together to help her out of it!Code Noir
Par Canisia Lubrin. 2024
Here is groundbreaking, dazzling debut fiction from one of Canada's most exciting and admired writers.Canisia Lubrin's debut fiction is that…
rare work of art—a brilliant, startlingly original book that combines immense literary and political force. Its structure is deceptively simple: it departs from the infamous real-life "Code Noir," a set of historical decrees originally passed in 1685 by King Louis XIV of France defining the conditions of slavery in the French colonial empire. The original Code had fifty-nine articles; Code Noir has fifty-nine linked fictions—vivid, unforgettable, multi-layered fragments filled with globe-wise characters who desire to live beyond the ruins of the past. Ranging in style from contemporary realism to dystopia, from futuristic fantasy to historical fiction, this inventive, shape-shifting braid of stories exists far beyond the enclosures of official decrees. This is a timely, daring, virtuosic book by a young literary star.The god of endings: A novel
Par Jacqueline Holland. 2023
"Maarleveld's narration takes the exquisite prose of this story and elevates it to a lyrical listening experience. Her consistently skilled…
delivery moves through a variety of accents and time periods. This audiobook is a fascinating story told by a masterful performer."- AudioFile By turns suspenseful and enchanting, this breathtaking first novel weaves a story of love, family, history, and myth as seen through the eyes of one immortal woman. Collette LeSange is a lonely artist who heads an elite fine arts school for children in upstate New York. Her youthful beauty masks the dark truth of her life: she has endured centuries of turmoil and heartache in the wake of her grandfather's long-ago decision to make her immortal like himself. Now in 1984, Collette finds her life upended by the arrival of a gifted child from a troubled home, the return of a stalking presence from her past, and her own mysteriously growing hunger. Combining brilliant prose with breathtaking suspense, Jacqueline Holland's The God of Endings serves as a larger exploration of the human condition in all its complexity, asking us the most fundamental question: is life in this world a gift or a curse? A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron BooksThe quest of the silver fleece
Par W. E. B Du Bois. 2023
In The Quest of the Silver Fleece there is little, I ween, divine or ingenious; but, at least, I have…
been honest. In no fact or picture have I consciously set down aught the counterpart of which I have not seen or known; and whatever the finished picture may lack of completeness, this lack is due now to the story-teller, now to the artist, but never to the herald of the Truth. —Author's Note from The Quest of the Silver Fleece W. E. B. Du Bois considered his first novel, The Quest of the Silver Fleece, to be an "economic study" of the post-Reconstruction relationship between the North and the South, but this first foray into fiction proves itself to be much more than that. Filled with literary realism, social commentary, and romance, Silver Fleece chronicles the love story between Zora, a free-spirited Black girl from a Southern swamp, and Bles, a Black man educated in the North. The couple must find a way to unite and overcome the racist Alabama town in which they live and, through working with the titular silver fleece (cotton), create an economic community that would help the rural Black community become self-sufficient. Controversial and provocative at the time of its publication, Du Bois's debut novel is a cutting and thorough examination, and condemnation, of America's views on race both at the time of the novel's publication and the time in which it is set. As a sociologist and civil-rights leader, Du Bois was uniquely positioned to bring the themes of racism, prejudice, and racial equality found in The Souls of Black Folk, which he had published just before Silver Fleece, to a larger audience that had not read his nonfiction titles. The Quest of the Silver Fleece is a rousing and beautiful work of fiction from one of America's most important intellects, and it continues to inspire conversation and debate around systemic racism in America today