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Par Walter Scott, Claire Lamont. 1830
Jeanie Deans, a peasant girl, is the heroine of this eighteenth-century novel that revolves around a Scottish prison. Jeanie treks…
from Edinburgh to London to gain a pardon for her sister Effie, falsely accused of child-murder, but Effie escapes with her lover. Meanwhile, when John Porteous, a guard condemned for murder, is reprieved by the queen, a mob takes justice into its own hands. 1982, 1830.Par Jane Austen. 1818
Anne Elliot has been persuaded to break off her engagement, but meets Wentworth again after some time, and the story…
is concerned with the gradual revival of his passion for her. 1818.Par Honoré De Balzac. 1983
Entre un pauvre père pris de passion pour ses filles, une femme du monde jetant ses derniers feux avant de…
quitter l'arène et un inquiétant prédateur, philosophe de l'obscur à ses heures, un jeune provincial apprend jusqu'au dégot l'âpre chemin de la réussite. Car le parcours qui mène d'une sordide pension au Paris aristocratique passe par la pauvreté, l'ingratitude, le crime, la vanité et l'égoïsme. (Réenregistré) 1983, c1835.Par Andrew McNab. 2006
Kevin has spent enough quiet nights in watching TV and decides he'd like a night out. He's not talking about…
a pint and a packet of peanuts down at the local. He's going to attempt to pull off a daring bank roberry single handed. Kevin is about to take a heart-thumping step into the unknown. For junior high readers. 2006.Par Charles Dickens, Paul Schlicke. 1995
Par André Markowicz, Fedor Mikhaïlovitch Dostoïevski. 2007
Par André Markowicz, Fedor Mikhaïlovitch Dostoïevski. 2006
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.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.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.Par Jane Austen. 2002
The entertaining novel has been popular since its original publication in 1813. The observation and characterization are more important than…
the plot, which deals with the five daughters of an English country family and their romantic affairs. 2002.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.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.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.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.Par Alan Gibbons. 2008
The story of a boy's journey to becoming a professional footballer. Will the advice of 5 of Manchester United's greats…
help him achieve his dream? Jimmy has always dreamed of becoming a pro footballer and gets one step closer when he's invited to go for a trial for the Man U Academy! A must for football fans everywhere. Summer Reading Challenge 2015. This is a high interest, low reading age book for reluctant readers with a reading age of 7+ and interest age of 9+. 2012, c2008.Par Chris Wooding. 2015
The Lazarus Serum can bring you back from the dead - but when you come back you've changed - you're…
a Pale, an outcast. It's the last thing Jed wants, but an accident changes everything and Jed's forced to discover the true cost of living forever. This is a high interest, low reading age book for reluctant readers with a reading age of 7+ and interest age of 11+. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2015.Par Victor Hugo. 1996
Par Iris Howden. 2003
Amy and Aneeta are best friends in their Design course. When they are asked to sew squares for a quilt…
to hang in the town hall, they think it will be boring. But after local riots break out, the quilt takes on a new meaning. This book is part of the Livewire youth fiction series. Livewire youth fiction is a series of exciting stories about the issues, dramas and challenges of being young. They provide teenagers/adult interest level fiction and non-fiction for those with reading ages below 10, or adult students learning English as a second language. 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 and older readers. 2003.Par James Fenimore Cooper. 1994
A story of the French and Indian War at Fort William Henry in 1757. Around this historical event, Cooper built…
a fiction based on the adventures of Leatherstocking and his Indian friends. Sequel to "The Deerslayer". 1826.