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Contes, légendes et récits de Lanaudière
Par Réjean Olivier. 2010
" Réjean Olivier nous fait redécouvrir la fabuleuse histoire de cette région luxuriante qu’est Lanaudière : des guerres franco-iroquoises à…
l’établissement du sieur de La Vérendrye à l’île aux Vaches, de l’accueil des réfugiés acadiens à l’intégration des seigneurs anglais, de Madeleine de Repentigny à Louis Cyr, du meurtrier Tom Nulty à la culture du tabac. Réjean Olivier donne ainsi la parole à des conteurs aussi colorés que les ceintures fléchées qui ont fait la gloire de Lanaudière, dont les Adélard Lambert, Louis-Joseph Doucet, Marcel Dugas, Robert de Roquebrune, Honoré Beaugrand et Rita Lasnier. " -- 4e de couvOss
Par Audrée Wilhelmy. 2011
" À la mort de Grumme, la Petite tourne le dos au magasin général de la vieille obèse, quitte les…
Naëlle, Fribulle et Marie Grille-Temps de son village, pour aller faire sonner ses grelots jusqu'au cirque de Fort-Bouteille. Aux confins d'une étrange forêt, elle retrouvera le grand méchant Loup. Mais dans ce conte amoral, érotique et cruel, on ne sait plus trop qui est pris au piège de l'autre. " -- 4e de couvLes murs de l'Univers
Par Paul Melko. 2011
"John Rayburn, dix-sept ans, mène une vie tranquille jusqu'au jour où il tombe face à face avec son double, tout…
juste débarqué d'un univers parallèle. Il se laisse alors tenter par la proposition de l'autre John: essayer l'étrange machine qui permet de voyager dans le multivers pour une demi-journée. Le rêve! Sauf que John découvre bien vite qu'il s'est fait avoir: impossible de faire marche arrière et de retourner dans son monde... Son double s'est bien gardé de lui dire que la machine ne fonctionnait que dans un sens!" -- 4e de couvContes, légendes et récits des Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Contes, légendes et récits du Québec et d'ailleurs)
Par Sylvain Rivière. 2010
" Sylvain Rivière se fait complice des brumes et des grands vents pour que séchouent sur nos grèves les récits…
fondateurs, les contes de grand large, les légendes de chasseurs-pêcheurs. " -- 4e de couvArena: Will Test Her Courage And Change Her Life Forever
Par Karen Hancock. 2002
Allegorical Christian tale in which artist Callie Hayes is surreptitiously transported to an alien world. Armed with only a guidebook,…
she must trust the enigmatic Pierce, who helps her find a path through the treacherous Arena, her only hope of escape. Violence and some descriptions of sex. 2002All hat: a novel
Par B. J Smith. 2003
Ray Dokes returns to the horse racing world in his Canadian hometown after two years in jail for attempting to…
murder billionaire Sonny Stanton, his sister's rapist. With a former lover, a pretty jockey, and other friends helping, Ray plots Sonny's demise. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2003En proie au temps: thriller
Par Sandrine Monfort. 2011
"Alisson Ackensil, jeune pédiatre cancérologue s'introduit illégalement dans un laboratoire nucléaire pour y dérober de l'astate-211 et tenter l'injection de…
la dernière chance auprès d'un de ses patients. Mais du jour au lendemain sa vie bascule dans l'horreur. Ses nuits sont peuplées de cauchemars des plus terrifiants et autour d'elle des meurtres aux mises en scène inquiétantes se multiplient. Tout semble désigner la jeune femme comme suspect numéro un. Délires ? Folie ? Hallucinations ? Non, bien pire que cela..." -- 4e de couvFat boy swim
Par Catherine Forde. 2004
Scottish teen Jimmy is teased mercilessly for being overweight. When the swimming coach discovers Jimmy's secret cooking skills, he trades…
swim lessons for Jimmy's help with a fundraiser. Jimmy unexpectedly excels at the sport and also develops an interest in visually impaired Ellie. For junior and senior high readers. 2003Nightfall: and other stories
Par Isaac Asimov. 1969
Twenty science fiction stories written between 1941 and 1967. The title piece, considered a classic of the genre and later…
expanded into a novel, depicts civilization on the planet Lagash, where night falls once in two thousand years. Asimov's comments and notes precede each story. 1969Losing is not an option: stories
Par Rich Wallace. 2003
Nine interwoven episodes relate athlete Ronny's coming of age in small-town Pennsylvania, from sneaking into a football game in sixth…
grade to racing for the state track championship in high school. In "Dawn" he struggles with the rules of mutual attraction. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2003The Bremen town musicians and other animal tales from Grimm: And Other Animal Tales from Grimm
Par Doris Orgel, Bert Kitchen. 2003
Six folktales about furry and feathered creatures. The title piece tells of older, unwanted animals who travel toward the city,…
planning to be musicians. On the way they trick a house full of robbers. Includes a biographical note on the Brothers Grimm. For grades K-3 and older readers. 2004Flip
Par David Lubar. 2003
Eighth-grader Taylor and her twin brother, Ryan, are complete opposites. So when trouble-making Ryan discovers mysterious alien disks that enable…
him to become legends from the past--Babe Ruth, Albert Einstein, and others--Taylor tries to keep him out of trouble. For grades 5-8. 2003Strangers
Par Gardner R Dozois. 1978
On the planet Weinunnach, graphic artist Joseph Farber lives uneasily in a colony of Earthmen among the native Cian. One…
night he ventures from the enclave and meets Liraun, a humanoid Cian, and falls in love. Fundamental differences between their alien cultures complicate their blossoming romance. Descriptions of sex and strong language. 1978Miss Smithers
Par Susan Juby. 2004
In this sequel to Alice, I Think (BR 14898) former home-schooled misfit Alice, sixteen, continues her journal describing her latest…
experiences. She makes new friends, joins clubs, and competes in the local beauty pageant that gives competitors a much-needed clothing allowance. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2004A Mulligan for Bobby Jobe: A Novel
Par Robert Cullen. 2002
Bobby Jobe leads the PGA Championship until an attractive woman distracts him. He loses the tournament, fires his caddy, and…
is struck by lightning on the practice tees and permanently blinded. Therapist Angela Murphy reunites caddy and golfer and unexpectedly urges Jobe to return to the game. Strong language. 2001Cruise control
Par Terry Trueman. 2004
Basketball star Paul's senior year seems perfect but his misdirected anger could ruin everything. He's upset with his father for…
abandoning the family and struggles to accept brother Shawn's severe cerebral palsy. Companion to Stuck in Neutral (BR 14082). Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2004A Sterkarm kiss (Sequel to The Sterkarm Handshake)
Par Susan Price. 2004
Andrea Mitchell from The Sterkarm Handshake (DB 51934) returns to sixteenth-century Great Britain in the Time Tube. Her lover Per…
marries into a rival clan, rekindling a civil war. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2003The people could fly: American Black folktales
Par Virginia Hamilton, Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon, Janet Schulman, James Earl Jones. 1985
Animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and desire for freedom shape this anthology of retold African American folktales, born of slaves' sorrow…
but passed on in hope. Includes several stories where Bruh Rabbit triumphs. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Coretta Scott King Award. 1985The game of Sunken Places (The norumbegan Quartet #No. 1)
Par M. T Anderson. 2004
Thirteen-year-old best friends Gregory and Brian travel to rural Vermont for a visit with Gregory's eccentric Uncle Max. In Max's…
Victorian mansion Gregory and Brian become involved in an ancient game played by supernatural opponents. Some violence. For grades 5-8. 2004Alien in a bottle
Par Kathy Mackel. 2004
Eighth-grader Sean Winger feels destined to be a glassblower but his parents strongly disapprove. His stargazer classmate Olivia Ricci assists…
him. So does an odd assortment of extraterrestrials Sean came to know after discovering two of them in a glass bottle in the ocean. For grades 5-8. 2004