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Par François X Côté. 2006
Le narrateur, qui est devenu homme tronc à cinq ans, suite à une rencontre malencontreuse avec une souffleuse, tente de…
trouver à travers l'écriture un exutoire à ses rêves. Prix Robert-Cliche 2006.Par Jean-Paul Dubois. 1999
Par Pierre-Marc Drouin. 2010
Jeune homme au passé lourd, Jean-François Gagnon peut enfin réaliser son rêve: changer de peau! A vingt ans, ses études…
universitaires l'obligent à quitter sa région natale au profit de la grande métropole. Finie la petite vie de banlieue dans un trou comme Sainte-Anne. Finie la persécution. Finie l'humiliation. Maintenant, c'est vive Montréal, les colocs, les filles et les manifs pour le plaisir de mettre le feu aux poubelles! Et Jean-François est bien déterminé à se reconstruire de A à Z. Quelques descriptions de nature sexuelle. c2010.Par Henriette Major. 1988
Tout au long de ses aventures et dans un langage bien à elle, Sophie nous livre son point de vue…
sur le monde en général et sur sa famille en particulier. On peut n'être pas d'accord avec Sophie, mais on ne peut s'empêcher de la trouver attachante. Années 2 à 4. 1988.Par Jonathan Bécotte. 2017
"Souffler dans la cassette" est un roman poétique qui dépeint l'amitié entre deux gamins du primaire. Leurs jeux, leurs aventures…
sont les racines des hommes qu'ils deviendront. Ce livre de Jonathan Bécotte arrache au lecteur des sourires parfois attendris, parfois nostalgiques, et celui-ci se surprend à vouloir retourner à l'époque de son enfance. Avec fulgurance, le récit fait passer le narrateur de la naïveté de ses premiers jours d'école aux tremblements de sa première vraie peine d'amour. Années 3-6. 2017.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)Par Dinaw Mengestu. 2007
In his store in a neighbourhood of Washington, D.C., Ethiopian immigrant Stepha Stephanos regularly meets with fellow Africans Ken the…
Kenyan and Joe from the Congo, discussing how their immigrant expectations measure up to the reality of life in America. Stephanos makes keen observations of American race and class tensions, seeing similarities to his hometown of Addis Ababa. When Judith, a white woman, and Naomi, her mixed-race daughter, move into the neighbourhood, Stephanos finds tentative prospects for friendship beyond his African compatriots. Some descriptions of violence. Some descriptions of sex. Some strong language. c2007.Par Kathleen Conlon. 1984
Fanny, raised in working-class Lancashire, and Lorna, only child of a wretched couple from a posh suburb, meet at school.…
The women grow apart, but when Fanny suffers a breakdown, she re-enters Lorna's life. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1984.Par Nicole Baart. 2015
Two best friends--soul sisters--experience a traumatic event and find themselves quite literally flung to opposite corners of the earth. Five…
years later, they return home to Iowa to confront the secrets that tore them apart and, hopefully, find redemption. 2015.Par Gil McNeil. 2009
Jo Mackenzie, newly widowed with two young sons and a perilous bank balance, leaves London to take over her Gran's…
wool shop in her seaside hometown. There, she finds unexpected comfort in a knitting group that meets to trade gossip and, occasionally, a new stitch. When a new man enters Jo's life, the knitting club has even more trouble confining the conversation to knit one, purl two. Some strong language. c2009.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.Par Ann M Martin. 1998
Kristy's just had her best idea ever! But things don't always go to plan, and sometimes babysitting's only half the…
trouble... Who is the mysterious phantom caller that terrifies Claudia? And how can the babysitters club help Stacey with her secret problem? For Junior High readers. 1998.Par Christa Parrish. 2013
At 17, Molly Fisk is unable to enjoy the preoccupations of other girls her age. Crippled by anxiety, Molly hides…
from life in the small-town museum she runs with her mother. Nurturing vague hopes of one day overcoming her fears and experiencing the great world beyond, Molly is startled by the appearance of a woman she befriended six years before - a woman who may hold the key to Molly becoming whole. 2013.Par Shannon Hale. 2009
When Becky, a housewife with screenwriting dreams, attracts the interest of Felix, a Hollywood star, the two quickly become friends.…
Though the sexual tension is obvious, Becky has no intention of cheating on her husband - but would Felix cheat on his wife? As their friendship blossoms, rumours and suspicion threaten to derail their platonic love. 2009.Par Yves Beauchemin. 1986
This novel, set in Montreal in the 1970s, recounts the struggle of Florent Boissonneault against the wicked and powerful Egon…
Ratablavasky who backs Florent's purchase of a restaurant and then steals it from him. 1986. Uniform title: Matou.Par Jan Slepian. 1981
Two boys are thrown together by an accident in the hot Brooklyn summer. One is spastic, the other retarded and…
partially crippled. Together with Myron, fat and clumsy, and Claire, self-conscious and insecure, they make some interesting discoveries. Grades 4-7. 1981.Par Barbara Cohen. 1974
Par Wendy Wax. 2011
Madeline, Avery, and Nikki are strangers to each other, but they have one thing in common: they each discover their…
life savings have vanished, along with their trusted financial manager, leaving them nothing but co-ownership of a ramshackle beachfront house. Throwing their lots in together, they take on the challenge of restoring the historic property. But just as they begin to reinvent themselves and discover the power of friendship, secrets threaten to tear down their trust and destroy their lives a second time. Some strong language. c2011.Par Daniel Kirk. 2014
Pig is writing a thank-you note to his grandma when his friend Rabbit comes over to play. Eager to get…
in on the action, Rabbit writes one of his own . . . and another . . . and another . . . until his flurry of thank-you notes has Pig in a tizzy. Pig just wants to finish writing his note in peace! Fortunately, Rabbit’s last thank-you note reminds Pig how lucky he is to have Rabbit as a friend. Grades K-3. 2014.Par Paulo Coelho, Jean Orecchioni. 1995
Deux amis d'enfance espagnols, un garçon et une fille, se retrouvent à l'âge adulte. Le héros, devenu séminariste, hésite entre…
l'amour de Dieu et celui de la femme. Cadre principal: un village médiéval des Pyrénées où se trouve un monastère. 1995.