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Blue skies (Coulter Family #3)
Par Catherine Anderson. 2004
Carly Adams, born with lattice dystrophy, waited twenty-eight years to see. Celebrating her new vision with a friend at a…
bar, she meets Hank Coulter. Their brief encounter leaves her pregnant. Sequel to: Sweet Nothings (DB 54513). Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2004The book of three (Prydain Chronicles)
Par Lloyd Alexander. 1964
Brainboy and the Deathmaster
Par Tor Seidler. 2003
Twelve-year-old video game whiz Darryl Kirby feels guilty that he's the only family member to survive a fire. Adopted from…
an orphanage by computer software guru Keith Masterly, Darryl finds himself a captive in Masterly's secret laboratory with other child geniuses working on a compound to stop aging. For grades 5-8. 2003Survivor's quest (Star Wars)
Par Timothy Zahn. 2004
Luke Skywalker and his wife, Mara, lead a diplomatic mission to inspect wreckage of the Jedi expedition destroyed fifty years…
ago by enemies. The mission, escorted by alien hosts and a mysterious New Republic impersonator, arrives at the remains and finds survivors. Follows the Corellian Trilogy (DB 41492, DB 42545, DB 42546). 2004Second chance: A Novel
Par Danielle Steel. 2004
At the Paris couture shows forty-two-year-old Fiona Monaghan, editor-in-chief of a chic New York fashion magazine, falls for conservative advertising…
executive John Anderson, a widowed father. Their whirlwind romance leads to marriage, divorce, then a passionate rekindling--and deciding to try again. Descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2004The people of Sparks: The Second Book of Ember (Books of Ember #Bk. 2)
Par Jeanne DuPrau. 2004
Lina and Doon from The City of Ember (DB 59907) help relocate fellow underground Ember inhabitants to the surface town…
of Sparks. At first residents of Sparks and Ember share food and shelter. But when resources become scarce, the two groups begin to fight. For grades 5-8. 2004The truth about forever
Par Sarah Dessen. 2004
Macy suppresses sorrow for a year and a half after her father's death, but finally learns to grieve--and to live…
a little--on her summer job at a zany catering business. There she connects with Wes, whose mother has also died. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2004Gateway: a novel
Par Frederik Pohl. 2004
Wealthy prospector Robinette Broadhead wins a one-way trip to Gateway, an abandoned interstellar depot of the vanished Heechee race. Unsettled…
by the experience and with the help of his computerized psychoanalyst, Broadhead begins a personal journey that could lead to his destruction. Strong language. 1976Cornes: ou, Les chèvres de Pan (Roman)
Par Alain Gagnon. 2009
Nous sommes toujours en Euxémie, région mythique d'Alain Gagnon, pays du policier Olaf Bégon et terre d'accueil de l'insolite, des…
phénomènes mystérieux. Un monstre cornu, apparemment jailli de nulle part, frappe, tue. Un professeur de psychologie et ses étudiants ont, en gros, repris l'expérience de Phillip le fantôme et engendré par la fusion de leurs capacités mentales une entité malfaisante qui terrorise toute l'Euxémie. Avec l'aide du curé radiesthésiste Timothéus Burle, du prestidigitateur occultiste et métaphysicien Miroslav Jenkell, et de Sam Edwards, qui remplace Olaf Bégon à la direction de la Sûreté municipale, l'enquêteur sur le paranormal Marc Darlan tentera de résoudre toute l'affaire d'une façon assez originale. Tout comme les grands fauves d'Afrique, on prendra le monstre au piège grâce à une chèvre, en l'occurence une femme dont l'être maléfique s'est épris. -- 4e de couvThe romantic: a novel
Par Barbara Gowdy. 2003
Abandoned at ten by her mother in the 1960s, Louise Kirk became infatuated with neighbor boy Abel. When Abel dies…
on her twenty-sixth birthday, Louise's fragmented memories reveal their tender childhood romance, years of separations and reunions, and the unfulfilled passion that haunts her. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2003The city of Ember: The First Book of Ember (The City of Ember #1)
Par Jeanne DuPrau. 2003
A city planned to survive for two hundred years, now in year 241, suffers shortages--and a secret message-bearing box is…
missing. Independent-thinking twelve-year-olds Doon and Lina exchange obligatory jobs and make a discovery that could change their known world. For grades 5-8. 2003Phantom waltz
Par Catherine Anderson. 2001
Rancher Ryan Kendrick of Oregon falls in love with paraplegic Bethany Coulter. Bethany was injured during a barrel-racing contest eight…
years ago and resists romance. But Ryan puts aside all of her obstacles and continues pursuing her. Sequel to Baby Love (DB 50821). Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 20012001, a space odyssey
Par Arthur C Clarke. 1999
On a voyage into the unexplored universe, the spacecraft Discovery hurtles its human passengers through time toward a confrontation with…
an unknown, powerful intelligence. Written for the production of a science fiction film of the same name. 1968Pure
Par Julianna Baggott. 2012
" Depuis que les Détonations ont ravagé le monde, Pressia vit avec son grand-père dans les décombres, la cendre et…
le danger. Demain, elle aura 16 ans, âge où la milice vous enlève pour entraîner les plus forts ? ou achever les plus faibles. Pressia n'a plus le choix, elle doit se préparer à fuir. Au loin brille le Dôme : un lieu sécurisé et aseptisé où une petite partie de la population, les Purs, s'est réfugiée avant la catastrophe. Partridge n'a qu'une idée en tête : en sortir pour retrouver sa mère. Pour ces deux adolescents, une question se pose : comment survivre dans ce monde postapocalyptique où tout est presque mort ? " -- 4e de couvSous béton
Par Karoline Georges. 2011
" Depuis sa naissance, lenfant est enfermé dans une minuscule cellule, au 804 du 5969e étage de lÉdifice. Autour de…
lui, que du béton, sans ouverture sur lextérieur. Et deux présences : le père qui sabrutit de plus en plus et la mère qui redoute lexpulsion. Immobile dans son dortoir, lenfant est bouleversé par une transformation qui lui révélera un horizon inattendu. Dans une prose à la poésie implacable, Karoline Georges interroge le devenir de lhumain à travers une expérience littéraire inédite, à la frontière du récit danticipation et du roman dapprentissage futuriste. Personne némerge indemne de Sous béton. " -- 4e de couvKnock 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. 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.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. 2003Beachcomber
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. 2003