Résultats de recherche de titre
Articles 81 à 100 sur 2306
The vor game
Par Lois Bujold. 1993
Miles Vorkosigan, son of Lord Vorkosigan of the planet Barrayar, hasn't lost his knack for getting into trouble and embarrassing…
his family. Nevertheless, despite his physical disabilities, he graduates from the Imperial Academy, hoping for space duty. He is assigned to an arctic weather station instead. Even here he finds trouble, and he is reassigned across the galaxy for more unexpected adventuresDarksaber
Par Kevin Anderson. 1995
Luke Skywalker and Han Solo return to the desert planet Tatooine on a quest to restore Jedi powers to Luke's…
beloved Callista. Meanwhile, the Hutt crime syndicate, headed by Jabba's successor, Durga, is building a new death star to terrorize the galaxy, and the ever-vengeful Admiral Daala of the Empire is marshalling forces to crush the New Republic. Sequel to Champions of the Force (RC 40279, BR 10104). BestsellerThe night the heads came
Par William Sleator. 1996
Late one night, Leo is driving his friend Tim to catch a bus to New York. Instead, the car is…
stopped by aliens who let Leo go but keep Tim. Afterwards Tim must remember what happened and then convince himself, Leo's parents, and the police. For grades 6-9The crystal garden
Par Vicki Grove. 1995
Eliza's father has been dead for three years and her mother wants to get a new start in life. So…
they move to Gouge Eye, Missouri, with Mama's boyfriend Burl, whose group performs in nearby Branson. Eliza hopes she will be able to find some friends, but the only girl her age is Dierdre. Although the girls have some similarities, Dierdre seems more interested in a science project than a friend. For grades 5-8The winds of Mars
Par H. M Hoover. 1995
Teenager Annalyn Court is the daughter of the president of Mars and the commander of a star-probe vessel. She knows…
neither of her parents, but while in the military academy, she is sent a protector robot by her mother. Annalyn's half-brother Evan tells her the president and his children are replaced by androids at death. Annalyn is glad to have her robot as she tries to determine who is human and who is not. For grades 6-9 and older readersHarris and me: a summer remembered
Par Gary Paulsen. 1993
In the 1950s, two boys on a farm find all kinds of trouble and adventure. Told by one boy, whose…
parents are drunk a lot, the story begins when he goes to stay with his cousin Harris's family. The first day, he gets kicked in the groin and head by a demonic cow, battles a manic rooster, wrestles a pig in manure, rides monstrous horses, loses a bout with a lynx, and eats around twenty meals. Some strong language. For grades 6-9. 1993Door number three
Par Patrick O'Leary. 1995
A comely patient confides to therapist John Donelly that aliens have allowed her one year to convince a sane person…
that she is not of this earth. Donelly agrees to be that sane person and commences a bizarre year in which he falls in love, discovers the meaning of dreams, and saves the earth. Strong languageMirror dance
Par Lois Bujold. 1994
In this sequel to Brothers in Arms (BR 10666), Miles Vorkosigan discovers that his clone-brother and rival, Mark, has impersonated…
Admiral Naismith and led a raid on planet Jackson's Whole. When the mission goes awry, Miles is killed and put in cryogenic suspension. Mark revives his brother's body, then falls victim to an old foeCetaganda
Par Lois Bujold. 1996
While Miles Vorkosigan and his dim-witted cousin Ivan are on a diplomatic mission to the Cetaganda Empire, the Cetagandan empress…
dies. After another mysterious death, Miles investigates and is drawn into a treacherous game of court politics and romance in an alien landRandom acts of senseless violence
Par Jack Womack. 1993
The diary of twelve-year-old Lola Hart records the crises of her deteriorating family life in a crumbling, futuristic New York…
City. When misfortune forces her family to move to the poor and violent Upper East Side, Lola takes to the mean streets with the Death Angels, a girls' gang. Some strong languageBrothers in arms: a Vorkosigan adventure
Par Lois Bujold. 1989
Just as he is lamenting the peace that has idled his Dendarii Free Mercenary Fleet, Miles discovers that brigands have…
stolen the Dendarii payroll. The fact that he himself has been cloned presents Miles with the additional problem of unraveling his personal identities and loyalties. Violence and strong language15 secrets to survival
Par Natalie Richards. 2023
New York Times bestselling author Natalie D. Richards's middle grade debut about a group of four classmates forced to navigate…
the wilderness for an extra credit project with nothing but the pages of a survival handbook — and each other — to save them. When classmates Baxter, Abigail, Turner and Emerson break a school rule, they’re forced to travel to the middle of nowhere for an extra credit project. They think things can’t get much worse. After all, how will learning to survive in the wilderness help them stay out of trouble in school? What starts off as a weekend of team building takes a scary turn when their instructor goes missing and they are given nothing but pages of a survival guide to complete a series of challenges. They soon learn the woods around them have unexpected surprises. Will they discover a way to work together to find their teacher and overcome the dangers of winter in the mountains? A recommended choice for classroom discussions on earth science and educators looking for survival books for kidsThe apartment house on poppy hill (Apartment House on Poppy Hill #1)
Par Nina LaCour. 2023
A charming new audiobook by bestselling author Nina LaCour Welcome to 1106 Wildflower Place: It is no ordinary apartment house,…
but you, listener, are no ordinary visitor. So, please, come in! Two new tenants have just arrived, and nine-year-old Ella is determined to help them settle in. Who better to teach them about the glitchy lights and the nighttime noises? After all, Ella knows all the neighbors. Well, almost all. No one has met the mysterious Robinsons who live on the top floor. Will a special neighborly celebration change all that? This bighearted audiobook by bestselling author Nina LaCour celebrates community, friendship, family, and home. It is a place of walking dogs that aren’t yours, keeping surprises secret, and making everyone feel welcome. Here, the eccentric joy of Armistead Maupin’s Tales of The City merges seamlessly with the antic fun of Ivy + Bean , the family tenderness of The Penderwicks , and the madcap adventure of Eloise in an irresistible story that will leave you eager for the next one!Mysterium
Par Robert Wilson. 1994
Two Rivers, Michigan, is the site of a government facility that is conducting tests on a strange artifact found in…
Turkey in 1989. Then in the early dawn hours of a Saturday in late May, the town vanishes. The residents awake to find themselves in a town without modern technology and governed by a powerful, repressive church. Some violenceThe crystal star
Par Vonda McIntyre. 1994
While Princess Leia attempts to rescue her kidnapped children from a power-mad Empire loyalist, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo investigate…
a space-bending crystalline star that causes a disruption in the Force and adversely affects Luke's Jedi powers. And on a nearby planet, Luke and Han meet a charismatic alien with miraculous healing powers whose intentions are unclear. A Star Wars novelWrapped in a riddle
Par Sharon Heisel. 1993
While her biologist parents are off on a research trip, Miranda is staying with her grandmother (GrandAnn) in her bed-and-breakfast…
inn. GrandAnn likes riddles and Mark Twain; the rooms in her inn are named after his characters. Before long, Miranda and her new school friends have a real-life riddle to solve. Who bopped the inn's housekeeper on the head and stole letters written by Mark Twain? For grades 4-7Make a wish, Molly
Par Barbara Cohen, Miriam Cohen, Jan Jones. 1994
Molly is still adjusting to life in America when she learns about the custom of celebrating birthdays. But her first…
invitation to a birthday party comes during Passover, and Molly can't eat any of the beautiful cake. Embarrassed and unhappy, Molly feels left out until her own birthday produces several surprises. Sequel to Molly's Pilgrim (DB 21685, BR 5741). For grades 2-4 and older readersCat running
Par Zilpha Snyder. 1994
Last year Cat Kinsey was the fastest runner in her school, and she hopes to be again this year. But…
when her father refuses to let her wear slacks to race in, even though girls are wearing them in the 1930s, Cat decides not to race at all. Some of her friends think she is afraid to race against Zane Perkins, who lives in a nearby dust-bowl camp. But one stormy night both Cat and Zane find themselves in a race to save a life. For grades 3-6Stupid Cupid (Holiday Five)
Par Ilene Cooper. 1995
At twelve Maddy Donalson is bigger than her mother, who keeps urging her to diet. Maddy decides that might be…
a way to attract new student Mickey Torres. Meanwhile, Maddy and her four friends from camp, who get together every holiday, plan a Valentine's party. And Mickey agrees to come! Now if Maddy's plans to fix up a date for her widowed mother work out, everything will be perfect. For grades 3-6Looking for Jamie Bridger
Par Nancy Springer. 1995
At fourteen, Jamie wants to know who her real parents are. Her question brings an unexpected and horrified response from…
her grandparents, with whom she lives. Jamie sets out to find some answers and discovers that her grandparents have a son whom they never discuss because he is gay. As Grandma begins to withdraw, Jamie becomes more determined in her search. For grades 5-8