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Désirs, vertiges et autres folies
Par Elisabeth Locas. 2012
" Maxime Bousquet, vingt-sept ans, recherche laccomplissement avec un grand A. Dévouée à son travail de reporter, esclave dun téléphone…
qui ne dérougit pas, elle tente de trouver sa voie dans un monde où tous les coups sont permis et où sa blondeur ne lui fait pas que des cadeaux Avec cet horaire impitoyable, Maxime trouve-t-elle du temps pour lamour? Célibataire désillusionnée par la vie de couple et la vie de famille, elle veut plutôt profiter de sa jeunesse et de sa liberté auprès de son meilleur ami Charles et de ses grandes copines Simone, Gaëlle et Alexandra. Et auprès damants de passage, bien sûr. Au moment où Max croit que son existence ne peut pas être plus étourdissante, de troublants revers surviennent. Un big bang progressif qui la force à tout remettre en question. " -- 4e de couvUne brève histoire du tracteur en Ukraine
Par Marina Lewycka. 2008
"Quand leur père Nikolaï, veuf depuis peu, leur annonce qu'il compte se remarier avec Valentina, Vera et Nadezhda comprennent qu'il…
va leur falloir oublier leurs vieilles rivalités pour voler à son secours. Car Valentina a cinquante ans de moins que lui, des ogives nucléaires en guise de poitrine, et un certain penchant pour les plats surgelés ! Mais surtout, elle est prête à tout pour assouvir sa quête du luxe à l'occidentale. Tandis que Nikolaï poursuit tant bien que mal son chef-dœuvre - une grande histoire du tracteur et de son rôle dans le progrès de l'humanité - les deux sœurs passent à l'action. Commence alors une bataille épique pour déloger l'intruse aux dessous de satin vert, sur fond de secrets de famille." -- 4e de couvThe journal of Scott Pendleton Collins: a World War II soldier (My Name is America)
Par Walter Dean Myers. 1999
Europe, 1944. American teenage soldier Scott Collins describes the Omaha Beach invasion, in which many men in his company are…
killed. Writing home, he details his experiences as he fights across France, receives a promotion, and suffers a wound. For grades 4-7. 1999Summer of the sea serpent (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #31)
Par Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca. 2004
The magician Merlin sends Jack and Annie back into time where they are reunited with boy sorcerer Teddy. The children…
are transformed into selkies, or seal people, then dive into a cave and discover an old sword. For grades 2-4. 2004Miranda's vines
Par Kimberly Kafka. 2004
Miranda and Bridie are lifelong, crisis-surviving friends. Miranda is riding the crest of her culinary career, and Bridie is a…
champion dogsled racer. Then disaster strikes both their lives, forcing them into drastic decisions and testing the bonds of their friendship. Strong language. 2004A higher justice (Trials Of Kit Shannon Ser. #2)
Par James Scott Bell. 2003
Los Angeles, 1906. Kit Shannon, devout Christian defense attorney, represents both a mother who lost her son in a trolley…
accident and a rail worker accused of attempted murder. The two cases pit her against powerful railroad men and politicians who seem to have something to hide. 2003Shipwreck
Par Louis Begley. 2003
Prize-winning American novelist John North recounts his adulterous liaisons with obsessive French journalist Léa Morini. He reveals to a stranger…
in a Parisian cafe how he was confused by his desires and how he struggled to hide this ill-fated affair. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2003On the far side of the mountain
Par Jean Craighead George. 1990
Continues teenager Sam Gribley's wilderness survival adventures begun in My Side of the Mountain (BR 15070). Sam's peaceful new life…
is shattered when a conservation officer confiscates his falcon and his younger sister, Alice, disappears from their mountain home. For grades 5-8. 1990Zipped
Par Laura McNeal. 2003
Fifteen-year-old Mick is upset to discover that his beloved stepmother is having an affair. He also loves Lisa despite her…
crush on a missionary from her Mormon church. Lisa's friend Janice dates her own low-life boss. Somehow things work out. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2003Gus and Grandpa go fishing (Gus and Grandpa #9)
Par Claudia Mills, Catherine Stock. 2003
Father Bear comes home (I Can Read Level 1 Ser.)
Par Else Holmelund Minarik. 1959
Four episodes about Little Bear in which he waits impatiently for his father to come home from a day of…
fishing, has the hiccups, meets a mermaid, and plays with Owl. Beginning chapter book. For grades K-3. 1959Scott free: a novel
Par John Gilstrap. 2003
To impress her estranged teenage son, Scott, self-help guru Sherry O'Toole treats him to a week-long Utah ski trip. Avoiding…
his mother, Scott boards a small plane headed for a concert--and crashes in a snowstorm. As Sherry's ex-husband arrives, Scott's fight for survival begins. Strong language and some violence. 2003Blue skies (Coulter Family #3)
Par Catherine Anderson. 2004
Carly Adams, born with lattice dystrophy, waited twenty-eight years to see. Celebrating her new vision with a friend at a…
bar, she meets Hank Coulter. Their brief encounter leaves her pregnant. Sequel to: Sweet Nothings (DB 54513). Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2004Making things better: a novel
Par Anita Brookner. 2002
Young Julius Herz fled Nazi Germany to England with his relatives, beginning a self-effacing life of familial obligation. Now retired,…
the reclusive Herz faces each day with anxious regret, longing for fulfillment. He dreams of a cousin he once loved, turns to his ex-wife for companionship, and obsesses over a young neighbor. 2002A greater glory (Trials Of Kit Shannon Ser. #1)
Par James Scott Bell. 2003
Los Angeles, 1905. Criminal lawyer Kit Shannon tries the case of Celia Harcourt, who is being blackmailed for past events…
that threaten her family's happiness. A murder intensifies Kit's involvement, forcing her to face a ruthless female prosecutor. Undaunted and aided by her strong religious beliefs, Kit exposes the truth. 2003The master quilter: an Elm Creek Quilts novel (Elm Creek Quilts Ser. #No. 6)
Par Jennifer Chiaverini. 2004
The Elm Creek Quilters were quite surprised when master quilter Sylvia married Andrew Cooper on Christmas Eve. Now they are…
secretly conspiring to create a bridal quilt. But the project hits a snag when the local stitchers are confronted with their own personal problems. 2004Lucas
Par Kevin Brooks. 2003
Fifteen-year-old Cait befriends sixteen-year-old Lucas, a drifter on her home island off the English coast. Local bullies are suspicious of…
Lucas and eventually accuse him of rape, setting off a tragic sequence of events. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high readers. 2003The tombs of Atuan
Par Ursula K Le Guin. 2001
Arha is taken from her parents to be trained as high priestess to the Old Ones in the Atuan tombs.…
She endures her bleak captivity until a trespasser violates her domain in his search for the tombs' greatest treasure. Sequel to A Wizard of Earthsea (BR 7742). For grades 6-9. 1970Anosios: 1, Retour au royaume des hommes (Anosios. #1.)
Par Daniel Guay. 2010
" Dans un coin retranché du continent dAnosios, à la suite dune confrontation sans merci avec les hommes, vit en…
exil un fier peuple de guerriers: les Warraks. Ithanak, un jeune chef de clan, doit prendre une importante décision pour les siens. En effet, une menace sans nom plane sur la péninsule où se sont établis les farouches guerriers. Le moment est venu pour eux de réintégrer, malgré les dangers que cela implique, le reste du continent. Malencontreusement séparé de son clan, Ithanak fera bientôt la connaissance de nouveaux alliés, dont une exaspérante créature prénommée Skeip. Bien que ce singulier personnage ne semble représenter aucune menace particulière, une prime substantielle est offerte pour sa capture. Ithanak devra tout mettre en oeuvre pour empêcher le roi Limius, un tyran qui règne désormais sur le continent dAnosios, de mettre la main sur la précieuse créature. " -- 4e de couvNecessary noise: stories about our families as they really are
Par Michael Cart, Charlotte Noruzi. 2003
Ten short stories portraying different kinds of family scenes. "Visit" by Walter Dean Myers describes a father's awkward meeting with…
his long-abandoned son, a death row convict. In "Snowbound" by Lois Lowry, a college girl returns home to introduce her unwashed, obnoxious boyfriend. Strong language. For senior high readers. 2003