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Par Dean R Koontz. 2007
"Jeune cuisinier dans un grill d'une petite ville de l'Amérique profonde, Odd Thomas rêve d'être un garçon ordinaire. Mais il…
est pourvu d'un don encombrant : les morts communiquent avec lui. Parfois les âmes en peine veulent que Odd leur fasse justice. Parfois, elles lui donnent un tuyau afin qu'il puisse déjouer un meurtre avant qu'il ne se produise. Mais cette fois, c'est différent : un étranger débarque à Pico Mundo, accompagné d'une horde de créatures d'ombres, avides comme des hyènes - signe d'une catastrophe imminente. Avec l'aide de sa compagne, Stormy Llewellyn, et de ses amis d'outre-tombe (dont Elvis Presley en personne), Odd va se lancer dans une course contre la montre pour empêcher le drame. [...] -- 4e de couvLa ligne verte
Par Stephen King. 1996
De l'avis tant de la critique que des lecteurs chevronnés, il semblerait que voici l'oeuvre la plus caractéristique et la…
plus réussie du grand fantastiqueur. Intrigue bien élaborée, personnages en relief sans oublier la petite souris. [SDMLearned By Heart: A Novel
Par Emma Donoghue. 2023
A heartbreakingly gorgeous novel based on the true story of two girls who fall secretly, deeply and dangerously in love…
at boarding school in nineteenth century York, from the bestselling author of Room and The Wonder Drawing on years of investigation and Anne Lister’s five-million-word secret journal, Learned by Heart is the long-buried love story of Eliza Raine, an orphan heiress banished from India to England at age six, and Anne Lister, a brilliant, troublesome tomboy, who meet at the Manor School for Young Ladies in York in 1805 when they are both fourteen.Emotionally intense, psychologically compelling and deeply researched, Learned by Heart is an extraordinary work of fiction by one of the world’s greatest storytellers. Full of passion and heartbreak, the tangled lives of Anne Lister and Eliza Raine form a love story for the ages.Frozen rodeo
Par Catherine Clark. 2003
Sixteen-year-old Peggy Fleming Farrell spends the summer working at a gas station coffee bar, yearning for a boyfriend, and helping…
her mother through Lamaze classes. Meanwhile her dad tries to make a comeback as a professional ice skater. For senior high readers. 2003The second summer of the sisterhood (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants #Bk. 2)
Par Ann Brashares. 2003
In this sequel to The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (DB 53252), four lifelong friends--Bridget, Lena, Tibby, and Carmen--continue to…
share a pair of magic blue jeans over the summer vacation. Although miles apart, they all experience family problems, romance, friendship, and betrayal. For senior high readers. 2003Knock me off my feet
Par Susan Donovan. 2002
Autumn Adams, a.k.a. "Homey Helen," Chicago's version of Martha Stewart, receives threatening letters. Detective Stacey Quinn, assigned to the case,…
is determined to thoroughly examine Autumn's past. He just doesn't expect to find himself falling in love. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 2002A wanted man
Par Nancy J Parra. 2002
Feisty librarian Brianna McGraw needs a thousand dollars to buy the freedom of her little brother and other orphans who…
were "adopted" by unscrupulous Nevada miners. To get the money, Brianna sets out to collect the bounty offered for capturing fugitive Trey Morgan. She captures his heart instead. 2002Are You a Cheeseburger?
Par Monica Arnaldo. 2021
A Kids' Indie Next List pick! Laugh-out-loud humor and a tender friendship blossom in author-illustrator Monica Arnaldo’s charming picture book…
about a lonely raccoon and a glowing seed, and the world’s most important question: Can this seed grow cheeseburgers? Grub is a lonely racoon. Rumbling in the trash. Looking for food.Seed is, well, a seed! Patiently waiting in the trash. Hoping someone will plant it. When the two finally meet, they realize they might be able to help each other! Grub has just one big question first: What will Seed grow? Could Seed grow Grub’s favorite food, mouthwatering cheeseburgers? Seed isn’t sure what a cheeseburger is exactly, but . . . maybe!And so begins a hilarious friendship following two unlikely strangers learning more about the other and discovering the pressure that comes with fulfilling expectations. Author-illustrator Monica Arnaldo will leave readers giggling and clamoring for more in this charming story that celebrates the unexpected—and how the most special friendships bloom only when we are unapologetically ourselves.Jungle Cat
Par Andrew Larsen, Udayana Lugo. 2023
Junie B. Jones and the mushy gushy valentime [i.e. valentine (Junie B. Jones Ser. #14)
Par Barbara Park. 1999
Dust
Par Arthur G Slade. 2003
Saskatchewan, Canada; 1930s. Robert Steelgate is eleven when his seven-year-old brother, Matthew, disappears while walking from his parents' farm into…
town. After a mysterious stranger arrives with a promise to bring rain, more children vanish. Robert suspects the stranger may be behind these events. For grades 5-8. 2003Oryx and Crake: a novel
Par Margaret Atwood. 2003
In the near future, a lone human amidst genetically engineered creatures torments himself with memories of the devastation of the…
natural world. Calling himself "Snowman," he recalls the role of his best friend Crake and mourns the loss of their mutually beloved Oryx. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2003The outlaw and the lady
Par Lorraine Heath. 2001
Fortune, Texas; 1891. Outlaw Lee Raven and his gang kidnap a bank robbery witness and realize later that beautiful Angela…
Bainbridge is blind. At Raven's Mexican home the two fall in love before the Texas Rangers arrive. Explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2001Marvin Redpost: super fast, out of control! (Marvin Redpost #7)
Par Louis Sachar, Adam Record. 2000
Beachcomber
Par Karen Robards. 2003
Christy Petrino quits her job when she discovers that the law firm she works for and her fiancé are involved…
with the mob. Now, with her life at stake, she must deliver a package to Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, where she faces more danger--a serial killer. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2003The song of the earth: a novel
Par Hugh Nissenson. 2001
Mock biography of John Firth Baker, the first genetically engineered visual artist, born in 2037. On the tenth anniversary of…
Baker's murder at nineteen, a young reporter pieces together interviews and documents to portray his life, homosexuality, and art--a blend of science and religion. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001In her shoes: a novel (Cannie Shapiro Ser. #Bk. 1)
Par Jennifer Weiner. 2002
Estranged sisters Maggie, who is dyslexic, and Rose Feller, an attorney, were left motherless as children and haven't seen their…
maternal grandmother, Ella Hirsch, in twenty years. Widowed Ella searches for her granddaughters, and the three attempt to become a family again. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2002A swiftly tilting planet (A wrinkle In Time Quintet Ser. #4)
Par Madeleine L'Engle. 1978
Charles Wallace, the youngest of the Murry children, must travel through time and space in a battle against an evil…
dictator who wants to destroy the entire universe. Sequel to A Wind in the Door (BR 14880). For grades 5-8. 1978Come home, my heart
Par Phyllis Campbell. 1988
Dr. Susan Perry, an obstetrician, becomes blind after a brain tumor is removed. Once rehabilitated, she moves to a poor,…
rural Virginia town. In her new career as a social worker, she becomes an integral part of the community and falls in love. 1988Moon over Manhattan: mystery and mayhem
Par Larry King. 2003
Wealthy teenager Allison Vandameer, daughter of a liberal television commentator in New York City, plots a fake elopement to blackmail…
dad into letting her attend film school. The plan goes awry when her dim-witted boyfriend, Goonie, gets confused. Further schemes involve Goonie, a doorman, a reporter, and other hustlers. Some strong language. 2003