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Hornblower and the Hotspur
Par C. S Forester. 1962
Commander Hornblower marries in England and soon afterward sails for duty off the French coast. War breaks out with France…
involving Hornblower in several sea battles and in a land raid, which destroys a French signal station. Sequel to Lieutenant Hornblower (BR 11553)A year down yonder
Par Richard Peck, Steve Cieslawski. 2000
During the 1937 recession fifteen-year-old Mary Alice from Chicago is sent to live with feisty Grandma Dowdel in rural Illinois.…
There she learns about small-town ways and grows to love her grandmother. Sequel to A Long Way from Chicago (DB 50305, BR 12129). For grades 6-9. Newbery Medal. Bestseller. 2000The pickup artist
Par Terry Bisson. 2001
In the not-too-distant future, federal deletion agent Hank Shapiro confiscates and destroys outdated books, movies, recordings, and paintings to make…
room on the market for more. But he becomes obsessed with an old Hank Williams album and meets an underground group dedicated to preserving past culture. Some violence and some strong language. 2001The cat who went up the creek
Par Lilian Braun. 2002
Columnist James Qwilleran and his two Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum, take a vacation at the nearby Nutcracker Inn…
in Moose County. Soon two murders, a heart attack, and a suicide occur. With his pets' help Quill breaks the case while gathering news for the paper. Bestseller. 2002Nuit noire
Par L. Beach. 1997
Arthur, aveugle, accompagné de son chien Lord, vient d'emménager au pensionnat de Chilleen. Ce dernier se trouve près d'un village…
indien hanté qu'Arthur visite. Des événements bizarres se produisent alors qui menacent sa vie. Et son chien réagit fortement à son nouvel environnement. [SDMMaura's angel (An Avon Camelot book)
Par Lynne Banks. 1984
On her way home from her Belfast school, Maura is knocked flat by a bomb's blast. When she looks around,…
she is amazed to see a naked girl who looks just like her. Maura must teach this new acquaintance to walk, eat, and even sleep. In return, Maura and her family experience wonderful changes while in her presence. For grades 4-7Deceptions (Star Wars Ser. #Bk. 1 Special Edition)
Par Jude Watson. 2001
Shock
Par Robin Cook. 2001
Harvard coeds Deborah Cochrane and Joanna Meissner fund a stay in Venice for academic pursuits by donating ova to the…
Wingate Infertility Clinic. Later Joanna, seeking to learn what happened to her gametes, convinces Deborah to help her investigate. They don't like their findings. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2001Going after Cacciato
Par Tim O'Brien. 1978
This tough but lyric novel relates the saga of an American soldier in Vietnam who goes AWOL and heads for…
Paris with the rest of his squad pursuing him. Strong language. National Book AwardThe night flyers (History Mysteries, American Girl)
Par Elizabeth Jones. 1999
North Carolina, 1918. While her father is away fighting in World War I, twelve-year-old Pam tends his homing pigeons. When…
a stranger with a foreign accent offers to buy all of her birds, she suspects him of being a German spy. For grades 3-6. Edgar Allan Poe Award. 1999Tomorrowland: ten stories about the future
Par Michael Cart. 1999
In honor of the new millennium these ten short stories by noted authors describe visions of past and future times.…
In James Cross Giblin's "Night of the Plague" a young monk in the year 1000 ponders the night sky and the end of the world. For grades 6-9. 1999Lonely on the mountain
Par Louis L'Amour. 2000
The saga of the Sacketts continues as Tyrel and Tell help cousin Logan herd eleven hundred steers across the desolate…
Dakota plains to the gold-mining country of British Columbia. Sequel to Treasure Mountain (RC 23518, BR 2412). Bestseller. 1980A new song
Par Jan Karon. 1999
The Bishop assigns Father Tim, now retired, to fill in as interim priest on North Carolina's coastal island Whitecap. He…
is reluctant to leave his old friends in Mitford, but does keep in touch. However, he quickly finds his place at St. John's in the Grove. Sequel to Out to Canaan (DB 44958, BR 12272). Bestseller24 hours
Par Greg Iles. 2000
Will and Karen Jennings's child is taken by serial kidnapper John Hickey. While his cousin watches five-year-old Abby, and his…
wife guards Will in his convention hotel room, Hickey plans a night with Karen. Until now the children have not been harmed, but this time Hickey's vengeful. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2000Cast two shadows: the American revolution in the South (Great Episodes Ser.)
Par Ann Rinaldi. 1998
South Carolina colony, 1780. Caroline Whitaker, fourteen, is a virtual house prisoner of the British after her rebel father is…
jailed. Men from both sides maraud through the countryside spreading terror. But she and her slave grandmother venture out to rescue Caroline's brother Johnny. Some violence. For grades 6-9. 1998Brazen virtue
Par Nora Roberts. 2001
Mystery writer Grace McCabe comes to Washington, D.C., to visit her sister, Kathleen, hoping for rest and a sisterly bond.…
But everything changes when Kathleen, who works at night as a phone-sex operator, is strangled to death. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1988Mirror image
Par Danielle Steel. 1998
Born in 1893 and now in their twenties, identical twins Olivia and Victoria Henderson are often confused with one another.…
But reliable Olivia has always rescued the adventurous Victoria from her escapades. Then Victoria gets herself into a scrape from which Olivia can't save her unless they trade identities. BestsellerSionrah: 1, Les héritières (Tous continents)
Par Line Bordeleau. 2009
"Dans ce récit fantastique qui vous tiendra en haleine du début à la fin, se côtoient des phénomènes tels que…
la télékinésie, la télépathie, le don de clairvoyance et plusieurs autres facultés extrasensorielles. Vous ne pourrez plus vaquer à vos occupations régulières sans avoir obtenu le fin mot de l'histoire. D'autant plus que la treizième prophétie est inspirée d'un écrit véritable, rédigé il y a près de 1 000 ans par un dénommé Jean de Vézelay, plus connu sous le nom de Jean de Jérusalem et qui aurait même inspiré un certain Nostradamus..." -- 4e de couvTyranaël: 2 : Le jeu de la perfection
Par Élisabeth Vonarburg. 1996
Saga de science-fiction. Le cinquième et dernier tome résoud toutes les énigmes. La Terre surpeuplée essaime sur la planète Tyranaël…
où habite un être qui a vu "en rêve" la dramatique arrivée des Etrangers. L'auteure qui sait combiner le "réalisme de la science-fiction avec des études de caractère intensément dramatiques" (The Montreal Downtowner) jouit d'une réputation des plus enviables tant dans le monde francophone qu'anglophone. La critique souligne également sa capacité à concilier le sérieux, le luxuriant et le poétique. [SDMThe Mitford snowmen: a Christmas story
Par Jan Karon. 2001