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Un massacre magnifique: roman historique
Par Camille Bouchard. 2010
" Entre le dernier voyage de Jacques Cartier (1542) et les premières incursions de Samuel de Champlain dans le Saint-Laurent…
(1603), il s'est écoulé plus de 60 ans. Cela ne signifie pas pour autant que la France était indifférente à l'égard du Nouveau Monde. Au contraire! Après la tentative d'établir la France antarctique au Brésil (1555), Gaspard II de Coligny, Amiral de Châtillon, envoie Jean Ribault en Floride en 1562. Cest un nouvel échec. Deux ans plus tard, en pleine guerre de religion, tandis que Ribault est emprisonné à la Tour de Londres, Coligny renvoie en Floride une poignée de huguenots sous la gouverne de René Goulaine de Laudonnière. Là encore, l'expérience tourne à la catastrophe.Alors qu'on se prépare à mettre un terme à ce projet de colonisation, Ribault, qui est libéré depuis peu, est mandaté pour prendre la tête de la troisième expédition (1565). Le projet aboutira-t-il enfin? " -- 4e de couvHeat
Par Mike Lupica. 2006
Star pitcher Michael Arroyo is banned from Little League baseball because rival coaches don't believe he's only twelve years old.…
An orphan whose birth certificate is back in Cuba, Michael is on the run from social services because he fears separation from his seventeen-year-old brother, Carlos. For grades 5-8. 2006Fame and glory in Freedom, Georgia
Par Barbara O'Connor. 2003
Sixth-grader "Bird" Weaver, an outcast at school, befriends Harlem Tate, the new kid in town, and together they enter the…
spelling bee. Harlem is considered dumb and difficult to like, but once he gets the eyeglasses he needs he begins to bloom. For grades 4-7. 2003Dashing through the snow
Par Mary Higgins Clark, Carol Higgins Clark. 2008
Regan Reilly, Alvirah Meehan, and their families come to Branscombe, New Hampshire, for a holiday festival. Although four local market…
employees won millions in a lottery, a fifth coworker who normally plays is missing. While searching for the missing man, Regan and Alvirah discover wrongdoing in the town. Bestseller. 2008Michelle: a biography
Par Liza Mundy. 2008
Washington Post staff writer describes Michelle Obama's life from childhood through her political journey of becoming America's first African American…
first lady. Discusses her being the child of a Chicago city worker; her Ivy League education and successful career; marriage to Barack, who calls her "the boss"; and motherhood. 2008Peak (A Peak Marcello Adventure)
Par Roland Smith. 2007
A New York City SWAT team arrests fourteen-year-old Peak Marcello for scaling a skyscraper. A judge places Peak on probation…
and allows him to accompany his father, a famous mountain climber, to Tibet, where Peak hopes to be the youngest person to climb Mount Everest. For grades 6-9. 2007Une femme fuyant l'annonce: roman
Par David Grossman. 2011
"Ora, une femme séparée depuis peu de son mari Ilan, quitte son foyer de Jérusalem et fuit la nouvelle tant…
redoutée : la mort de son second fils, Ofer, qui, sur le point de terminer son service militaire, s'est porté volontaire pour une opération d'envergure de vingt-huit jours dans une ville palestinienne. Comme pour conjurer le sort, elle décide de s'absenter durant cette période : tant que les messagers de la mort ne la trouveront pas, son fils sera sauf. La randonnée en Galilée qu'elle avait prévue avec Ofer, elle l'entreprend avec Avram, son amour de jeunesse, pour lui raconter son fils. Elle espère protéger son enfant par la trame des mots qui dessinent sa vie depuis son premier souffle, et lui éviter ainsi le dernier. À travers le destin bouleversant d'une famille qui tente à tout prix de préserver ses valeurs et ses liens affectifs, l'auteur nous relate l'histoire de son pays de 1967 à nos jours et décrit avec une force incomparable les répercussions de cet état de guerre permanent sur la psyché des Israéliens, leurs angoisses, leurs doutes, mais aussi la vitalité, l'engagement, et l'amour sous toutes ses formes." -- 4e de couvA bear named Trouble
Par Marion Dane Bauer. 2005
Ten-year-old Jonathan likes to imagine himself as various animals in the Alaska zoo where his father works. But when a…
wild brown bear kills his favorite white goose, Jonathan reports the incident to the media without thinking of the consequences to the bear. For grades 4-7. 2005Drums, girls, & dangerous pie
Par Jordan Sonnenblick. 2005
Eighth-grader Steven prefers drum practice over homework, has a crush on the hottest girl in his class, and wishes his…
five-year-old brother, Jeffrey, weren't so annoying. When Jeffrey is diagnosed with leukemia, Steven's world is turned upside down. For grades 5-8. 2004Clementine (Clementine Ser. #1)
Par Sara Pennypacker, Marla Frazee. 2006
Third-grader Clementine's disastrous week includes cutting her fourth-grade friend Margaret's long hair, chopping off her own hair, and frequenting the…
principal's office. Her little brother is the easy child, while Clementine, the difficult child, fears that her parents want to get rid of her. For grades 2-4. 2006Mary Poppins in the kitchen: a cookery book with a story (Mary Poppins Ser. #No. 6)
Par P. L Travers. 1975
On Cherry-Tree Lane, nanny Mary Poppins teaches the Banks children some of her favorite recipes from A to Z. Starting…
with Apple Brown Betty, she progresses through Irish Stew, Jam tarts, Shepherd's Pie, and Zodiac Cake. Includes a week of stories. For grades 4-7. 1975Unaccustomed earth
Par Jhumpa Lahiri. 2008
Eight short stories by Pulitzer Prize-winning author explore the nature of family and love. In the title story, a mother…
in Seattle nervously hosts her widowed father, who helps tend her garden but hides a secret. Bestseller. 2008Adam Canfield of the Slash (Adam Canfield of the Slash #1)
Par Michael Winerip. 2005
Middle-schoolers Jennifer and Adam, coeditors of the school newspaper, are on the lookout for front-page news. But it's third-grader Phoebe…
who delivers a major scoop to Adam--leading to an investigation of the principal. For grades 5-8. 2005Mick sex and rock'n roll
Par Christopher P Andersen. 2012
" Mick Jagger est l'une des grandes icônes rock de notre époque - extravagant, arrogant, inquiétant et fascinant - et…
pourtant il a juré de ne jamais écrire son autobiographie. Aujourd'hui, Christopher Andersen nous propose une biographie explosive après une enquête menée pendant plusieurs décennies auprès des amis de la star, de sa famille, des femmes de sa vie, des grands musiciens et magnats de l'industrie du disque. Tout y est dévoilé : les exploits sexuels de Jagger avec ses milliers de conquêtes féminines et masculines, son redoutable sens des affaires, qui lui a permis d'amasser une fortune dépassant les 400 millions de dollars, l'ampleur de son addiction aux drogues - cocaïne, LSD, haschich, amphétamines... Et, bien sûr, la relation étrange et ambivalente entre Mick Jagger et Keith Richards mais aussi les drames, les excès, la folie et le génie qui firent des Rolling Stones le plus grand groupe de rock'n'roll du monde. " -- 4e de couvJeremy Fink and the meaning of life
Par Wendy Mass. 2006
On his thirteenth birthday Jeremy receives a mysterious box from his father, who died five years ago. The gift is…
inscribed with the words "the meaning of life." Jeremy and his friend Lizzy try to find the four keys he needs to open the box. For grades 5-8. 2006Eggs
Par Jerry Spinelli. 2007
Quirky thirteen-year-old Primrose moves out of her fortune-telling mother's house and into an abandoned van. Nine-year-old David mourns his mother's…
death and resents his grandmother and absentee father. The two fragile kids forge a combative friendship through late night adventures and escapades. For grades 4-7. 2007No talking
Par Andrew Clements, Mark Elliott. 2007
Dave's experiment to remain silent all day fails when he yells at Lynsey. His claim that girls talk more than…
boys turns into a fifth-grade contest of no speaking, even in class. But the teachers and the principal don't like it. For grades 3-6. 2007The lucky one
Par Nicholas Sparks. 2008
While serving in Iraq, Logan Thibault finds a photo of a blonde woman wearing a "lucky lady" T-shirt. Oddly, the…
picture brings him luck--first with cards and then in battle. Still mystified about her five years later, Logan tracks down the lady--a single mom. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2008The wordy shipmates
Par Sarah Vowell. 2008
A history of the Puritan founders of New England. Contrasts Loyalist Massachusetts Bay Colony founder John Winthrop with earlier Plymouth…
settlers led by the Reverend John Cotton. Discusses the philosophies of Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson, colonists' conflicts with Native Americans, and the Puritans' influence on American values. Bestseller. 2008Red kayak
Par Priscilla Cummings. 2004
Maryland's Eastern Shore. After a neighbor's kayak accident, thirteen-year-old Brady goes from being hero-of-the-moment to dealing with the worst dilemma…
of his life. He must choose between being loyal to his best friends, J.T. and Digger, and doing what he knows is right--telling the truth. For grades 6-9. 2004