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Clockwork, or, All wound up
Par Philip Pullman. 1998
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
Squids will be squids: fresh morals, beastly fables
Par Jon Scieszka. 1998
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
The healing of Crossroads
Par Nick O'Donohoe. 1996
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
Gallows Hill
Par Lois Duncan. 1997
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
Wand
Par Landra Jennings. 2023
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 moon and the sun
Par Vonda McIntyre. 1997
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
The music of dolphins
Par Karen Hesse. 1996
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
The amazing frecktacle
Par Ross Venokur. 1998
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's magic winter (I Can Read Bks.)
Par Jean Little. 1998
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
Roverandom
Par J. Tolkien. 1998
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
The hollowing
Par Robert Holdstock. 1993
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
The skull of truth: A Magic Shop Book (Magic Shop Bks.)
Par Bruce Coville. 1997
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
Maura'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 4-7
A marriage of inconvenience
Par Marion Chesney. 1998
Because Isabella Chadbury has refused many suitors, her parents choose Lord Harry Tremayne for a marriage of convenience. His family…
is poor and welcomes the chance for Harry to wed someone with a large dowry. The road to the altar is not smooth, but the discovery of a hidden treasure may change everything
The lion, the witch and the wardrobe
Par C. S Lewis. 1997
Four English children find their way through a huge wardrobe in an old house to the mysterious land of Narnia,…
which is under the spell of the White Witch. Prequel to Prince Caspian, the Return to Narnia (BR 07238). For grades 4-7 and older readers
Les Winchester: 1, Lincoln
Par Audrée Nicoll. 2022
Sur le bateau qui le conduit à New York, il rencontre Isabella FitzRoy. L'énigmatique présence de cette lady à bord…
du Victory attise la curiosité de l'homme et le séduit. Le besoin de la protéger des multiples dangers se trouvant sur la route du fort Edward devient alors sa priorité
La malédiction des Dragensblöt: 5, Ulrik et Andrew
Par Anne Robillard. 2019
Un étranger s’est introduit dans le domaine de Sortiarie et les fantômes ne savent pas quoi faire de lui. Mais…
lorsque Samuel comprend qu’il s’agit d’un détective privé chargé de le re-trouver, il demande à ses ancêtres de le protéger lui aussi de la sorcière. Lorsqu’elle apprend que Sortiarie s’est rendue chez Emily, Esther s’empresse d’aller la rassurer. Alors qu’elle enquête pour comprendre comment la sorcière est parvenue à retrouver la petite malgré son médaillon magique, elle découvre dans sa commode une très vieille illustration qui pourrait bien mettre fin à la malédiction... Mais mieux encore, elle trouve également des informations sur la société secrète des soldats-archanges, mais.
Wariwulf: roman] / 1, Le premier des Râjâ (Wariwulf. #1.)
Par Bryan Perro. 2008
"La grande épopée du peuple des loups-garous prend racine dans l'Antiquité, durant l'époque mythique des grandes cités royaumes. Entre Babylone…
de l'empire perse et Veliko Tarnovo du pays des Thraces se trouve la rutilante Byzance, gardienne du détroit du Bosphore. C'est sur cette partie du monde, longtemps avant l'arrivée des croyances monothéistes, que la déesse des loups, Börte Tchinö, a posé son regard. Celle-ci attend depuis des siècles que soient réunies les conditions favorables à la naissance du premier représentant d'une race supérieure. Alliant l'intelligence de l'homme à la force animale, le Râjâ naîtra pour gouverner le monde et établir un ordre nouveau, une fusion parfaite entre l'homme et la nature. Ce premier tome est un plongeon au coeur même du berceau fertile des mythes fondateurs de l'imaginaire de l'homme, un récit qui transcende les réalités des émotions humaines et des instincts animaux". -- 4e de couv
Le puits des histoires perdues
Par Jasper Fforde. 2006
"Un mari qui n'a jamais existé, une multinationale à ses trousses et... un enfant à naître : même la star…
des détectives littéraires a quelquefois besoin de répit. Réfugiée à bord d'un vieil hydravion, dans un polar que jamais personne ne lira, Thursday Next a bien l'intention, cette fois, de souffler ! C'est sans compter avec sa nouvelle carrière d'agent de la Jurifiction, la police interne des livres. Dans un étrange ballet où se croisent personnages de Dickens, extraterrestres, l'empereur Jark qui règne en tyran que la galaxie, le capitaine Nemo, une tortue, un hérisson et les trois sorcières de Macbeth, Thursday se trouve mêlée malgré elle à une macabre machination ; elle n'a pas d'autre choix que de sauver sa peau... et peut-être même le Monde des Livres tout entier !" -- 4e de couv
Legacy of Light (The Effigies #3)
Par Sarah Raughley. 2018
The Effigies must uncover the connection between Saul, Blackwell, and the Phantoms before it’s too late in this epic conclusion…
to the Effigies trilogy. The world is in chaos. After Saul’s strike on Oslo—one seemingly led by Maia herself—the Effigies’ reputation is in shambles. Now they’re being hunted by nations across the globe, grouped in with the very terrorists they’ve been trying to stop. With Maia’s resurrected twin, June, carrying out vicious attacks across the world, everyone believes Maia is a killer. Belle has gone rogue, Chae Rin and Lake have disappeared, and the Sect is being dismantled and replaced by a terrifying new world order helmed by Blackwell. As for Saul, his ultimate plan still remains a mystery. And Maia? No one has seen or heard from her in weeks. It’s all somehow connected—Saul, Phantoms, the Effigies, everything. But if the Effigies can’t put the pieces together soon, there may not be much left of the world they’ve fought so desperately to save.