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Long ago in a German tavern, Fritz begins telling a story about a clockmaker. This master craftsman makes mechanical figures…
so lifelike, they appear to breathe. Then Fritz's story comes to life as the clockmaker enters the tavern. And Karl, an apprentice clockmaker, is desperate enough to accept this stranger's dangerous mechanical gift. For grades 5-8
Eighteen modern fables with fresh morals about bossy, sneaky, funny, annoying, "dim-bulb" people--all disguised as animals to avoid hurting anyone's…
feelings. Topics include homework, using the telephone on the right occasion, friendship, and dinner-table talk. For grades 3-6
Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade, both thirteen, are fascinated by the carnival that comes to their small town. But after…
a series of frightening events, the boys realize there is something sinister about the show and its owner. 1962
Veterinarian "BJ" Vaughan is still needed in Crossroads in this sequel to Under the Healing Sign (BR 10525). Some veterinary…
students assist at the birthing of unicorns, and BJ works with a new hatching of griffins. Meanwhile, problems infiltrate Crossroads, endangering its delicate balance. For senior high and older readers
When her mother marries, Californian Sarah Zoltanne is forced to spend her senior year in a small Missouri town. At…
the Halloween festival, Sarah reluctantly agrees to play fortune teller. Using her Hungarian grandmother's crystal ball, Sarah really sees things that frighten her--especially when they happen. Some violence. For grades 6-9
A dazzling story of grief and found family wrapped in a spellbinding fairy tale, perfect for fans of Anne Ursu…
and Jodi Lynn Anderson. Eleven-year-old Mira wishes everything could go back to the way it was. Before she changed schools and had to quit gymnastics. Especially before Papa died. Now she spends her days cooking and cleaning for her stepsisters and Val—who she still won't call mom and still won't forgive for the terrible thing she did. When a mysterious girl named Lyndame appears out of the woods wielding a powerful wand, she makes Mira an offer she can't refuse: she will grant Mira three wishes. What if magic isn't just pretend after all? What if these wishes could fix everything? But in the quiet town of Between, Georgia, where secrets lurk and rumors swirl of strange creatures, nothing is as it seems, and everything comes at a price. Rising talent Landra Jennings weaves together an enchanting, modern fairy tale with eloquence and compassion about finding hope after loss—and finding belonging in the places we least expect
The orphan Corinna transforms herself into Corin because only boys are Folk Keepers, appeasers of the evil Folk. Her identity…
is further challenged at her new post near the sea when she discovers her heritage as a Sealmaiden, and she must draw upon all her gifts to stay alive. For grades 5-8. Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. 1999
Ce roman est un admirable récit d'aventures qui, à partir d'un fait divers: neuf personnes perdues en forêt, constitue un…
sociodrame vécu avec toutes ses implications psychiques. Par sa conclusion inattendue, toute la narration déjà immergée en un climat insolite quoique réaliste bascule dans le fantastique. [SDM
At the command of King Louis XIV, a Jesuit natural philosopher captures a female sea monster, thought to hold the…
secret to immortality. The Jesuit's sister understands the creature's songs, realizes that she is a thinking, feeling being, and befriends her. Protecting the sea lady leads to confrontations with the king and even the pope
An adolescent girl is captured by the Coast Guard, separating her from the dolphin family that raised her. Believing they…
rescued her, doctors name her Mila, for "miracle," and try to teach her human skills. But Mila misses her dolphin family and longs for her home in the warm sea. She questions the wisdom of the doctors and whose life is better. For grades 5-8
"Bernard Werber a toujours aimé alterner gros roman et forme courte, genre qu'il affectionne particulièrement. Dans ce recueil, on le…
retrouve fidèle aux sujets qui le préoccupent : l'avenir de l'homme, de la planète, l'inconscience de notre monde. Chaque nouvelle nous entraîne vers un questionnement : quelles politiques, quelles sanctions faut-il inventer pour que nous cessions de nous détruire ? Que deviendrait une Terre sans hommes (un monde-jardin peuplé de femmes pacifiques ayant occulté jusqu'au souvenir du mâle) ? Qu'est-ce en réalité qu'une réunion de copropriétaires dont le syndic est un fieffé filou ?... De l'universel au particulier en passant par la société des fourmis, Werber rêve l'humain, heureux de nous transmettre un avenir... possible". -- 4e de couv
Nicholas cuts his hair and wears contacts to avoid being teased. But when a bully starts calling him "the amazing…
frecktacle," Nicholas knows there is nothing he can do to get rid of his 5,792 freckles. Spooky Mr. Piddlesticks disagrees, and gladly offers to unload Nicholas of the unwanted spots. For grades 3-6
Emma is very shy; she can't read loudly enough at school, and she is too timid to make friends. But…
when she gets a new neighbor who is the same age and has a pair of magic boots just like hers, Emma loses her shyness. For grades K-3
Londres 1888. Qui sont ces deux orphelines qui s'aventurent la nuit dans les rues mal famées ? Ignorent-elles qu'on peut…
y rencontrer Jack l'Éventreur ? Que des créatures plus terrifiantes encore, goules et vampires, s'y livrent une lutte sans merci ? Mais Amber et Luna Wilcox ne sont pas des jeunes filles comme les autres. Sous leur frêle apparence se cache un terrible secret. C'est pour cela qu'elles ont été choisies. Par qui ? Impossible d'en dire plus. Sinon que la survie de l'Empire britannique repose désormais sur les très étranges soeurs Wilcox... Et si rien n'était plus fort que les liens du sang ? -- 4e de couv
A young and foolish dog is turned into a toy after biting a sorcerer. As a plaything, Roverandom is owned…
by a little boy named Two. After many adventures, Roverandom manages to be turned back into a real dog. For junior and senior high and older readers
Strange appearances, disappearances, and reappearances occur in Ryhope Wood, and thirteen-year-old Alex becomes one of them. Five years after Alex's…
presumed burial, his father, Richard Bradley, is approached by a mysterious stranger who wants to help Richard find his son. It seems Alex has been communicating with her from within the wood
Running from bullies, Charlie escapes into Mr. Elives's magic shop where, to his own horror, he steals a human skull.…
Worse, the skull talks and it forces Charlie to always tell the truth--something he rarely did in the past. For grades 4-7
Thirteen-year-old Alex, the unluckiest boy alive, opens an unusual fortune cookie and is whisked away into another world, where he…
is threatened by the evil game-show hostess Cypress Vine. For grades 4-7. 2000
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 4-7
One stormy night in 1491 in Italy, Mangus the Magician and his twelve-year-old apprentice, Fabrizio, are summoned to the castle…
of King Claudio to determine if his daughter, Princess Teresina, is indeed being haunted by a ghost. For grades 5-8. 1999