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Squids will be squids: fresh morals, beastly fables
Par Jon Scieszka. 1998
Eighteen modern fables with fresh morals about bossy, sneaky, funny, annoying, "dim-bulb" people--all disguised as animals to avoid hurting anyone's…
feelings. Topics include homework, using the telephone on the right occasion, friendship, and dinner-table talk. For grades 3-6The world out there: becoming part of the lesbian and gay community
Par Michael Ford. 1996
The author presents a young adult's guide to understanding and becoming a part of the gay and lesbian community. Discusses…
dating, sex, music, information sources, and educational opportunities. Offers portraits of gay subcultures in major American cities. For senior high and older readersJ'ai commencé mon éternité: survivre au déclin de l'autre
Par Édith Fournier. 2007
"Dans ce vibrant témoignage, Édith Fournier nous confie son cheminement aux côtés d'un conjoint atteint d'un grave processus de dégénérescence…
neurologique, conjugaison de symptômes des maladies d'Alzheimer et de Parkinson. Ce compagnon tant aimé, c'est Michel Moreau, cinéaste de métier, artiste d'âme et créateur sensible. La pensée que livre ici l'auteure témoigne de sa transformation intérieure, forage de l'âme d'autant plus profond que les deuils sont immenses : perte chez cet homme puissant des fonctions élémentaires : mémoire, orientation, marche, langage... impuissance devant l'inéluctable, impatiences et culpabilité, colères et doute, besoin d'aide et perte d'intimité, angoisse de séparation et grands silences, etc. À travers ces embûches, quelques lueurs, des petits bonheurs, une infinie tendresse, des étonnements. Histoire d'amour et de métamorphose, récit philosophique autant que méditation du quotidien, ce livre s'adresse à tous ceux qui cherchent à nourrir leur réflexion dans cet étrange parcours auprès de tout grand malade engagé sur la voie de l'éternité." -- 4e de couvThe death of Adam: essays on modern thought
Par Marilynne Robinson. 1998
A selection of contrarian writings on religion, history, and social issues, intended to inform and enlighten contemporary discourse. Asserts that…
intellectual life in late-1990s society is "short on substance" and obsessed with the marketplace. Presents essays that give historical context for rethinking modern culture. 1998Number the stars: A Newbery Award Winner
Par Lois Lowry. 1989
For ten-year-old Annemarie, life in occupied Copenhagen in 1943 is not much changed by the war--until the Nazi persecution of…
Danish Jews begins. Annemarie's family helps a Jewish friend by having her pose as Annemarie's dead sis- ter. When a packet must be taken to the captain of a ship smuggling Jews to Sweden, Annemarie learns that being brave means "not thinking about the dangers. Just thinking about what you must do." For grades 3-6 and older readers. Newbery Medal. 1989Taking retirement: a beginner's diary
Par Carl Klaus. 1999
English professor recalls his dread of leaving the work force and the decision to follow his own advice to students--keep…
a journal. Chronicles his initial fears and gradual acceptance of the loss of status and identity, as well as the admitted joys of a trip to the Rockies with his wife. 1999Consumer rites: the buying & selling of American holidays
Par Leigh Schmidt. 1995
A social study of the origin and evolution of U.S. holidays into highly commercialized events that clash with religious practices…
and the original intent. Includes chapters on Christmas and Easter, and covers Mother's, Father's, and St. Valentine's Days, as well as Halloween. Provides brief information on recent innovations such as Kwanzaa and Earth DayHeroin
Par Geraldine Woods. 1994
Discusses the history and usage of the powerful narcotic drug derived from opium poppies. Explains various aspects of addiction and…
describes treatments used to kick the habit. For junior and senior high readersCamp Nowhere (The nightmare Room Ser. #No. 9)
Par R. L Stine. 2001
Nothing has been going right for Russell at summer camp, and he's tired of being called a wimp. But as…
a senior camper, he has to ride a canoe over Forbidden Falls. Legend says it's haunted by others who disappeared there. Could that be true? For grades 5-8. 2001Teenage wasteland: suburbia's dead end kids
Par Donna Gaines. 1998
Sociologist probes the causes of teenage alienation with an investigation into the 1987 suicide pact of four teenagers in Bergenfield,…
New Jersey. Posits that the culture of a typical high school, with its social stratification and worship of athletes, works to the detriment of the majority of students and contributes to violence. Strong languageFrom dawn to decadence: 500 years of western cultural triumph and defeat, 1500 to the present
Par Jacques Barzun. 2000
A description of major achievements in Western art, thought, manners, morals, and religion from the Protestant Reformation to the late…
twentieth century. Profiles major figures in cultural and social revolutions, including Luther, Cromwell, Mozart, and Rousseau. Explores evidence of what the author views as a decline in Europe and America. 2000Lost in the system
Par Charlotte Lopez. 1996
Lopez, who became Miss Teen USA in 1992, tells of spending her entire childhood in foster care after being taken…
as a toddler from a mother she describes as mentally unbalanced. Although her sister is adopted by their foster parents, Lopez is seventeen before she is adopted by another couple. Some strong languageStiffed: the betrayal of the American man
Par Susan Faludi. 1999
Prize-winning journalist reassesses the masculine role in U.S. society. Focuses on men born after World War II who feel angry…
at the discrepancy between perceived promises and the reality of their existence. Begins at a domestic violence meeting and progresses to numerous interviews with individuals in a wide range of occupations. BestsellerLes putains du diable: le procès en sorcellerie des femmes
Par Armelle Le Bras-Chopard. 2006
"[...] Du XVe à la fin du XVIIe siècle, les aveux des sorcières, rapportés par les inquisiteurs et les magistrats,…
alimentent la démonologie : c'est par l'accouplement avec Satan que les sorcières obtiendraient leurs pouvoirs maléfiques. La sorcellerie : un "crime" de femmes? Elles ont fourni 80% des condamnés au bûcher. Pour Armelle Le Bras-Chopard, loin d'être secondaires, la féminité et le fantasme de sa dangerosité seraient le mobile même de cette persécution. Un phénomène plus politique que religieux, aboutissant à la construction au masculin de l'Etat moderne, et qui disparaîtra une fois les femmes assujetties sous la Loi. Aujourd'hui, avec la place grandissante des femmes dans l'espace public, les sorcières seraient-elles de retour? Pourquoi avoir peur de la mixité des sexes? Il ne s'agit pas de "partager le gâteau", simplement d'en modifier la recette, sans craindre qu'une sorcière y introduise quelque poison diabolique!" -- 4e de couvFiguring out Frances
Par Gina Willner-Pardo. 1999
Abigail is bothered by two mysteries at the start of the fourth grade. One, why does her Grandmother with Alzheimer's…
disease now call Abigail Frances? And, two, why did her best friend, Travis Mooney, change so much when he transferred to her school this year? For grades 4-7Fear games (The nightmare Room Ser. #No. 1)
Par R. L Stine. 2001
April Powers is one of twelve top students invited to an isolated Caribbean island for two weeks. Besides attending talks…
by visiting celebrities, they will participate in a Life Games competition for a large cash prize. But the group also faces an unanticipated evil challenge. For grades 5-8. 2001Hail Babylon!: in search of the American city at the end of the millennium
Par Andrei Codrescu. 1998
The author, a "transylvanian in Dixieland," celebrates the lure of American cities with their energy and multicultural denizens. Describes his…
tour of New Orleans, Little Rock, and points west. Laments the destruction caused by freeways, sterile architecture, and politicians; notes with hope the use of bookstores as meeting places. 1998Scare school
Par R. L Stine. 2001
Nervous new student Sam Waterbury doesn't like the old prison-looking Wilton Middle School. He feels even worse in the empty…
hallway when he encounters a hissing, three-foot-high, green rat creature with a HUMAN face! For grades 5-8. 2001Presents debates on gun control, abortion, affirmative action, alcohol, the death penalty, assisted suicide, genetic engineering, and smoking. Each section…
includes six essays--three supporting and three opposing the topic. For senior high readers. 2000Don't forget me!
Par R. L Stine. 2000
Danielle wishes she were an only child and that her pesky little brother Peter would disappear. But she regrets that…
wish after she hypnotizes him while their parents are away and Peter begins to forget who he is. For grades 5-8. 2000