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My teacher is an alien
Par Bruce Coville, Katherine Coville. 1999
Contains the complete text of four books, including My Teacher Is an Alien, in which Susan catches her substitute teacher…
peeling off his face and realizes he's not human. Also My Teacher Fried My Brains, My Teacher Glows in the Dark, and My Teacher Flunked the Planet. For grades 3-6. 1992Helm
Par Steven Gould. 1998
For colonists to survive on Agatsu, once each generation someone must be imprinted with Earth's scientific knowledge contained in the…
Glass Helm. Dulan de Laal selects his oldest son to be that person. But his youngest son, Leland, climbs the needle and dons the helmet--without knowing the consequences. For senior high and older readersParadis sur mesure: nouvelles
Par Bernard Werber. 2008
"Bernard Werber a toujours aimé alterner gros roman et forme courte, genre qu'il affectionne particulièrement. Dans ce recueil, on le…
retrouve fidèle aux sujets qui le préoccupent : l'avenir de l'homme, de la planète, l'inconscience de notre monde. Chaque nouvelle nous entraîne vers un questionnement : quelles politiques, quelles sanctions faut-il inventer pour que nous cessions de nous détruire ? Que deviendrait une Terre sans hommes (un monde-jardin peuplé de femmes pacifiques ayant occulté jusqu'au souvenir du mâle) ? Qu'est-ce en réalité qu'une réunion de copropriétaires dont le syndic est un fieffé filou ?... De l'universel au particulier en passant par la société des fourmis, Werber rêve l'humain, heureux de nous transmettre un avenir... possible". -- 4e de couvQuicksilver
Par Judith Reeves-Stevens. 1999
The testing of the new super weapon QUICKSILVER goes terribly wrong. Then a busload of midshipmen is ambushed and killed…
on the way to the Pentagon. Now the Pentagon is under attack by terrorists. It is up to two people, one inside the building and one outside, to insure America's survival. Violence and some strong language. 1999The Cookie Company
Par Ross Venokur. 2000
Thirteen-year-old Alex, the unluckiest boy alive, opens an unusual fortune cookie and is whisked away into another world, where he…
is threatened by the evil game-show hostess Cypress Vine. For grades 4-7. 2000Wariwulf: roman] / 1, Le premier des Râjâ (Wariwulf. #1.)
Par Bryan Perro. 2008
"La grande épopée du peuple des loups-garous prend racine dans l'Antiquité, durant l'époque mythique des grandes cités royaumes. Entre Babylone…
de l'empire perse et Veliko Tarnovo du pays des Thraces se trouve la rutilante Byzance, gardienne du détroit du Bosphore. C'est sur cette partie du monde, longtemps avant l'arrivée des croyances monothéistes, que la déesse des loups, Börte Tchinö, a posé son regard. Celle-ci attend depuis des siècles que soient réunies les conditions favorables à la naissance du premier représentant d'une race supérieure. Alliant l'intelligence de l'homme à la force animale, le Râjâ naîtra pour gouverner le monde et établir un ordre nouveau, une fusion parfaite entre l'homme et la nature. Ce premier tome est un plongeon au coeur même du berceau fertile des mythes fondateurs de l'imaginaire de l'homme, un récit qui transcende les réalités des émotions humaines et des instincts animaux". -- 4e de couvCat's cradle
Par Kurt Vonnegut. 1963
To write his book about the end of the world, Jonah contacts the children of a famous scientist, Dr. Felix…
Hoenikker, who invented the atomic bomb. Each child has some of the father's last invention, ice-nine--a compound that destroys life by instant freezing. Jonah discovers a new religion, Bokononism, when he joins them on San Lorenzo island. Some strong languageThe door in the lake
Par Nancy Butts. 1997
Twelve-year-old Joseph Finney disappears while camping with family and friends. Two years later, he reappears but hasn't aged at all.…
Odd symptoms and fragmented memories lead Joseph to believe he was abducted by aliens. For grades 5-8The left hand of darkness
Par Ursula K Le Guin. 1969
Human envoy Genly Ai visits the cold and snowbound planet Gethen, whose people function in an androgynous society without sexual…
prejudices. Twenty-fifth anniversary edition with new afterword and appendixes by the author. Hugo and Nebula Awards. 1994The masterharper of Pern
Par Anne McCaffrey. 1998
Child prodigy Robinton, born at Harper Hall, is popular among the harpers, who teach the culture of Pern through their…
music. But the harpers are losing credibility because the dreaded Thread has not fallen for centuries. And in the north, the hatred of Robinton is growing. Falls between Dragonflight (DB 12522, BR 5797) and Dragonsdawn (DB 28037, BR 7601)Welcome to the Ark
Par Stephanie Tolan. 1996
In a future chaotic world, four highly intelligent teenagers communicate telepathically with other youth around the globe in an experimental…
program for troubled children. Eight years later, as adults, the group use their mental powers to stop violence in their environment. For junior and senior high readersHis share of glory: the complete short science fiction of C.M. Kornbluth
Par C. M Kornbluth. 1997
This collection of more than fifty short stories contains all the solo works of Kornbluth, even those written under pseudonyms.…
Includes an introduction by his longtime friend and collaborator Frederik Pohl, who provides insights into Kornbluth's short lifeEnd of days
Par Dennis Danvers. 1999
In this sequel to Circuit of Heaven (BR 11977) seventy years have passed since Gabriel attempted to destroy the Bin.…
When a young Christian Soldier discovers a prototype of the Bin, Gabriel learns the Bin itself still exists, setting off unforeseen consequences. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1999L'ombre d'Edgar Poe: roman (Best-sellers)
Par Matthew Pearl. 2009
"Matthew Pearl s'attaque à l'une des plus grandes énigmes de l'histoire littéraire : les derniers jours de la vie d'Edgar…
Poe. Baltimore, fin 1849. Quentin Hobson Clark, fervent admirateur de l'écrivain, souhaite faire toute la lumière sur les circonstances obscures qui entourent la mort d'Edgar Poe. Le jeune homme décide d'embarquer pour la France. A Paris, il fait la connaissance de deux hommes - l'exubérant baron Claude Dupin et le taciturne détective Auguste Duponte - qui peuvent chacun revendiquer avoir servi de modèle au célèbre enquêteur. Mais lequel des deux est le véritable Dupin ?" -- 4e de couvCircuit of heaven
Par Dennis Danvers. 1998
By 2080 most humans have submitted to cremation, forsaking Earth for eternal life in the Bin, a virtual reality. Nemo…
chooses to stay in real time, even after his parents leave. But when he visits them on his twenty-first birthday, he falls in love. Some strong language and some descriptions of sexSinger from the sea
Par Sheri Tepper. 1999
Genevieve has been raised as a proper young lady on the planet of Haven and knows she must follow the…
laws of her land that govern women of her status. But Genevieve has a rebellious side, instilled in her by her long-dead mother, which will lead to the uncovering of a terrible truth. 1999The rise of Endymion
Par Dan Simmons. 1997
Aenea comes of age in this sequel to Endymion (BR 11481). The Pax forms an alliance with the TechnoCore and…
declares war on the threatening Ousters. The Pax is also looking for Aenea, who is currently on Earth preparing to outwit the Pax and the Core with her lover, Raul Endymion. Strong language and some descriptions of sexCromartie v. the god Shiva acting through the government of India
Par Rumer Godden. 1997
When a Canadian art dealer tries to sell an eleventh-century bronze statue of a Hindu god in London, the Indian…
government demands its return. Michael Dean is sent to India by his law firm to determine the statue's provenance. Tracing a replica of the statue leads to a murder and romantic complicationsThe handmaid's tale
Par Margaret Atwood. 1986
In the future the United States of America is the Republic of Gilead, a fundamentalist Christian theocracy. To reverse the…
declining birthrate, women are forcibly recruited to the ranks of Handmaids and are assigned to the Commanders of the Faithful, whose wives are barren. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. BestsellerKirinyaga: a fable of Utopia
Par Michael Resnick. 1998
Ten tales of a utopian planet inhabited by former residents of Kenya. In 2123 Koriba, a European-educated witch doctor, becomes…
disenchanted with the modernization of Kenya and colonizes the planet of Kirinyaga. There he reinstates ancient customs and decides the fate of his people, while still maintaining a link to Earth. Some violence. 1998