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Clockwork, or, All wound up
Par Philip Pullman. 1998
Long ago in a German tavern, Fritz begins telling a story about a clockmaker. This master craftsman makes mechanical figures…
so lifelike, they appear to breathe. Then Fritz's story comes to life as the clockmaker enters the tavern. And Karl, an apprentice clockmaker, is desperate enough to accept this stranger's dangerous mechanical gift. For grades 5-8Squids will be squids: fresh morals, beastly fables
Par Jon Scieszka. 1998
Eighteen modern fables with fresh morals about bossy, sneaky, funny, annoying, "dim-bulb" people--all disguised as animals to avoid hurting anyone's…
feelings. Topics include homework, using the telephone on the right occasion, friendship, and dinner-table talk. For grades 3-6The velveteen rabbit, or How toys become real: The Classic Children's Book
Par Margery Bianco. 1922
A velveteen rabbit stuffed with sawdust learns from an older toy that a child's love can make him real. Rabbit…
happily experiences the joy of this love and at last learns of another kind of reality. For grades 2-4 and older readersLe Québec en contes et légendes
Par Michel Savage. 2007
"[...] Écrit de manière simple et accessible, [ce livre] raconte l'histoire romancée du Québec depuis ses débuts. Il parle de…
loups-garous, de feux follets, de diables, de revenants et de fantômes. Il répond aussi à des questions comme "D'où vient l'hiver ?", "Qui est le Bonhomme Sept-heures ?" ou "Comment a-t-on découvert le sirop d'érable?". Le Québec en contes et légendes est un heureux mélange d'histoires les plus connues de la tradition orale, de contes inédits et de faits historiques relégués aux oubliettes. Plusieurs textes connus ont été réécrits par les auteurs pour mieux captiver les lecteurs d'aujourd'hui, pour leur faire peur, pour les faire pleurer ou pour les faire rire. [...]" -- 4e de couvAttack of the graveyard ghouls (Goosebumps Series 2000 #No. 11)
Par R. L Stine. 1998
When Spencer Kassimir reads his essay about the graveyard ghouls in the town's cemetery, it gives his teacher an idea.…
The next day the class takes a trip up to the graveyard. Spencer forgets his backpack and returns that night to get it. But it is not Spencer who comes home. For grades 4-7The exorcist
Par William Blatty. 1971
Actress Chris MacNeil is filming a new movie in Washington, D.C. After playing with a Ouija board, her twelve-year-old daughter,…
Regan, begins exhibiting bizarre and macabre behaviors. Medical science doesn't help, so Chris appeals to the Catholic Church. A priest, Damien Karras, conducts an exorcism to try to rid Regan of the demon. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sexWand
Par Landra Jennings. 2023
A dazzling story of grief and found family wrapped in a spellbinding fairy tale, perfect for fans of Anne Ursu…
and Jodi Lynn Anderson. Eleven-year-old Mira wishes everything could go back to the way it was. Before she changed schools and had to quit gymnastics. Especially before Papa died. Now she spends her days cooking and cleaning for her stepsisters and Val—who she still won't call mom and still won't forgive for the terrible thing she did. When a mysterious girl named Lyndame appears out of the woods wielding a powerful wand, she makes Mira an offer she can't refuse: she will grant Mira three wishes. What if magic isn't just pretend after all? What if these wishes could fix everything? But in the quiet town of Between, Georgia, where secrets lurk and rumors swirl of strange creatures, nothing is as it seems, and everything comes at a price. Rising talent Landra Jennings weaves together an enchanting, modern fairy tale with eloquence and compassion about finding hope after loss—and finding belonging in the places we least expectItalian fever: a novel
Par Valerie Martin. 1999
Lucy Stark is an assistant to novelist DV, who dies suddenly while writing a book in Italy. Lucy travels to…
Italy for his funeral, to retrieve his things, and to discover why he died. She is met by Massimo, an interpreter, who comes to care for her in many ways. Some descriptions of sex. BestsellerRebecca
Par Daphne Maurier. 1938
Rebecca, the glamorous mistress of a great English estate, died eight months before Maxim de Winter brought a young and…
frightened second wife to live there. Mystery, intrigue, and violence eventually reveal the circumstances surrounding Rebecca's deathChristine
Par Stephen King. 1983
Chilling, macabre love tragedy set in 1978 in Pittsburgh centers on teenage misfit Arnie Cunningham and his devotion to and…
ultimate possession by his '58 Plymouth Fury, "Christine." Eerie things happen from the day that Arnie buys the car for $250 from creepy old Roland D. LeBay. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. BestsellerFables
Par Tana Reiff. 1991
Sixteen of Aesop's fables, originating in early Greece. These stories, which present a moral or lesson, include the well-known tale…
of "The Boy Who Cried 'Wolf'," which teaches that if you often tell lies, no one will believe you when you tell the truth. Uncontracted brailleBrain juice (Goosebumps Series 2000 #No. 12)
Par R. L Stine. 1998
Aliens, hoping to find two smart humans, are camped out at the house of scientist Dr. Frank King. When King's…
niece and nephew, who think they are stupid, beg him for something to make them smart, the aliens substitute their Brain Energizer Fluid for the juice their uncle plans to give them. For grades 4-7Awake and dreaming (Guests of War Trilogy, The)
Par Kit Pearson. 1996
Theo, who lives in near poverty with her irresponsible waitress mother in Vancouver, escapes into books and fantasies about the…
perfect family. Just as things get really bad, Theo receives magical help from a ghost and, for a while, becomes part of just such a family. For grades 4-7Finding Laura
Par Kay Hooper. 1997
Ever since childhood, Laura Sutherland has had a fascination with mirrors--she is searching for something in their reflections, although she…
isn't sure what it is. After she finds the right mirror at the Kilbourne family estate sale in Atlanta, she becomes a pawn in a struggle between the family matriarch, Amelia, and grandson Daniel. Some descriptions of sexLes plus beaux mythes d'Asie: la Bible, l'Orient, l'Extrême-Orient
Par Viviane Koenig. 2002
"Les plus beaux mythes d'Asie, des pays bibliques jusqu'à l'Extrême-Orient, rassemblés en un volume pour découvrir et partager les récits…
millénaires de ce grand continent. Du sage Noé sauvé du Déluge, au dragon à huit têtes qui dévore les jeunes filles, voici quinze histoires où se mêlent les dieux, les hommes et les animaux". -- 4e de couvAre you terrified yet?
Par R. L Stine. 1998
On Craig Morgenstern's first day at his new school, he hopes to overcome his reputation for being a scaredy cat.…
When he rescues a baby from a runaway car, he thinks he is home free. But then other things happen, and Craig is suddenly challenged to prove he is really brave. For grades 4-7Frankenstein, or, The modern Prometheus (Penguin classics)
Par Mary Shelley. 1985
The ghost in Room 11
Par Betty Wright. 1998
Starting fourth grade in a new town, Matt Barber tries to impress his classmates by making up some wild tales.…
Branded a liar, Matt has no one to turn to when he encounters the ghost of a long-ago teacher who haunts the school halls. For grades 2-4Tales of wonder
Par Tana Reiff. 1993
"A tale of wonder is like a good dream--it's not real, but it's fun." Reiff's words introduce these ten tales…
from Russia, Japan, Norway, Venezuela, Vietnam, India, and elsewhere. Some teach a lesson about the risks of wanting too much. Others portray real-life activities, and some are just fun. Uncontracted brailleSeven short stories in which young people make difficult decisions as they learn to think for themselves. In "What's Inside,"…
a thirteen-year-old must act under pressure to save his cousin from shooting himself. In "Fortune Cookie," a boy faces his first birthday since his parents were divorced. While in the title piece, a boy wishes he could find a cure for unhappiness. For grades 6-9