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The hangman (Good reads series)
Par Louise Penny. 2010
On a cold November morning, a jogger runs through the woods in the peaceful Quebec village of Three Pines. On…
his run, he finds a dead man hanging from a tree. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is called to the crime scene. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. c2010.The better mother
Par Jen Sookfong Lee. 2011
In 1958, eight-year-old Danny Lim meets Miss Val, a burlesque dancer, who gives him a green silk belt. Years later,…
Danny spends his days working as a wedding photographer and his nights cruising Stanley Park. When he finds the belt, Danny realizes that the key to understanding himself and his family lies in his connection to Miss Val. Explicit strong language, explicit descriptions of sex and some descriptions of violence. c2011.Shipwreck (Detective Murdoch mystery.)
Par Maureen Jennings. 2010
1873, Nova Scotia. A storm has wrecked a ship on the shores of a fishing village, and people work bravely…
to rescue the crew - but many die. When young Will Murdoch and the local priest examine the bodies, they discover gold and diamonds. They suspect that the shipwreck was not responsible for all the deaths. Some descriptions of violence. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book. 2010.Pat of Silver Bush
Par L. M Montgomery. 1988
Patricia Gardiner loves her home, Silver Bush, on Prince Edward Island. All her experiences -- a bout with scarlet fever,…
her first romance, her aunt's wedding and her mother's illness -- are shared with her friends, Bets Wilcox, Jingle Gordon, and the mysterious old Judy Plum. Grades 5-8. c1988, originally published 1933.Missing (Good reads)
Par Frances Itani. 2011
Northern France, World War I. Luc Caron sees three airplanes in a dogfight, with one flipping over and the pilot…
falling to his death. In 1928, the Greenwoods of Canada, whose pilot son has been missing for 11 years, receive a package from England. How is the mystery of the missing pilot solved, bringing peace to Luc and to the pilot’s parents? Based on a true story. High interest, low vocabulary. 2011.Le procès
Par Franz Kafka. 1933
Un matin, Joseph K. est arrêté. Qui l'accuse? De quoi? Quand aura lieu son procès? À ces questions, une réponse…
implacable: "C'est la Loi." L'erreur est donc impossible. Ainsi, lentement, au rythme de l'administration, la vie de K. tourne au cauchemar. Avocats désabusés, juges peu scrupuleux, tribunal déserté... la justice n'est plus qu'absurdité, simulacre d'une liberté déjà perdue. 1976, c1933.Home invasion (Good reads)
Par Joy Fielding. 2011
A noise wakes Kathy Brown from a dream where she was about to kiss Michael, her high school boyfriend, who…
was much more exciting than her husband Jack is. Hearing whispers, she gets up only to feel a gun at her head - two men are in the house, forcing Kathy and her husband into a living nightmare where Kathy also faces her real feelings about her husband. The outcome surprises everyone, most of all Kathy herself. Some descriptions of violence. High interest/low vocabulary book. Winner of the 2013 Golden Oak Award. 2011.Easy money (Good reads)
Par Gail E Vaz-Oxlade. 2010
The author will show you how to make your money work for you. Budgeting, saving, and getting your debt paid…
off have never been so easy to understand or to do. 2010.Heart of darkness
Par Joseph Conrad. 1993
Marlow relates his journey into the centre of the Congo to find Kurtz. He finds that the farther he penetrates,…
the more compelling becomes his confrontation with the potential for inhumanity. 1993.Bonheur d'occasion (Québec 10/10. 6)
Par Gabrielle Roy. 1983
Publié en 1945. Un grand classique de la littérature québécoise. Rappelons que "Bonheur d'occasion" raconte l'histoire d'un quartier pauvre de…
Montréal, Saint-Henri, et que les principaux personnages en sont une jeune serveuse de restaurant, un ouvrier de fonderie et un conscrit. c1945, 1983.1984: a novel
Par George Orwell. 1949
L'idiot: roman; [2] (Babel)
Par André Markowicz, Fedor Mikhaïlovitch Dostoïevski. 2007
L'idiot: roman; [1] (Babel)
Par André Markowicz, Fedor Mikhaïlovitch Dostoïevski. 2006
Mansfield Park
Par Jane Austen. 2012
"Issue d'une famille miséreuse, Fanny Price est âgée de dix ans quand elle est adoptée par son oncle maternel, Sir…
Thomas Bertram, qui va prendre en charge son éducation. Accueillie dans le domaine de Mansfield Park, Fanny est élevée avec ses cousins et cousines qui, à l'exception d'Edmund, la traitent avec indifférence ou mépris. La gratitude et l'affection qu'elle éprouve à l'égard de son cousin se transforment au fil des années en un amour qu'elle garde secret. Et quand enfin un bon parti se déclare, Fanny n'a de choix qu'entre un mariage de raison et un retour à sa condition première... Publié en 1814, Mansfield Park est sans doute le roman le plus ambitieux de Jane Austen. L'auteur de Raison et Sentiments y excelle dans la description des rapports humains complexes qui se tissent entre ses personnages." -- 4e de couv.Le maître de Ballantrae ((Folio ; 3382. Classique). #Vol. 40354)
Par Robert Louis Stevenson, Alain Jumeau. 2000
En 1745, l'Écosse se déchire entre les partisans du prince Charles, déchu du trône d'Angleterre, et ceux du roi George,…
qui lui a succédé. Déchirement d'un pays, mais aussi d'une famille : celle des Durie, dont le fils aîné, James, s'engage contre l'avis de tous aux côtés du prince Charles, qui sera défait en 1746. Disgracié et spolié de ses biens, James le libertin en rend injustement responsable son vertueux cadet, Henry. Commence alors une lutte fratricide implacable, qui entraînera le lecteur aux quatre coins du monde en un duel terrible entre le bien et le mal. Stevenson y dévoile avec un art consommé toute la complexité et l'ambiguïté de ses personnages. -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: The master of Ballantrae.Sense and sensibility (Wordsworth Classics Ser.)
Par Jane Austen. 1811
This witty satirical novel, the first of Jane Austen’s to be published, is a study in contrasts between two sisters.…
Their unfortunate love affairs evoke very different responses from Elinor, who has sense, and Marianne, who has sensibility. 1811.The dying photo
Par Alan Gibbons. 2010
A strange man takes a photo of Jimmy's family. As the camera flashes, Jimmy's parents vanish. The only clue is…
a picture of his mum and dad screaming. Jimmy is alone. Nobody believes him. Is he going mad? Or can Jimmy find the man who took his parents from him and get them back? This is a high interest, low reading age book for reluctant readers with a reading age of 7+ and interest age of 9+. 2010.The nightmare card
Par Catherine Johnson. 2011
Sara and Mina have been best friends for years. So when Sara gets hold of some Tarot cards and suggests…
they start telling fake fortunes Mina plays along. But soon Sara's predictions become all too accurate. This is a high interest, low reading age book for reluctant readers with a reading age of 7+ and interest age of 11+. Grades K-3. 2011.Rook (Barrington Stoke teen)
Par Anthony McGowan. 2017
When Kenny and Nicky rescue a rook left for dead, Kenny is determined to keep it alive. Nicky doubts the…
scruffy bird will make it, but then Nicky has plenty else to worry about – a school bully, his first love, and the fact that everything is about to go very, very wrong. This book is particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers with an interest age of 13+ and a reading age of 8+. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2017.You killed me! (Barrington Stoke teen)
Par Keith Gray. 2013
Toby is a murderer. That's what the ghost at the end of his bed tells him. Toby is taken back…
in time to see the repercussions of his actions and unravel the series of events that led to the man's death. This is a high interest, low reading age book for reluctant readers with a reading age of 7+ and Interest age of 13+. 2013.