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Sebastian (super sleuth) and the flying elephant
Par Mary Christian. 1994
Sebastian is a dog who loves to solve mysteries. Shortly after the circus comes to Sebastian's town, Tahsha, the beloved…
elephant, disappears. Sebastian and his police-detective human begin to analyze clues. For grades 2-4Tales from Watership Down
Par Richard Adams. 1996
Twenty-four years after writing Watership Down (DB 35730), Adams now offers nineteen short stories about the lives of the rabbits…
since they defeated General Woundwort. Many of the stories focus on the hero El-ahriarah, and all deal with the theme of the human enemy versus the animalA heart speaks
Par LaVyrle Spencer. 1986
Two novellas. In Forsaking All Others, Allison Scott, photographer, is looking for the perfect man for a book cover contract.…
She finds him in Richard Lang--who becomes more than a model. In A Promise to Cherish, Lee Walker, a construction estimator, grabs the wrong suitcase at the airport and ends up meeting Sam Brown of Brown and Brown, whose bid just happens to be lower. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sexLes jambes en spaghettis
Par Clarisse Bérubé. 2023
Pour Léonie, l'amour, c'est non merci. Être amoureux rend stupide. La preuve, c'est qu'une de ses deux meilleures copines sort…
avec le gars le plus con de la planète et l'autre, avec le plus insignifiant. Léo préfère se concentrer sur l'école, ses amies et son but ultime: devenir journaliste et voyager à travers le monde. Justement, elle vient d'être recrutée comme rédactrice au sein du journal étudiant!Alexander (Les Winchester #3)
Par Audrée Nicoll. 2022
Angleterre, 1758 - Après un séjour de six mois à Paris, Alexander Winchester prend le chemin de retour vers chez…
lui, à Badminton House. En route, il est attaqué et perd conscience. C'est dans les bras de Cassidy Hill, une mystérieuse gipsy, qu'il retrouve ses esprits... mais pas sa mémoire. Malgré son amnésie, Alexander est indéniablement attiré par les charmes de cette femme énigmatique. Il sera prêt à tout pour la libérer des griffes de l'homme le plus puissant de Maidstone qui la tient sous son joug... même à aller à l'encontre des conventions, s'il le fautLe prix de ma liberté: 1 (Le prix de ma liberté #1)
Par Nadège Roy. 2022
La vie de June vole en éclats lorsqu'un soir, en chemin vers l'hôpital afin d'aller donner naissance à leur enfant,…
elle et son époux sont victimes d'une attaque. Pour ajouter à l'horreur de la situation, ce dernier est sauvagement assassiné sous son regard impuissant. Six ans plus tard, les pénitenciers étant saturés, le gouvernement se voit dans l'obligation de trouver des solutions. Ainsi, les fédéraux annoncent à June qu'elle devra faire travailler, sur ses terres agricoles, celui qui a bousillé son existence. Le programme, visant à sensibiliser les criminels aux actes qu'ils ont commis en les réintégrant dans la société, n'a rien d'enchanteur pour la veuveL'espion de l'île aux Coudres: roman
Par Laetitia Filion. 2022
Charmante île aux Coudres. Dans ce roman publié en 1941, l'autrice Laetitia Filion nous présente cette île sous ses allures…
pittoresques. Pourtant, une improbable romance d'amour naît entre Rose Tremblay, une jeune insulaire et Jack Whelem, un Montréalais de passage à l'île. Un véritable choc social se produit alors. Cet amour est-il possible? Rose peut-elle s'adapter en milieu urbain, alors qu'elle a toujours vécu à l'île aux Coudres? Le cadre traditionnel de l'île paraît ainsi chambardé par cette idylle. Quel sera le choix de Rose : continuer sa vie paisible ou s'élancer vers un destin incertain? Ce beau récit révèle la décision un peu déchirante qu'elle doit prendre. Et qui est ce mystérieux espion de l'île aux Coudres? Seule la découverte du passé et de l'histoire de l'île le révélera. Un secret à découvrir dans ce surprenant roman qui sait nous étonner. Avec une présentation de l'historien Serge Gauthier en introductionCall me Francis Tucket (Tucket Adventures Ser. #Bk. 2)
Par Gary Paulsen. 1995
In this sequel to Mr. Tucket (DB 43949), young Francis Tucket has parted ways with the mountain man who rescued…
him from the Pawnees. Francis is now heading alone to Oregon to find his family's wagon train. Along the way he is accosted by a thieving duo and makes three new friends: a mule and two orphaned children. For grades 5-8Out of the storm
Par Patricia Willis. 1995
Before Mandy's father went off to war, he was saving to buy the Fulton place with the big front porch.…
But Mandy's father was killed, and Mandy, her brother, and her mother have moved to Great-aunt Bess's sheep farm. Mandy's unhappiness and homesickness are compounded by Aunt Bess's stern bossiness. But the sheep that she feared at first are becoming her friends and so are some of her classmates. For grades 5-8Superbird to the rescue
Par Nancy Hayashi. 1995
When Jesse Beeman hears that a department store is having trouble with shoplifters, he plans how he and his friend…
Walter will catch them. Jesse has a wonderful parrot named Zenith who always protects him. If the boys were to shout for help near a thief, Zenith would swoop down and help them. The only problem is that Jesse's mother won't let Zenith out of the house. For grades 3-6Away to me, Moss!
Par Betty Levin. 1994
Zanna's mother gives speech and physical therapy to Rob Catherwood, a sheep farmer who had a stroke. Zanna becomes attached…
to Rob's border collie, Moss. Now that Rob is out of commission, no one on the farm pays any attention to Moss. As Zanna proves that Moss is still a good worker, she learns valuable lessons from both Moss and Rob. For grades 5-8Tarantula shoes
Par Tom Birdseye. 1995
As if moving across country isn't bad enough, Ryan, almost twelve years old, learns, to his horror, that he will…
go to the junior high where sixth graders are picked on. His only hope is to be cool and get a pair of Slam Dunk Sky Jumper basketball shoes. But where will he get the $124.99, plus tax? He works hard to earn most of it yet is still short. Then he makes a star out of Fang, his pet tarantula, but things never go smoothly! For grades 3-6There's a bat in bunk five
Par Paula Danziger. 1988
As a junior counselor at summer camp, Marcy is assigned to Bunk Five, the one with a bat and the…
nastiest problem-child in the whole camp. Marcy also falls in love for the first time, to the delight of giggling campers, who respect no one's privacy. Sequel to The Cat Ate My Gymsuit (DB 34745, BR 8875). For grades 6-9Hidden fires
Par Sandra Brown. 1982
Lauren Holbrook, daughter of a preacher, leaves her North Carolina home and comes to Texas to work for Ben Lockett.…
But when she arrives, she learns that Ben died that very morning. Now what is she to do? When Ben's wife, Olivia, asks Lauren to enter an in-name-only marriage with son Jared, Lauren agrees but suspects the motives behind the request. Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violenceThe original adventures of Hank the Cowdog
Par John Erickson. 1988
Humorous tale of Hank the Cowdog, who is very proud of his position as head of ranch security. Unfortunately, Hank's…
heroic attempts at finding a chicken murderer backfire, and his helper cowdog is no help at all. When the rancher accuses Hank of being the killer, he quits his job, becomes an outlaw, and meets a beautiful coyote. For grades 3-6The case of the double bumblebee sting
Par John Erickson. 1994
As Slim and Loper prepare to help a friend with his spring branding for a few days, Hank the Cowdog,…
head of ranch security, sticks his head into a bumblebee nest and gets stung twice on the nose. Loper's wife, Sally May, takes Hank to the vet and tries to make him comfortable while he gets better. But she won't let him into the house until he gives her the "look of maximum woe and misery." For grades 4-7A horse for all seasons: collected stories
Par Sheila Welch. 1994
Twelve stories about horses. In "The Long March," Josh's pregnant mare, Rosey, gets locked out of her stall and gives…
birth in the woods, where border collie Kip guards her until Josh can come. In "Hand-Me-Down Horse," Carrie is jealous of her new neighbor and her fancy show horse until her own horse becomes a hero. These two stories are set in the spring; the other selections cover all four seasons. For grades 5-8Songs in the silence
Par Catherine Murphy. 1994
Hallie takes her friend's small boat out in the cove to have privacy to cry for her little brother, Josh,…
who is in the hospital after burning himself on the barbeque. Hallie falls out of the boat and is guided to safety by an odd soothing voice. The speaker is Melae, a whale who has entered the cove to assist another whale who is injured. Hallie and her incredible new friend secretly help each other cope. For grades 4-6Incidents in the Rue Laugier
Par Anita Brookner. 1995
After her mother's death, Maffy finds a pink silk kimono and a cryptic diary. Surprised, Maffy creates a story about…
her parents' lonely lives. In this tale, Maud's passion for a playboy leaves her pregnant, and the seducer's reserved friend offers the protection of marriage. Some strong language and descriptions of sexThe view from the summerhouse
Par Barbara Whitnell. 1994
Memories come flooding back to David Holt when his son Simon calls to say he has been commissioned to write…
an article on Caleb Carne, a broadcaster during World War II. David often visited Caleb, his wife, and their daughters during the war and was in love with one of the girls, but it is the memory of a terrible night just before D-Day that David has tried to forget. Simon's search for information on Caleb is interwoven with David's memories