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L'humain de trop: roman
Par Dominique Nantel. 2010
Fasciola n'a pas le droit d'exister. Un enfant par famille, c'est tout. Sa mère, Sarah, a caché sa fille jusqu'à…
ce que des voisines jalouses menacent de la dénoncer. La frêle Fasciola, ignare du monde et de la méchanceté des hommes, s'enfuit et se rend à Cité-Sur-Mer, la ville flottante et houleuse où les morts engraissent les poissons qui eux engraissent les pélicans qui eux engraissent Là- bas, il y a des chambres qu'on loue à l'heure et il y a les hommes du docteur. Il y a Mitri, Bylie, Sweet et le vieux O'Bomsawin. Là-bas, il y des survivants, chacun à leur manière À Cité-Sur-Mer, il y a le mouvement squat et les appartements de riches. À Cité-Sur-Mer, il y a la mort qui rode... -- 4e couvGallica: l'intégrale de la trilogie
Par Henri Loevenbruck. 2008
« Dans le comté de Tolsanne, on raconte que, pendant la nuit de la Saint-Jean, un jeune homme marcha dans…
les flammes pour sauver un loup du bûcher. Son nom était Bohem, le fils du louvetier. Quatre ans plus tard, sa vie bascule : son village et sa famille sont massacrés par de mystérieux guerriers. Terrorisé, il s'enfuit, traqué par des forces sanguinaires dont il ne sait rien... » -- 4e de couvNation
Par Terry Pratchett. 2008
After a devastating tsunami, Mau, the sole survivor of his island village, joins forces with Daphne, a shipwrecked English girl.…
Their beach fire draws other refugees who band together to rebuild a community based on what they value most. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2008Trouble
Par Gary D Schmidt. 2008
Fourteen-year-old Henry, wishing to honor his older brother Franklin's dying request, sets out to hike Maine's Mount Katahdin with his…
best friend and dog. But they encounter the Cambodian refugee accused of fatally injuring Franklin--and learn that all is not as it seems. For junior and senior high readers. 2008Julia Gillian (Julia Gillian Ser.)
Par Alison McGhee. 2008
Nine-year-old Julia Gillian learns a lot about facing fear when she and her Saint Bernard, Bigfoot, take long walks through…
their Minneapolis neighborhood one hot summer. As she interacts with neighbors, Julia seeks the courage to finish reading a book that might have an unhappy ending. For grades 3-6. 2008The dead and the gone (Life As We Knew It #2)
Par Susan Beth Pfeffer. 2008
After a meteor hits the moon causing a series of horrific climate changes, seventeen-year-old Alex Morales must take care of…
his younger sisters alone in the chaos of New York City. Companion to Life as We Knew It (RC 65047, BR 18228). For junior and senior high readers. 2008Life as we knew it
Par Tony Johnston, Susan Beth Pfeffer, Barry Moser. 2006
Sixteen-year-old Miranda keeps a journal describing her family's struggle to survive after an asteroid hits the Moon and causes disastrous…
climate change on Earth. She records her feelings about losing contact with friends and the outside world, locating food, and keeping hope alive. For junior and senior high readers. 2006Annie invites her cousin Henry, his family, and his big dog Mudge to dress up and celebrate Annie's birthday at…
her house with her father and her pet rabbit Snowball. But Annie and Henry have different ideas about the meaning of dress-up. Three short chapters. For grades K-3. 2007Empire of bones
Par Liz Williams. 2002
India, 2030. Aliens arrive to integrate Earth into their empire. In exchange for a pardon and rights for the untouchable…
caste, ailing revolutionary Jaya Nihalani--a Receiver who can communicate with the visitors--acts as a liaison and discovers their true intent. Some violence and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2002Doomwyte: A Novel of Redwall (Redwall)
Par Brian Jacques. 2008
The Redwallers face dangerous villains in a treacherous hunt for long-lost treasure--the jeweled eyes of the great Doomwyte idol. The…
quest takes them into the caves beneath the wooded hill where Korvus Skurr, the black-feathered raven, dwells. For grades 5-8. 2008The widows of Eastwick
Par John Updike. 2008
Three decades after The Witches of Eastwick (RC 20906, BR 5835), the divorcées--Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie--have moved away, remarried, and…
become widows. They renew their friendships during trips to Egypt and China and decide to return to Eastwick--where some still remember them and wish them ill. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2008Annie wishes she had some friends to enjoy a dainty tea party with. Her cousin Henry helps her make a…
sign to start a club, and his idea works! Three short chapters. For grades K-3. 2008Orangutan tongs: poems to tangle your tongue
Par Jon Agee. 2008
Houndsley likes the quiet of winter's first snow, but Catina worries they will be snowed in and miss the concert…
they have been practicing for. However, the two friends still plan ways to enjoy this snowy day together. Three short chapters. For grades K-3. 2008How to be bad
Par E Lockhart. 2008
Florida teenage girls Mel, Jesse, and Vicks leave their summer jobs and head to Miami for the weekend to visit…
Vicks's boyfriend Brady at college. The three weather adventures including hurricanes and arguments about family problems but manage to remain friends. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2008Annie and Snowball and the cozy nest: the fifth book of their adventures (Annie and Snowball)
Par Cynthia Rylant. 2009
From the porch swing, Annie and her bunny Snowball spy a nest and watch to find out who is building…
it. Annie's father lifts her up to see the eggs inside. And finally one morning, they hear the baby birds chirping. Four short chapters. For grades K-3. 2009Houndsley and Catina
Par James Howe. 2006
After Catina, a cat, writes a disappointing book and Houndsley, a dog, loses a cooking contest, the two best friends…
find the right things to say to each other, because that's what best friends do. Three short chapters. For grades K-3. 2006Liberty: a Lake Wobegon novel (Lake Wobegon Ser.)
Par Garrison Keillor. 2008
Lake Wobegon citizens demand the resignation of tyrannical Fourth of July committee chairman Clint Bunsen. Meanwhile sixty-year-old Clint, who is…
married, receives shocking DNA results, has an affair with Angelica Pflame--the parade's former Miss Liberty--and contemplates a bid for congress. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2008The ghost sister
Par Liz Williams. 2001
Eleres is fiercely protective of his ailing sister, Mevennen--called a ghost by their people because of her disconnect from their…
world's natural energies. Seeking a cure, Eleres takes Mevennen into the wilderness, where they meet Shu, a gaian spirit whose hope for healing may come at a terrible price. 2001The diamond of Darkhold: The Fourth Book of Ember (Books of Ember #Bk. 4)
Par Jeanne DuPrau. 2008
Lina's trade with a roamer gains Doon a battered old book that alludes to a mysterious device. Lina and Doon…
return underground to Ember to retrieve the machine, hoping it will help their new community, Sparks. Companion to The People of Sparks (DB 60098). For grades 5-8. 2008