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Wings of fires
Par Charles Todd. 1998
Inspector Ian Rutledge from Scotland Yard is sent to Cornwall to investigate three recent deaths in a prominent family. He…
discovers one victim was a famous poet whose works involved the Great War. Although still suffering from shell shock, Rutledge discovers more ghastly murders in the family's past. Some violenceBrian's winter
Par Gary Paulsen. 1996
Thirteen-year-old Brian was rescued from the Canadian wilderness at the end of summer in The Hatchet (RC 30535). But what…
if, instead, he had faced the harsh winter in the woods? This survival story pits the stranded young outdoorsman against the cold, loneliness, and worst of nature. For grades 6-9 and older readersThe Scarlet Pimpernel
Par Emmuska Orczy. 1989
Europe, 1792. With the republican mob in frenzy, French aristocrats are being guillotined indiscriminately. A group of British adventurers, led…
by the mysterious "Scarlet Pimpernel," are spiriting innocent victims out of Paris. French agent Chauvelin arrives in England to discover the leader's true identity and enlists the help of a clever French beauty married to the foppish Sir Percy Blakeney. For senior high and older readersDeath in a cold hard light
Par Francine Mathews. 1998
Nantucket police detective Merry Folger is puzzled when her police chief father interrupts her vacation with her fiancé. The body…
of Harvard-dropout-turned-scalloper Jay Santorski was found in the harbor. Although the chief seems to suspect foul play, he doesn't appear to be giving Merry all of the case details. Strong languagePerpetua's passion: the death and memory of a young Roman woman
Par Joyce Salisbury. 1997
An account of religious martyrdom in the Roman Empire, based on the diary of Perpetua, a young Christian convert who…
died for her faith. Describes her arrest, trial, and violent execution in the public arena. Discusses the impact of her passion on the emerging Christian community. ViolenceAs I lay dying: the corrected text (Vintage international)
Par William Faulkner. 1990
The Bundrens, poor whites in Mississippi, face numerous obstacles as they trek across the countryside to deliver their mother's body…
for burial in her home town. First published in 1930; this edition includes changes made by Noel Polk in 1985 based on the author's notesMastering the art of French cooking: v. 2
Par Julia Child. 1970
In this companion to Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume 1 (BR 12229), the authors offer "Americans, working with…
American ingredients," the opportunity to create additional French cuisine. Here they concentrate on the expansion of basic dishes in seven areas, including soups, breads, meats, chicken, and dessertsVenus
Par Larry Brimner. 1998
Beethoven in Paradise
Par Barbara O'Connor. 1997
Martin lives in the Paradise trailer park with his folks. His dream is to play a musical instrument, but his…
abusive father thinks music is stupid and insists Martin play baseball, instead. Some strong language. For grades 5-8The glass menagerie
Par Tennessee Williams. 1972
Drama written in 1945 about a southern family with pretensions to gentility. Centers around the crippled daughter, Laura, who lives…
in a dream world so full of illusions that she becomes like the pieces in her own glass collection--too fragile to move from the shelfTraité de balistique: [nouvelles]
Par Alexandre Bourbaki. 2006
Imaginez un monde où se côtoient la radio à ondes courtes, la polka soviétique, une arme de jet aborigène, la…
force gravitationnelle, un monstre babylonien, Petzi, le chemin de fer, le chaos universel, Albert Einstein, les caramels mous et la roulette russe. Bienvenue dans le petit laboratoire d'Alexandre Bourbaki. En dix-neuf récits et quelques images, cet étonnant bricoleur décompose et reconstruit l'histoire de la science moderne comme un vieux grille-pain, depuis la Seconde Guerre mondiale jusqu'à un point éloigné dans le temps. Un livre qui vous fera oublier vos leçons de physique. -- 4e de couvPar une nuit sans mémoire
Par Nora Roberts. 2001
Rouge, mère et fils: roman (Psychologie)
Par Suzanne Jacob. 2001
Très contemporain, ce roman d'amours où chacun cherche sa place et son histoire, se déroule pour une grande part sur…
les vastes étendues québécoises. Il arrive qu'on y croise les Hell's Angels et qu'on y entende le chant du Huart. Mais le désarroi qu'il traduit est lui, universelFarewell, I'm bound to leave you
Par Fred Chappell. 1997
While Jess's grandmother lies dying, he reminisces about her tales of women and hillbilly life in the North Carolina mountains.…
In "The Silent Woman" a woman never once spoke but was accepted by all. In "The Figuring Woman" a wise seamstress is consulted for adviceRoll of thunder, hear my cry
Par Mildred Taylor, Jerry Pinkney. 1976
Nine-year-old Cassie Logan recalls a turbulent time in Mississippi during the Great Depression--a year of night riders, burnings, and threats.…
She describes her African American family's struggle to survive with their dignity and independence intact. Some strong language. For grades 6-9. Newbery Award. 1976The great brain is back (The Great Brain #8.)
Par John Fitzgerald, Diane DeGroat. 1995
In this final book about the Great Brain (the manuscript was found after the author's death), J.D. narrates eight more…
tales about how his big brother, Tom, now thirteen, continues to swindle people out of their money. Tom convinces J.D. to sell bars of soap, he almost outwits Polly Reagan in the spelling bee, and he helps rescue a gang of outlaws. For grades 4-7Abigaëlle et la séduction prénatale: 2
Par Stéphanie Bourgault-Dallaire. 2015
Quand Abigaëlle retrouve ses proches après un voyage avec sa nouvelle flamme, elle n'a pas que des souvenirs de pacotille…
à leur offrir. L'heure est aux nouvelles qui décoiffent, qui désarçonnent… qui donnent la nausée ?Les travailleurs de la mer (Collection Garnier-Flammarion #341)
Par Victor Hugo. 1980
Très beau roman maritime écrit en 1866 durant l'exil de Victor Hugo à Guernesey, cette oeuvre révèle, au-delà d'une intrigue…
fort bien construite, un des aspects visionnaires de l'immense poète. [SDMMon nom est Kate Crow: roman (Psy populaire)
Par John Galite. 1998
La saison des quêteux: nouvelles (Roman québécois #101)
Par Sylvain Rivière. 1986
Des nouvelles (15) nourries de la tradition orale, des contes et du folklore gaspésiens. Pour S. Lépine (Le Devoir du…
30 août 1986), ces récits ne sont prétexte qu'à juxtaposer les régionalismes, les expressions et patois gaspésiens. [SDM