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The American (Penguin American library)
Par Henry James, William C Spengemann. 1981
In France, an American self-made millionaire, Christopher Newman, falls in love with aristocratic Claire de Bellegarde. Her family rejects his…
marriage proposal however, as they resent his brash American manner. Newman discovers a guilty secret about the Bellegardes' past and then has to decide whether to reveal it and thus gain his revenge. 1981.That eye, the sky
Par Tim Winton. 1986
Ort knows that the sky is watching. He knows what it means to watch. Things are terribly wrong. His father…
is withering away, his sister is consumed by hatred, his grandmother is all inside herself, and his mother, a flower-child of the 1960's, is brave but helpless. Then a strange man appears at their door. That Eye, The Sky is about love, about a boy's vision of the world beyond, about the blurry distinctions between the natural and the supernatural. 1986.The adventures of Captain Underpants: an epic novel (Captain Underpants Ser. #1)
Par Dav Pilkey. 1997
George and Harold sabotage the big football game and get into serious trouble with their principal, Mr. Krupp. To get…
out of it, they hypnotize him into thinking that he is the superhero Captain Underpants, which is lots of fun until Mr. Krupp begins to think he is Captain Underpants. He leads George and Harold to the lair of the nefarious Dr. Diaper, where they must defeat his evil robot henchmen and save the world. Followed by "Captain Underpants and the attack of the talking toilets" (DC22010). Grades 2-4.Temporary kings (Dance to the music of time. #11.)
Par Anthony Powell. 1973
Trapnel may be dead but his ghost hovers over an American academic's attempt to rake over the ashes of his…
affair with Pamela Widmerpool. Her husband, now a Labour peer, is caught up in a spy scandal as well as the death of a Marxist intellectual. Sequel to "Books do furnish a room". Followed by "Hearing secret harmonies". 1973.The acceptance world (Dance to the music of time. #3.)
Par Anthony Powell. 1955
Jenkins, the narrator, falls in love, and the novel climaxes with a dinner party in honour of an old Eton…
schoolmaster. Sequel to “A Buyer’s Market”. Followed by "At Lady Molly's". 1955.Tek net (Tek series. #9)
Par William Shatner. 1997
Soon after Sid Gomez' second wife calls him to say she's in trouble, she disappears. Sid and Jake Cardigan have…
two leads -- Sonny Hokori, one of the most infamous TekLords, and an enemy to Jake from way back, and Garret Devlin, a secretive industrialist long suspected of underworld connections, but who died four years ago. Some strong language. Sequel to "Tek kill". 1997.Tell no one: a novel
Par Harlan Coben. 2001
New York City paediatrician David Beck's wife and lifelong sweetheart, Elizabeth, was tragically murdered eight years ago by a serial…
killer. Or so he thought. But the young doctor suddenly begins receiving mysterious e-mails containing information only Elizabeth would know. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2001.The abyss: A Novel
Par Marguerite Yourcenar, Grace Frick. 1976
Freethinker Zeno of Bruges is a physician and philosopher. He is caught in the terroristic abyss between Protestants and Catholics,…
between mediaeval and modern thinking. Set during the Inquisition of the 16th century. c1976. Uniform title: Oeuvre au noir.That certain yearning
Par Claudia Jameson. 1989
Diane's heart went out to vulnerable, ten year old Kirsty, but warning bells sounded in her head when she met…
Kirsty's dynamic, outspoken uncle, Nik Channing. He was determined to make her think twice about her life and her father's remarriage, and there was definitely a disturbing magnetism about him which she found hard to handle. 1989.Team of rivals: the political genius of Abraham Lincoln
Par Doris Kearns Goodwin. 2009
In this monumental multiple biography, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin studies Abraham Lincoln's mastery of men. She shows how…
he saved Civil War-torn America by appointing his fiercest rivals to key cabinet positions, making them help achieve his vision for peace. As well as a thrilling piece of narrative history, it's an inspiring study of one of the greatest leaders the world has ever seen. Bestseller. 2009.Testament of youth: an autobiographical study of the years 1900-1925
Par Vera Brittain. 1933
First published in 1933, and rediscovered forty-five years later, this is a record of the author's experiences during the World…
War I years. Brittain tells not only of her own prematurely shattered youth, but that of an entire generation of young men and women who devoted themselves to the war effort. c1933.Sur le rivage
Par Rafael Chirbes, Denise Laroutis. 2015
Sur le rivage démarre comme un thriller : Ahmed trouve deux cadavres et s'enfuit pour éviter les ennuis. Venu du…
Maroc en quête d'un emploi, il est condamné à la débrouille depuis que les chantiers tournent au ralenti. Car à Olba, la crise fait toutes sortes de victimes. Esteban, menuisier en faillite, ose à peine avouer sa déroute. Il passe ses journées avec son vieux père qui glisse lentement vers la démence. Francisco ne quitte pas le bar du coin. Il se croit philosophe, alors qu'il tue le temps. Sur la scène du roman résonnent les voix d'un pays. D'un personnage à l'autre, d'une génération à l'autre, se dessinent l'Espagne d'aujourd'hui et, au-delà, une Europe crépusculaire, ravagée par le doute ou tentée par l'extrémisme. 2015. Titre uniforme: En la orilla.Soeurs de sang (Vampire academy. #1.)
Par Richelle Mead, Karen Degrave. 2013
Saint-Vladimir est une école privée hors du commun dans laquelle de jeunes vampires apprennent la magie. Rose Hathaway est une…
vampire, elle doit assurer la protection de sa meilleure amie, Lissa, princesse moroï. Entre intrigues, rituels nocturnes et premières amours, elles tentent d'échapper aux Strigoï, vampires immortels et ennemis jurés des Moroï qui veulent faire de Lissa l'une d'entre eux. Pour les lecteurs du collégial. Suivi de "Morsure de glace". 2013. Titre uniforme: Vampire Academy.Stardust: le mystère de l'étoile
Par Neil Gaiman, Frédérique Le Boucher. 2007
D'un côté, il y a Wall, paisible village niché au sein d'une calme forêt anglaise. De l'autre, le pays des…
fées, univers d'enchantements, de sorcières, de licornes et de princes sanguinaires. Entre les deux, il y a le mur, l'infranchissable et épaisse muraille qui ceint le hameau et le sépare de féerie. Infranchissable? Pas tout à fait, puisque tous les neuf ans s'ouvre la foire des fées qui, durant un jour et une nuit, permet aux deux mondes de se rencontrer. 2007. Titre uniforme: Stardust.Suite française: roman
Par Irène Némirovsky. 2004
Écrit dans le feu de l'Histoire, Suite française dépeint presque en direct l'Exode de juin 1940, qui brassa dans un…
désordre tragique des familles françaises de toute sorte, des plus huppées aux plus modestes. Roman bouleversant, intimiste, implacable, dévoilant avec une extraordinaire lucidité l'âme de chaque Français pendant l'Occupation (enrichi de notes et de la correspondance d'Irène Némirovsky), Suite française ressuscite d'une plume brillante et intuitive un pan à vif de notre mémoire. Prix Renaudot, 2004.Sublimes créatures (Black moon)
Par Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl, Luc Rigoureau. 2013
Ethan, 17 ans, vit avec son père à Gatlin, au sud des Etats-Unis. Il rencontre Lena au lycée, et ils…
s'éprennent l'un de l'autre. Il apprend qu'elle est vouée à la magie, comme jeteuse de sort. La nuit de la seizième lune, celle de ses 16 ans, elle doit choisir son destin et devenir une sorcière à part entière. Pour les lecteurs du collégial. 2013. Titre uniforme: Beautiful creatures.Taking the biscuit: Buttered Side Down (Down to earth. #5.)
Par Faith Addis. 2000
A gift of 800 worms isn't to everyone's taste, but Faith is delighted and plans to become Devon's first worm…
tycoon. Meanwhile Brian, in a government youth motivating program, is ferrying a bunch of Totnes' young bohemians around the countryside charting the local by-ways. Includes strong language. 2000.Tales of the city (Tales of the city ; #1)
Par Armistead Maupin. 1989
A naive young secretary forsakes Cleveland for San Francisco, tumbling headlong into a brave new world of laundromat Lotharios, cut…
throat debutantes, and Jockey Shorts dance contests. The saga that ensues is manic, romantic, tawdry, touching, and outrageous. Followed by "More tales of the city". Strong language. 1989. (Tales of the city ; 1)Taking chances (Heartland. #4.)
Par Lauren Brooke. 2001
Amy's life has drastically changed. She's found herself taking on the huge responsibility of running Heartland, the horse refuge that…
was her mother¹s life work. The one constant for Amy has been her friendship with Ty, Heartland¹s 17-year-old stable hand. But the arrival of a new hand, Ben, throws everything off balance. By the time Amy realizes she¹s taken Ty for granted, it could be too late. Sequel to "Breaking free", followed by "Come what may". Grades 3-6. 2001.Tai-Pan: a novel of Hong Kong (Asian saga ; #2)
Par James Clavell. 1975
Set during the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, the story tells of Dirk Struan's…
burning ambition to transform the barren island into the brightest jewel of the British Empire. The opium run was the surest way for him to achieve power and riches beyond his wildest dreams. 1975. (Asian saga ; 2)