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The outpost
Par Michael Resnick. 2001
The Outpost, a tavern on planet Henry II, is the gathering place for heroes, villains, and adventurers from all over…
the galaxy to drink and swap tales. When the Outpost is invaded by aliens, this odd group of storytellers must join forces and fight back. Descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2001Endymion
Par Dan Simmons. 1996
Two hundred forty-seven years after the Fall of Hyperion (BR 08684), the WorldWeb is divided into many kingdoms, and the…
military wing of the Catholic Church is in charge. Aenea, eleven, emerges from the Time Tombs to challenge the church authorities. Raul Endymion is snatched from death to assist her. Strong language and some descriptions of sexThe people: no different flesh
Par Zenna Henderson. 1967
Six fantasy and science fiction stories about a group of benign creatures who look just like humans but have fallen…
from another planet. The settings are the canyons and mountains of the far west from pioneer to modern times. 1967Ira sleeps over
Par Bernard Waber. 1972
Ira is delighted with his first invitation to spend the night at his friend Reggie's house, until his mischievous older…
sister asks if he is taking along his teddy bear. For preschool-grade 2. 1972The dark side of nowhere: a novel
Par Neal Shusterman. 1997
Jason Miller hates his bland, small-town life, so when the high school janitor gives him an odd glove and tells…
him his life is about to change, he is both puzzled and excited. Jason learns classmates have received the same message, and soon they all encounter bizarre experiences. For grades 6-9The departure (Animorphs Ser. #No. 19)
Par Katherine Applegate. 1998
After her latest mission when she morphed into a wolf, Cassie realizes that she is losing her human feelings. She…
tells her friends that she is quitting; she does not want to be an animorph any longer. But when confronted by a leopard and Karen, a human-controller who knows Cassie's secret, Cassie must rethink her decision. For grades 4-71001 things everyone should know about the universe
Par William Gutsch. 1998
A hymn before battle
Par John Ringo. 2000
In the early years of the twenty-first century, centaur-like predators threaten a peaceful galactic confederation. The alien federation enlists Earth's…
help--meaning that Earthlings will do most of the fighting--against the devourers. But as Earth's armies rush into battle, humans learn a valuable lesson. Violence and strong language. 2000Second chance (Left Behind: The Kids #2)
Par Tim Lahaye, Jerry Jenkins, Jerry Jenkins, Tim LaHaye. 1998
Now Judd, Vicki, Lionel, and Ryan are facing the decision of whether or not to accept Christ and his forgiveness.…
Lionel, confronting the possibility that his Uncle André may try to kill himself, rushes to Chicago to save him. Sequel to The Vanishings (DB 53122). For grades 5-8. 1998The decision (Animorphs Ser. #No. 18)
Par Katherine Applegate. 1998
Ax, the Andalite trapped on Earth, tells this adventure about how he and his four human friends who have the…
power to morph become mosquitoes for a mission against their mutual enemy, the Yeerks. For grades 4-7The clue on the crystal dove (Star Trek: Starfleet Corps Of Engineers Ser. #45)
Par Carolyn Keene. 2001
On vacation in New York City, Nancy Drew and her friends become involved with a family whose historic mansion and…
priceless glass-bird collection is about to open as a public museum. Stolen pieces, falling chandeliers, and other disturbances threaten the project. For grades 4-7. 2001Passion play
Par Sean Stewart. 1992
It is the future and fundamentalism rules. Diane Fletcher works with the police as a shaper--one who uses psychic abilities…
to hunt criminals. After arresting a deacon for stoning an adulteress to death, Fletcher turns her attention to the murder of a powerful actor. Strong language, violence, and some descriptions of sexThe dealings of Daniel Kesserich: a study of the mass-insanity at Smithville
Par Fritz Leiber. 1997
In this posthumously published story, originally sketched in 1936, a scientist is obsessed with the notion of time travel. He…
conducts an experiment going back to the moment of a woman's death, hoping to change the outcome. When the townspeople discover her empty grave, they become incensedWildside
Par Steven Gould. 1996
Charlie Newell, eighteen, inherits an unusual ranch. The back door of the barn opens into an alternate world containing extinct…
animals and mineral deposits. Charlie entrusts his secret to four friends, and together they begin mining gold. All is well until the government discovers their secret. For senior high and older readersThe ship avenged
Par S. M Stirling. 1997
This sequel to The City Who Fought (BR 9865) occurs ten years after Simeon and his space station SSS-900-C defeated…
space pirates from Kolnar. Now the Kolnar leader plans revenge with a kidnapping and a scheme to infect humans with a brain-killing virus. Strong language, violence, and some descriptions of sexThe skies of Pern
Par Anne McCaffrey. 2001
Thanks to AIVAS, which has allowed Pern inhabitants to alter the orbit of Red Star and eliminate the Thread, Pern…
is now undergoing its last Threadfall. Therefore dragonriders must find new occupations. But before they do, Pern endures a new threat. Follows Dragonseye (BR 11187). 2001The discovery (Animorphs Ser. #No. 20)
Par Katherine Applegate. 1998
A new boy at school, David, is carrying the blue box essential to acquiring the power to morph. Marco spots…
him and tries to buy the box. Realizing that it must be valuable, David advertises the blue box on the Internet, alerting the Animorphs' enemies to its existence. That one ad changes David's life--forever. For grades 4-7Jessie: roman (Romans, Nouvelles, Recits (domaine Etranger) Ser. #Vol. 6027379)
Par Stephen King. 1993
Une situation qui n'est pas sans évoquer Misery mais dans un cas de figure inverse. Avec une stricte économie de…
moyens - une grande partie du livre composée d'un monologue intérieur - le conteur nous envoûte et nous retient. [SDMThe underground (Animorphs Ser. #No. 17)
Par Katherine Applegate. 1998
Rachel and her four friends are able to morph into any animal. They are all flying around as large birds…
when Rachel telepathically directs them to catch a man jumping from a building. It appears the man's brain has been invaded by Yeerks. Rachel plots to destroy the Yeerks with an ordinary breakfast food, but it is a risky, dangerous venture. For grades 4-7Le prophète noir: un récit de la famine en Irlande : roman (Terres mystérieuses)
Par William Carleton. 2006
"Publié d'abord en feuilleton dans le Dublin University Magazine (1846), puis sous forme de livre (1847), Le Prophète noir est…
sans doute le plus connu des ouvrages qui composent ce qu'il est convenu d'appeler "la littérature de la famine". William Carleton, en empruntant à la tradition "gothique" les traits propres à noircir encore une réalité tragique, y décrit les effets dévastateurs de la Grande Famine de 1845, et se fait le porte-parole d'un monde rural confronté à la perspective de son propre anéantissement. C'est donc à une traversée de ce monde qu'il convie son lecteur, en le plongeant d'emblée dans une Irlande de cauchemar où les éléments déchaînés semblent bien être la manifestation du courroux de Dieu contre ses créatures [...]. L'intrigue, aussi noire que la période où elle se déroule, tourne autour de Donnel Dhu, le "Prophète noir", sorte de charlatan maléfique, type fréquent dans l'Irlande du XIXe siècle. Un meurtre a été commis, aucun indice certain n'a pu mener au coupable, mais les soupçons pèsent depuis toujours sur la famille Dalton. Or, le meurtrier est Donnel Dhu... [...]" -- 4e de couv