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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 couvOrient express: an entertainment (Penguin classics)
Par Graham Greene. 2004
The lives of several passengers aboard the Orient Express become intertwined on a three-day journey from Ostend to Constantinople. Characters…
include an English chorus girl, a rich Jewish businessman, a spiteful journalist, a mysterious doctor, and a murderous burglar. Includes 2004 introduction by Christopher Hitchens. 1932The 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. 2008The man within (Penguin classics)
Par Graham Greene. 2005
Greene's first novel. Young Francis Andrews betrays his fellow smugglers and flees from them. He finds refuge in the cottage…
of a woman named Elizabeth, who persuades him to testify in court. Francis falls in love even as he is consumed by fear. Includes 2005 introduction by Jonathan Yardley. 1929Life 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. 2006The heart of the matter (Penguin classics)
Par Graham Greene. 2004
Colonial West Africa. Trapped in a loveless marriage to his piteous wife Louise, Assistant Police Commissioner Scobie begins an affair…
with widowed shipwreck survivor Helen. The indiscretion precipitates a religious crisis and ultimately leads to dishonor, deceit--and death. Includes 2004 introduction by James Wood. 1948Empire 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. 2002The 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. 2008Mary Engelbreit's nursery tales: a treasury of children's classics
Par Mary Engelbreit. 2008
Twelve folk tales retold in a not-too-scary manner for younger readers. Anthology contains friendly versions of "Goldilocks and the Three…
Bears," "The Three Little Pigs," "Puss in Boots," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Hansel and Gretel," "Jack and the Beanstalk," "The Gingerbread Boy," and "The Ugly Duckling." For grades K-3. 2008Melonhead (Melonhead Ser.)
Par Katy Kelly. 2009
Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. Ten-year-old Adam "Melonhead" Melon, a friend of Lucy Rose, has a talent for landing in trouble.…
But right now he and his pal Sam are dreaming up inventions to win a science contest. For grades 2-4. 2009The day of the locust
Par Nathanael West. 1983
Formerly a fine arts student at Yale, Tod Hackett hopes for success in Hollywood as a set designer. Through his…
apartment neighbor, aspiring actress Faye Greener, Tod meets a cast of seedy characters and has a series of misadventures. Includes 1983 introduction by Alfred Kazin. Some strong language. 1939A portrait of the artist as a young man
Par James Joyce. 2006
Largely autobiographical novel portrays the Irish childhood, adolescence, and early manhood of Stephen Dedalus, one of the leading characters in…
Joyce's Ulysses (BR 10287). Stephen's growing self-awareness as an artist forces him to reject the narrow world in which he was brought up. Includes 2006 introduction by Langdon Hammer. 1916When worlds collide (Bison Frontiers of Imagination)
Par Philip Wylie, Edwin Balmer. 1999
Two planets, Bronson Alpha and Bronson Beta, hurtle through space on a collision course with Earth. Scientist Cole Hendron secretly…
recruits fellow scientists to construct a powerful, Noah's ark-inspired spacecraft to evacuate a select few people before the inevitable cosmic disaster. Includes sequel After Worlds Collide. 1932The prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Penguin classics)
Par Muriel Spark. 2000
Edinburgh. With her freethinking ideas and irresistible charm, schoolmistress Jean Brodie exerts an enormous influence on a small group of…
impressionable young girls. The "Brodie set" receives an introduction to the privileged world of adult games. A portrait of adolescence, its innocence, and curiosity about life and sex. 1961On the road
Par Jack Kerouac. 1999
The adventures of free-spirited Dean Moriarty, Sal Paradise, and their eclectic friends as they traverse North America by bus, car…
(both stolen and borrowed), and thumb on a wild, anarchic quest for identity and purpose. Classic autobiographical portrayal of the beat generation. Descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1957Kim (Penguin twentieth-century classics)
Par Rudyard Kipling. 1989
Colonial India. Irish orphan Kimball O'Hara befriends a Tibetan Buddhist lama seeking spiritual redemption and joins him on a journey.…
Along the way, British Intelligence recruits Kim for secret-service activities. Kim attempts to reconcile the opposing cultures and obligations of the spirit and the state. Introduction by Edward Said. 1901Under the net
Par Iris Murdoch. 1982
Follows the adventures of charming would-be writer Jake Donaghue in London and Paris. Jake falls in and out of love,…
resumes a friendship with a philosophy professor, kidnaps a canine movie star, and contemplates--at last--getting a real job. 1954Six tales of the jazz age, and other stories
Par F. Scott Fitzgerald. 2003
Nine short stories by the author of The Great Gatsby (BR 11057). Includes "The Camel's Back," "Hot and Cold Blood,"…
and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," a tale about a man who ages backwards that inspired a Hollywood movie. Includes a 1960 introduction by Fitzgerald's daughter. 1925