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Tempête sur la Caniapiscau (Ethnos ; #3)
Par Diane Bergeron. 2006
Qajack est un jeune Inuk de 15 ans très attaché à son coin de pays et aux coutumes ancestrales. Quand…
une tempête s'abat sur la rivière Caniapiscau, Qajack devra puiser dans les enseignements de son grand-père pour aider sa communauté à rétablir le fragile équilibre naturel le long du cours d'eau obstrué de barrages. Quelques descriptions de violence. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 2006.The big book of western action stories
Par Jon Tuska. 1995
With selections by the premier short story writers of the genre, the reader will travel down the "Trail of the…
lonely gun", with Les Savage Jr., will witness "The strange ride of Perry Woodstock", by Max Brand, and will be introduced to Frank Bonham's "Border man". Also included are stories by Luke Short, Ernest Haycox, Ryerson Johnson, and many others. 1995.The bird and the blade
Par Megan Bannen. 2018
As a slave in the Kipchak Khanate, Jinghua has lost everything: her home, her family, her freedom--until the kingdom is…
conquered by enemy forces and she finds herself an unlikely conspirator in the escape of Prince Khalaf and his irascible father across the vast Mongol empire. For junior and senior high readers. 2018.The birth house
Par Ami McKay. 2006
Young Dora Rare befriends Marie Babineau, the local midwife, who wants Dora as her successor. After initial reluctance and intensive…
training, Dora is left the practice on the eve of her marriage to Archer Bigelow. When Dr. Gilbert Thomas arrives with the promise of fast, painless childbirth, Dora is determined, despite fierce opposition, to protect the birthing traditions and women's wisdom that have been passed down to her. Some descriptions of violence and strong language. Descriptions of sex. Winner of the 2007 OLA Evergreen Award. Canada Reads 2011. 2006.The bishop's man
Par Linden MacIntyre. 2009
Father Duncan MacAskill is called The Exorcist, for at his bishop's bidding he drives out priests who molest children to…
discreet clinics or far-off parishes. When MacAskill is sent to a rural parish in his native Cape Breton, he encounters a troubled young man who appears to be the victim of a notorious priest. MacAskill, struggling with his own demons, is determined to help this man, regardless of the consequences for the church. Strong language and some descriptions of sex and violence. Winner of the 2009 Scotiabank Giller Prize. 2009.Sur la piste de l'étoile (Abel et Léo. #3.)
Par Lucie Bergeron. 2002
Si les voyages forment la jeunesse, comme le veut l'adage, les jeunes lecteurs de sept ans et plus seront bien…
servis avec "Sur la piste de l'étoile". L'auteure les invite à retrouver Abel et son grand-père Léo en Inde ! Parti rejoindre son grand-père, Abel a la chance de vivre son premier voyage en avion avec tout ce que ça comporte d'exaltation et d'inconnu. Lorsqu'on quitte le Québec pour la première fois et qu'on s'envole pour les Indes, on ne peut qu'être dépaysé ! Suite de "Léo Coup-de-vent!", suivi de "Un tigron en mission". Années 2-4. 2002.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 bear: a novel
Par Claire Cameron. 2014
Told from the point of view of a six-year-old child, this is the story of Anna and her little brother,…
Stick, two young children forced to fend for themselves in Algonquin Park after a black bear attacks their parents. 2014.The best of times
Par Penny Vincenzi. 2009
Jonathan is a surgeon returning from a liaison with his mistress, Abi, and Georgia is an actress going to an…
audition along with her agent Linda. Toby and Barney are on their way to a stag party, Mary is going to the airport to meet her first love, farmer William watches the drama unfold across the hill, and Emma is also a surgeon. One heartbeat in time, and all their lives will be totally transformed. Descriptions of sex and violence and strong language. 2009.The assassin's curse (Blackthorn Key. #3.)
Par Kevin Sands. 2017
When Christopher Rowe's code-breaking uncovers the true target of an assassination attempt, he and his friends are ordered to Paris…
to investigate a centuries-old curse on the French throne. And when they learn an ancient treasure is promised to any assassin who succeeds, they realize the entire royal family is at stake—as well as their own lives. Grades 4-7. Winner of the 2018 Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People. 2017.The bamboo sword
Par Margi Preus. 2015
Japan, 1853. Yoshi is a Japanese boy who dreams of becoming a samurai, but as part of the serving class,…
Yoshi can never become a warrior. He is taken up by Manjiro and becomes his servant and secret watchdog. Meanwhile, Commodore Matthew Perry and his USS Susquehanna squadron of steamships arrive in Edo Bay demanding "diplomatically" that Japan open its ports to foreign trade. Aboard the commodore's flagship is a cabin boy, Jack, who becomes separated from his American companions while on shore. When he and Yoshi cross paths, they set out on a grand adventure to get Jack back to his ship before he is discovered by the shogun's samurai. Grades 3-6. Companion to “Heart of a Samurai”. 2015.The Avengers assemble: the junior novelization
Par Thomas Macri. 2014
Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. are faced with a foe no single person can defeat. So Fury sets out to bring…
together Earth's mightiest heroes and form the Avengers! Join Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, the Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye as they battle the Asgardian trickster known as Loki, who plans to unleash a dangerous and powerful force upon the Earth. If Loki succeeds, the world as we know it will change forever--for the worse. Can the Avengers work together and rescue mankind from this vile villain's cruel grip? Or will Loki disassemble this new team and become ruler of Earth? Grades 3-6. 2014. Uniform title: Marvel's The Avengers (Motion picture : 2012)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 Baltic gambit: an Alan Lewrie naval adventure (Alan Lewrie naval adventure series ; #15)
Par Dewey Lambdin. 2009
1801. Captain Alan Lewrie, newly acquitted of slave stealing, takes command of the frigate Thermopylae and heads for the Baltic.…
Lewrie hosts a Russian peace delegation and joins the Battle of Copenhagen. Sequel to "Troubled Waters". Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2009.The aquanauts
Par John Lunn. 2005
Fifteen-year-old Greta travels with her brilliant father to a laboratory on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Her father has…
created a man-made black hole, but an accident with it spins her dad, along with all the other scientists, billions of years into the future, trapping in a particle of time. Three other kids live on the habitat, and, calling themselves the Aquanauts, they band together with Greta to travel through time in a frantic attempt to save their parents and themselves from being locked under the sea for eternity. For junior and senior high readers. Some descriptions of violence. 2005.The architects are here
Par Michael Winter. 2007
When a freak accident blows out the windows of novelist Gabriel English's apartment, driving a billboard into his bed, he…
is forced to come to terms with the disappearance of his lover Nell. He returns home to Newfoundland with his childhood friend David, and discovers that Nell may be implicated in injuring David's father. The friendship between Gabriel and David is tested, there are revelations, confrontations, and a denouement with the Hurley clan, a family both men have feared since childhood. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex, some violence. 2007.Tenderfoot
Par Mary E Trimble. 2010
Washington State, 1980. Corrie Stephens, a divorced travel writer, is eager to learn about ranch life, but reluctant to become…
involved - it's just not worth the heartache. Rancher J McClure, on the other hand, has been alone too long. Then things get complicated with the eruption of Mount St. Helens. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2009.The adventures of Miss Petitfour
Par Anne Michaels. 2015
Miss Petitfour enjoys having adventures that are just the right size - fitting into a single, magical day. She is…
an expert at baking and eating fancy iced cakes, and her favourite mode of travel is "par avion." On windy days, she takes her sixteen cats out for an airing. With the aid of her favorite tea party tablecloth as a makeshift balloon, Miss Petitfour and her charges fly over her village, having many little adventures along the way. Grades 2-4. 2015.Terror at Turtle Mountain
Par Penny Draper. 2006
It's 4:00 am, April 29, 1903, and Nathalie lies awake in her coal town at the base of Turtle Mountain,…
listening for a train - the Spokane Flyer, bringing her cousin for a visit. Instead, Nathalie hears rocks tumbling down the mountain onto the town and the railway track. As she helps search for survivors, desperate questions fill her mind: how many have died? Will the men inside the mine be safe? And will the train be stopped in time? Grades 4-7. 2006.The alien that ate my socks (Hoolie and the Hooligans. #1.)
Par Brandon Dorman. 2016
Henry and his brothers Hank and Hector are simply trying to get in all the fun they can before school…
starts, when a purple alien monster shows up and messes up their plans. Grades 3-6. 2016.