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Braille (abrégé), Braille électronique (abrégé), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Téléchargement direct), DAISY audio (Zip)
Guerre (romans)
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France, 1916. Sophie Lefèvre treasures the portrait her husband painted of her before going off to war. So does the…
German commander who takes over Sophie’s hotel. Ninety years later the painting hangs in the home of London widow Liv Halston - and Sophie’s descendants want it back. 2012.
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Succès de librairie (romans) , Canada (romans), Auteurs canadiens (romans), Guerre (romans)
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Resigned to living out the Second World War in a German POW camp, James Hunter, an English officer, begins studying…
a pair of redstarts near the camp. His interest in the birds captures the attention of the Kommandant and gives James cause to fear for his life. Meanwhile, back in England, James's young wife, Rose, falls headlong into a passionate affair with another man. Bestseller. 2015.
Braille (abrégé), Braille électronique (abrégé), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Téléchargement direct), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canada (romans), Auteurs canadiens (romans), Guerre (romans)
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Who can you turn to when the only choice is between two evils? In 1941, fifteen-year-old Madli hopes that the…
Soviet occupation is temporary, but when the neighbours are deported, she knows that lives are in danger. Days later, the Nazis invade her country. Friends and family find themselves divided as they try to choose which dictator they'd rather live under: Hitler or Stalin. Madli is horrified by either choice, but how long can she remain neutral? Every day brings new dangers and unimaginable decisions. In order to survive, Madli knows she can't fight the enemy, so she is determined to outwit them. For senior high readers. 2012.
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Canada (romans), Côte Est (romans) , Histoire (romans), Espionnage (récits), Intrigue amoureuse, Guerre (romans)
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1862. As the American Civil War heats up, Southern Confederates flood into Montreal and Halifax, planning secret missions against the…
Union, missions they hope will provoke a war between England and the United States. Erryn Shaw, a British aristocrat banished to the colonies, is convinced to spy for the British. On a mission to Montreal, he gets wind of a sinister plot - and he can't seem to find a way to stop it. Some descriptions of sex and violence and some strong language. 2007.
Braille (abrégé), Braille électronique (abrégé), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Téléchargement direct), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canada (romans), Guerre (romans)
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1899. The British are trying to wrest control of South Africa from the Boers, who have turned out to be…
more resilient than expected, so the British send a call to arms to their colonies - and men from the Canadian prairies answer, including cowboy Frank Adams. As the young Canadians engage in battle with a wily enemy, they realize the bounds of their own loyalty and courage, and confront the arrogance and indifference of those who have led them into conflict. Some descriptions of violence. 2008.
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Canada (romans), Littérature générale (romans), Histoire (romans), Guerre (romans)
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Seventeen-year-old Beryl, living in Toronto in 1943, is sick of being left behind, sad and lonely, while the boys go…
off to exciting adventures in wartime Europe. Her friends have lost boyfriends overseas, some to war, some to British girlfriends. Then her favourite cousin goes missing during a bombing mission in Germany. Based on the author's own memories of teen life during World War II. For junior and senior high readers. 2005.
Braille (abrégé), Braille électronique (abrégé), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Téléchargement direct), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canada (romans), Personnes handicapées (romans), Famille (récits), Littérature générale (romans), Histoire (romans), Guerre (romans)
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Sheilagh Fielding - a striking, unconventional, six-foot-three Newfoundland columnist - has holed up on the island of Loreburn after her…
mother dies. There, Fielding senses the presence of her mysterious "Provider," who has shadowed her all her life and whom she has never met face-to-face. As Fielding tells her life story and keeps her secrets, her Provider draws closer. Sequel to "The colony of unrequited dreams" (DC17664). 2006.
Braille (abrégé), Braille électronique (abrégé), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Téléchargement direct), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canada (romans), Littérature générale (romans), Guerre (romans)
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Jessie Barfoot is 15, precocious, witty, and wounded, and has just moved to Toronto with her mother and new stepfather.…
She becomes curious about their cranky neighbour Martha, originally from the Netherlands, who is not only a superb gardener but someone who has been ferociously guarding a secret since she was Jessie's age. Once Jessie charms her way into the garden, Martha's past slowly becomes revealed, threatening both their futures. Strong language. 2003.
Braille (abrégé), Braille électronique (abrégé), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Téléchargement direct), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canada (romans), Littérature générale (romans), Histoire (romans), Guerre (romans)
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Battlefield surgeon Norman Bethune - when not tending to Mao's starving army - is diligently writing a philosophical yet jarringly…
frank memoir for the daughter he has never seen. His musings over bombs, blood, betrayals, and lost love offer little in the way of comfort, providing trenchant insights into human nature instead. They reflect the troubled soul of a war-weary idealist whose dreams of a better world were battered by ugly reality. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2006.
Braille (abrégé), Braille électronique (abrégé), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Téléchargement direct), DAISY audio (Zip)
Prix littéraires (romans), Canada (romans), Littérature générale (romans), Histoire (romans), Oeuvres littéraires (romans), Guerre (romans)
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Sarajevo, 1992. A cellist plays Albinoni's Adagio in G Minor as a memorial on each of twenty-two days following a…
mortar attack that kills twenty-two citizens who are standing in a bread line. The music deeply affects a sniper, a father, and an older man. Inspired by historic events. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. Winner of the 2009 Evergreen Award. 2008.
Braille (abrégé), Braille électronique (abrégé), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Téléchargement direct), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canada (romans), Histoire (romans), Guerre (romans)
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While the War of 1812 rages, Tom Roberts, fourteen, is left behind to look after the family farm. That all…
changes when he stops some American soldiers from robbing the local store. His quick thinking and bravery catch the eye of Lieutenant James FitzGibbon and lead to Tom joining the Bully Boys, FitzGibbon's unit. There Tom learns more about the fascination, and the horror, of war than he ever wanted to know. Junior high readers. 2000.
Braille (abrégé), Braille électronique (abrégé), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Téléchargement direct), DAISY audio (Zip)
Amitié (récits), Produits dérivés de films ou d’émission de télévision, Guerre (romans)
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Nine-year-old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted…
by his people. All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do and no-one to play with. Until he meets Shmuel, a boy who lives a strange parallel existence on the other side of the adjoining wire fence and who, like the other people there, wears a uniform of striped pyjamas. Bruno's friendship with Shmuel will take him from innocence to revelation. Grades 5-8 and older readers. 2006.
Braille (abrégé), Braille électronique (abrégé), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Téléchargement direct), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canada (romans), Littérature générale (romans), Guerre (romans)
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Lee wants to be a Tarantula - a member of the biggest, most powerful gang in his neighbourhood. But when…
his initiation goes wrong and the police catch him robbing an auto supply store, Lee's father sends him to live with his aunt. He initially resists Aunt Reena and the customers of her café, but slowly learns to open himself up to his new surroundings. When Lee strikes up an unlikely friendship he is suddenly confronted by the ravages of violence, and is forced to face the consequences of his own aggression. For senior high readers. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2006.
Braille (abrégé), Braille électronique (abrégé), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Téléchargement direct), DAISY audio (Zip)
Guerre (romans)
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" En septembre 1944, un petit coin d'Allemagne nommé Sigmaringen, épargné jusque-là par les horreurs de la guerre, voit débarquer,…
du jour au lendemain, la part la plus sombre de la France : le gouvernement de Vichy, avec en tête le maréchal Pétain et le président Laval, leurs ministres, une troupe de miliciens et deux mille civils français qui ont suivi le mouvement, parmi lesquels un certain Céline. Pour les accueillir Hitler a mis à leur disposition le château des princes de Hohenzollern, maîtres des lieux depuis des siècles. Tout repose désormais sur Julius Stein, le majordome général de l'illustre lignée. Depuis les coulisses où il œuvre sans un bruit, sans un geste déplacé, il écoute, voit, sait tout. Tandis que les Alliés se rapprochent inexorablement du Danube et que l'étau se resserre, Sigmaringen s'organise en petite France. Coups d'éclat, trahisons, rumeurs d'espionnage, jalousies, l'exil n'a pas éteint les passions. Certains rêvent de légitimité, d'autres d'effacer un passé En septembre 1944, un petit coin d'Allemagne nommé Sigmaringen, épargné jusque-là par les horreurs de la guerre, voit débarquer, du jour au lendemain, la part la plus sombre de la France : le gouvernement de Vichy, avec en tête le maréchal Pétain et le président Laval, leurs ministres, une troupe de miliciens et deux mille civils français qui ont suivi le mouvement, parmi lesquels un certain Céline. Pour les accueillir Hitler a mis à leur disposition le château des princes de Hohenzollern, maîtres des lieux depuis des siècles. Tout repose désormais sur Julius Stein, le majordome général de l'illustre lignée. Depuis les coulisses où il œuvre sans un bruit, sans un geste déplacé, il écoute, voit, sait tout. Tandis que les Alliés se rapprochent inexorablement du Danube et que l'étau se resserre, Sigmaringen s'organise en petite France. Coups d'éclat, trahisons, rumeurs d'espionnage, jalousies, l'exil n'a pas éteint les passions. Certains rêvent de légitimité, d'autres d'effacer un passé trouble, ou d'assouvir encore leurs ambitions. Mais Sigmaringen n'est qu'une illusion. La chute du IIIe Reich est imminente et huit mois après leur arrivée tous ces Français vont devoir fuir pour sauver leur peau. De ce théâtre d'ombres rien n'échappe à Julius Stein. Sa discrète liaison amoureuse avec Jeanne Wolfermann, l'intendante du maréchal, le conduira à sortir de sa réserve et à prendre parti. " -- 4e de couv.
Braille (abrégé), Braille électronique (abrégé), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Téléchargement direct), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canada (romans), Auteurs canadiens (romans), Guerre (romans)
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When fifteen-year-old Elizabeth finds an antique doll in a garage sale, she thinks it would be a good gift for…
her dad who's about to ship out for Afghanistan. She doesn't realize that the doll might be a missing (and valuable) historical artifact. With the help of Evan, the cute guy who works at the local used bookstore, Elizabeth discovers that the doll is THE soldier doll: the inspiration for a famous World War I poem. Elizabeth becomes the newest link in an epic history of more than a century of war, her story ingeniously interwoven with a cast of characters who we follow from World War I to Nazi Germany in the 1930s, a Czech concentration camp during World War II, Vietnam in 1970, and the aftermath of September 11th. For junior and senior high readers. 2014.
Braille (abrégé), Braille électronique (abrégé), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Téléchargement direct), DAISY audio (Zip)
Prix littéraires (romans), Canada (romans), Auteurs canadiens (romans), Guerre (romans)
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In December of 1944, the Red Army entered Budapest to begin one of the bloodiest sieges of the Second World…
War. By February, the siege was over, but its effects were to be felt for decades afterward. This collection of thirteen linked stories is about this terrible time in history, and of the legacy of silence, haunting, and trauma that shadows the survivors. Includes violence and strong language. 2012.
Braille (abrégé), Braille électronique (abrégé), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Téléchargement direct), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canada (romans), Littérature générale (romans), Nouvelles, Guerre (romans)
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In a series of linked short stories, two Sikh boys, named Adi and Arjun, come of age in an Indian…
army camp in Kashmir. Each story builds upon a minor character from another story, creating a portrait of the border community. Some of the people the boys meet include a boatman's daughter, a captured officer, a celebrity cricket umpire, and Parachute Aunty. Some strong language. 2004.
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Canada (romans), Humour (romans), Guerre (romans)
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As 1944 draws to a close, Bandy bobs through the ranks, dodging assassins, women, persecuting pilots, and a parcel of…
ladies' undergarments. He wonders about boozing pal Philby of the SIS, and Stalin, who can't really be out to get Bandy, just because he happens to know that a certain Soviet leader was once a Tsarist agent provocateur. From Normandy to Brussels to Yalta to Moscow, Bandy's career path is as labyrinthine as ever, strewn with bottles, battles, and brass-hat blood-pressure. Sequel to "Hitler versus me". Some descriptions of sex and violence and some strong language. 2005. (The Bandy papers ; 9)
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Prix littéraires (romans), Canada (romans), Littérature générale (romans), Oeuvres littéraires (romans), Guerre (romans)
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Fifteen-year-old Ian decides to work at "The Club" for his community service - but it turns out to be a…
soup kitchen in a bad part of town, and he is nearly mugged going there. He's saved by a pipe-wielding homeless man, a former soldier named Jacques who was stationed in Rwanda. Can Ian help Jacques, a man who has lost everything but his nightmarish memories? Some descriptions of violence. For senior high readers. Winner of the 2007 White Pine Award. 2006.
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Mer (récits), Histoire (romans), Guerre (romans)
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It is 1805 and Sharpe is on his way home to join the newly formed Green Jackets. His voyage home…
should be a period of rest, but his ship is riven with treachery and threatened by the Revenant, a French sea-raider that is terrorising British shipping in the Indian Ocean. Betrayed and defeated, Sharpe is imprisoned on the Ile de France, doomed to rot there until the war ends - until an unlikely ally secures his escape onto a British warship that is hunting the Revenant. Sequel to "Sharpe's fortress" (DC28409). 2000. (Richard Sharpe ; 4)