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The breakwater house
Par Lazer Lederhendler, Pascale Quiviger. 2010
Paris. Two girls, Lucie and Claire, are born five days apart and become inseparable. One night, Lucie's mother Aurore starts…
telling what becomes a ten-year long family story to the girls, and when the girls turn 15, Aurore tells the final tale and disappears. Several years later, Lucie gives birth to a little girl, Odyssée, and she and Claire take turns telling stories to the child. But one day something unspeakable happens. Some descriptions of sex. c2010. Uniform title: Maison des temps rompus.The brightest star in the sky
Par Marian Keyes. 2009
At 66, Star Street in Dublin, someone is watching over the lives of the people living in its flats. But…
no one is aware of it yet. One of them is ready to take the plunge and fall in love; another is torn between two very different lovers. For some, secrets they want to stay buried will come to light and for others, the unveiling of those secrets will have tragic consequences. Fate is on its way to Star Street, bringing with it love and tragedy, friendship and heartbreak, and the power to change their lives in the most unexpected of ways. 2009.The butterfly lion
Par Michael Morpurgo. 1996
Bertie rescues an orphaned white lion cub from the African veld. They become inseparable but then Bertie is sent to…
boarding school far away in England and the lion is sold to the circus. Bertie swears that one day they will see each other again. Grades 4-7. 1996.The boy in the striped pyjamas
Par John Boyne. 2006
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.The blue roan child
Par Jamieson Findlay. 2002
Syeira lives in Haysele, a land of horses and horse-sensitives. When the wild mare Arwin's tow colts are taken from…
her, Syeira decides to help Arwin rescue them, even if she must risk her life to do so. But their mission proves harder than they imagined. For junior high readers. 2002.The blue girl
Par Charles De Lint. 2004
New at her high school, Imogene enlists the help of her introverted friend Maxine and the ghost of a boy…
who haunts the school, after receiving warnings through her dreams that soul-eaters are threatening her life. Some descriptions of violence and strong language. For senior high readers. 2006, c2004.Station Bonaventure (Les secretaires. #3.)
Par Marylène Pion. 2015
1966. L'année s'annonce mouvementée pour Claire, Alice et Muguette, les dévouées secrétaires qui se côtoient quotidiennement à la Place Ville…
Marie. Après de multiples remous dans les bras du séduisant Romain, Claire a envie de bâtir une relation durable avec Laurent, son ami de toujours. L'arrivée de sa soeur Lisette comme colocataire, en remplacement de Muguette - désormais mariée -, s'opère avec plus d'harmonie que prévu, favorisant un rapprochement certain entre elles. 2016.Soleil, nuages et autres cadeaux du ciel (Chick lit. #5.)
Par Amélie Dubois. 2013
" La colocation de groupe officiellement terminée, les chemins de nos quatre consœurs se dispersent un peu, les conduisant vers…
de nouveaux horizons tantôt ensoleillés, tantôt sombres et orageux ! Tandis que l'arrivée imminente d'un poupon illuminera l'univers consœurial, une grande perte aura tôt fait de l'ennuager brutalement... " -- 4e de couv.The black prince
Par Iris Murdoch. 1975
The story of an author for whom, at 58, everything - writing, friendship, marriage and love - has turned sour,…
and of the increasingly complex relationships in which he has become enmeshed. 1975.Sophie veut vivre sa vie (Premier roman ; #LXXXVIII)
Par Louise Leblanc. 1999
Sophie en a assez de la routine maison/école. Elle veut à tout prix faire partie du groupe de Patrick, un…
grand de 13 ans qu'elle trouve vraiment impressionnant. Années 2-4. c1999. (Premier roman ; 88)Souffler dans la cassette: roman
Par Jonathan Bécotte. 2017
"Souffler dans la cassette" est un roman poétique qui dépeint l'amitié entre deux gamins du primaire. Leurs jeux, leurs aventures…
sont les racines des hommes qu'ils deviendront. Ce livre de Jonathan Bécotte arrache au lecteur des sourires parfois attendris, parfois nostalgiques, et celui-ci se surprend à vouloir retourner à l'époque de son enfance. Avec fulgurance, le récit fait passer le narrateur de la naïveté de ses premiers jours d'école aux tremblements de sa première vraie peine d'amour. Années 3-6. 2017.The archaeolojesters: Book 1 (Archaeolojesters. #1.)
Par Andreas Oertel. 2010
Sultana, Manitoba. It's so dry all summer that campers and tourists aren't coming, and Cody's best friend's mom may lose…
her job at the diner. So Cody, Eric, and Eric's twin sister Rachel create an "ancient" Egyptian tablet, and suddenly archaeologists, reporters, and tourists are rushing over to take a look. When one suspicious stranger starts trailing their every move, the kids realize that their hoax may have gone too far. Followed by "The Archaeolojesters, Book 2: Pillars of Time". Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. 2010. (Archaeolojesters ; 1)The beautiful things that heaven bears
Par Dinaw Mengestu. 2007
In his store in a neighbourhood of Washington, D.C., Ethiopian immigrant Stepha Stephanos regularly meets with fellow Africans Ken the…
Kenyan and Joe from the Congo, discussing how their immigrant expectations measure up to the reality of life in America. Stephanos makes keen observations of American race and class tensions, seeing similarities to his hometown of Addis Ababa. When Judith, a white woman, and Naomi, her mixed-race daughter, move into the neighbourhood, Stephanos finds tentative prospects for friendship beyond his African compatriots. Some descriptions of violence. Some descriptions of sex. Some strong language. c2007.The best of friends
Par Kathleen Conlon. 1984
Fanny, raised in working-class Lancashire, and Lorna, only child of a wretched couple from a posh suburb, meet at school.…
The women grow apart, but when Fanny suffers a breakdown, she re-enters Lorna's life. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1984.The beautiful daughters: a novel
Par Nicole Baart. 2015
Two best friends--soul sisters--experience a traumatic event and find themselves quite literally flung to opposite corners of the earth. Five…
years later, they return home to Iowa to confront the secrets that tore them apart and, hopefully, find redemption. 2015.The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club
Par Gil McNeil. 2009
Jo Mackenzie, newly widowed with two young sons and a perilous bank balance, leaves London to take over her Gran's…
wool shop in her seaside hometown. There, she finds unexpected comfort in a knitting group that meets to trade gossip and, occasionally, a new stitch. When a new man enters Jo's life, the knitting club has even more trouble confining the conversation to knit one, purl two. Some strong language. c2009.The battle for Duncragglin
Par Andrew H Vanderwal. 2009
Twelve-year-old Alex, whose parents disappeared on a trip to Scotland many years ago, is spending the summer there. He and…
three newfound friends want to discover the secret of a sealed cave along the coast. The secret is far more powerful than anything they could have imagined, as they're catapulted back to the late 13th century to find the Scottish rebel William Wallace fighting a guerrilla-style war against the British. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. Grades 5-8. c2009.The Babysitters Club collection 1 (Babysitters Collections)
Par Ann M Martin. 1998
Kristy's just had her best idea ever! But things don't always go to plan, and sometimes babysitting's only half the…
trouble... Who is the mysterious phantom caller that terrifies Claudia? And how can the babysitters club help Stacey with her secret problem? For Junior High readers. 1998.The air we breathe: a novel (Recorded Books inspirational)
Par Christa Parrish. 2013
At 17, Molly Fisk is unable to enjoy the preoccupations of other girls her age. Crippled by anxiety, Molly hides…
from life in the small-town museum she runs with her mother. Nurturing vague hopes of one day overcoming her fears and experiencing the great world beyond, Molly is startled by the appearance of a woman she befriended six years before - a woman who may hold the key to Molly becoming whole. 2013.The actor and the housewife
Par Shannon Hale. 2009
When Becky, a housewife with screenwriting dreams, attracts the interest of Felix, a Hollywood star, the two quickly become friends.…
Though the sexual tension is obvious, Becky has no intention of cheating on her husband - but would Felix cheat on his wife? As their friendship blossoms, rumours and suspicion threaten to derail their platonic love. 2009.