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Insoumise: 1, Au-delà des murs
Par Mathilde Saint-Jean. 2015
" La Troisième Guerre mondiale a bouleversé la planète, la technologie atomique a fait des ravages irréparables et des millions…
de personnes ont péri. Des pays entiers ont disparu et d'autres ont émergé, dont cette République - divisée en deux -, où vivent Emma et sa famille. Le quotidien de l'adolescente en Basse République en est un de pauvreté, tandis que le gouvernement maintient la population dans l'ignorance et la soumission. Chaque jour, Emma se rend à l'école où austérité et discipline font loi. Là, comme ailleurs en Basse République, les moindres paroles et gestes sont surveillés. La peur est constante, surtout pour Emma qui doit à tout prix cacher l'existence de son jeune frère autiste. En effet, le gouvernement réserve un sort tragique à ceux qui sont différents ou... insoumis. Chaque soir, Emma va travailler de l'Autre côté, à ses risques et périls, afin d'aider sa famille à survivre. Au café concert, clients et collègues lui rappellent constamment qu'elle ne vient pas du même milieu qu'eux; seule la musique lui permet de rêver et de s'évader. Puis une nuit, tout bascule. La frontière entre les deux Républiques devient soudainement infranchissable, tout comme celle entre les deux vies d'Emma... " -- 4e de couvTroisième humanité: roman] / 1
Par Bernard Werber. 2012
Jumper: Griffin's story (Jumper)
Par Steven Gould. 2007
Nine-year-old Griff O'Conner causes his parents' murders in San Diego when he teleports himself to avoid a bully. Griff hides…
with friends until, at sixteen, he is ready to confront the killers. Sequel to Jumper (DB 37465, BR 9548). Violence and strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2007To bed a beauty: a novel (The courtship Wars Ser. #2)
Par Nicole Jordan. 2008
England, 1817. After her sister Annabella's marriage, Roslyn Loring decides to wed neighboring earl Rayne Kenyon. Her guardian's best friend…
Drew Moncrief, the duke of Arden, agrees to tutor Roslyn in the mysteries of romance--until they become attracted to each other. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2008Once upon a time in the North (His Dark Materials Ser.)
Par Philip Pullman. 2008
Texan Lee Scoresby, accompanied by his daemon Hester, lands his hot-air balloon on the arctic island of Novy Odense, where…
he becomes embroiled in local politics and first meets Iorek Byrnison, the armored bear. Companion to the His Dark Materials series. For junior and senior high readers. 2008To pleasure a lady: a novel (The courtship Wars Ser.)
Par Nicole Jordan. 2008
England, 1817. Aristocrat Marcus Pierce has reluctantly become the guardian of the three beautiful, but impoverished and scandal-ridden, Loring sisters.…
The eldest, Annabella, declares that they will continue to run their finishing school without marrying. Marcus has other ideas--until he meets Annabella. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2008The Third Circle
Par Amanda Quick. 2008
The Arcane Society hires hypnotist Thaddeus Ware to retrieve an heirloom aurora stone and protect it from the Third Circle.…
Ware encounters psychic crystal worker Leona Hewitt while both are striving to steal the artifact. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2008Guilty
Par Karen Robards. 2008
Philadelphia. Single-mom prosecutor Kate White is held hostage until one of the captors--a figure from Kate's troubled youth--recognizes her and…
releases her under threat of blackmail. To protect her past, Kate lies to investigator Tom Braga despite their mutual attraction. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and some strong language. 2008Girl, barely 15: flirting for England
Par Sue Limb. 2008
Fifteen-year-old Jess Jordan and her mother host one of the French exchange students coming to her English town. Unfortunately Edouard…
turns out to be immature and smelly. When he falls in love with Jess, she pretends that her friend Fred is her boyfriend. For senior high readers. 2008Married lovers: A Novel
Par Jackie Collins. 2008
Fitness trainer Cameron Paradise, having fled her abusive husband, works at an exclusive L.A. studio. She falls in love with…
producer Ryan Richards, who is married to a Hollywood princess. The two resist each other until tragedy intervenes. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2008Forever Rose
Par Hilary McKay. 2008
As Christmas approaches, eleven-year-old Rose, the youngest member of the eccentric Casson family, discovers that life is filled with both…
catastrophic problems and wonderful surprises. Sequel to Caddy Ever After (RC 62869, BR 16746). For grades 4-7. 2008Hotlanta (Hotlanta Ser. #1)
Par Denene Millner. 2008
Beautiful African American twin sisters--Sydney, a high achiever, and Lauren, a party girl--live a privileged life in Atlanta with their…
mother and stepfather. But the girls must deal with family secrets and scandal when their biological father is released from prison. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2008Project Mulberry: a novel
Par Linda Sue Park. 2005
While working on a project for an after-school club Korean American Julia and her friend Patrick learn about silkworms and…
also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more. Alternating with chapters are short dialogs between the author and Julia, the main character, about writing. For grades 4-7. 2005Heat
Par Mike Lupica. 2006
Star pitcher Michael Arroyo is banned from Little League baseball because rival coaches don't believe he's only twelve years old.…
An orphan whose birth certificate is back in Cuba, Michael is on the run from social services because he fears separation from his seventeen-year-old brother, Carlos. For grades 5-8. 2006Listen!
Par Stephanie S Tolan. 2006
A lonely summer spent regaining use of her injured leg becomes interesting when twelve-year-old Charley adopts a wild dog she…
finds in the woods. While Charley slowly tames the dog, he begins healing her heart, which is full of memories of her dead mother. For grades 4-7. Christopher Medal. 2006Indigo summer (Kimani Tru)
Par Monica McKayhan. 2007
Indigo Summer begins freshman year at her Atlanta high school as one of the most popular girls in her class.…
But after being dumped by her football-star boyfriend Quincy Rawlins, Indigo comes to appreciate next-door neighbor Marcus Carter and learns something about true friendships. For senior high readers. 2007A bear named Trouble
Par Marion Dane Bauer. 2005
Ten-year-old Jonathan likes to imagine himself as various animals in the Alaska zoo where his father works. But when a…
wild brown bear kills his favorite white goose, Jonathan reports the incident to the media without thinking of the consequences to the bear. For grades 4-7. 2005The missing manatee: A Mystery About Fishing And Family
Par Cynthia C DeFelice. 2008
While coping with his parents' separation, eleven-year-old Skeet goes out in his skiff along Florida's coastal channels, where he finds…
a manatee killed by a bullet. When he returns with a deputy sheriff, the manatee's body is gone. But Skeet works to unravel the mystery. For grades 5-8. 2005Wildfire!
Par Elizabeth Starr Hill. 2004
Living with his grandparents and great-grandmother in rural Florida, ten-year-old Ben looks forward to the Fourth of July celebrations. But…
newcomer Elliot annoys Ben by adopting the puppy that Ben wanted and by daring Ben to set off forbidden fireworks. For grades 3-6. 2004Unaccustomed earth
Par Jhumpa Lahiri. 2008
Eight short stories by Pulitzer Prize-winning author explore the nature of family and love. In the title story, a mother…
in Seattle nervously hosts her widowed father, who helps tend her garden but hides a secret. Bestseller. 2008