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Manhattan transfer
Par John Stith. 1993
Without warning, all of Manhattan is swept into space by an alien force and encased in a giant bubble. The…
trapped humans soon discover that their city is but one of many that have been kidnapped. A small group devises a way to escape and attempts to communicate with people in other bubbles. Some strong languageTime windows
Par Kathryn Reiss. 1991
The day Miranda, thirteen, moves into a huge old house with her parents, she discovers an amazing dollhouse in the…
attic. It's a replica of the house itself, and by looking through its windows, Miranda can eavesdrop on the lives of families who lived in the house years ago. For grades 5-8A heart speaks
Par LaVyrle Spencer. 1986
Two novellas. In Forsaking All Others, Allison Scott, photographer, is looking for the perfect man for a book cover contract.…
She finds him in Richard Lang--who becomes more than a model. In A Promise to Cherish, Lee Walker, a construction estimator, grabs the wrong suitcase at the airport and ends up meeting Sam Brown of Brown and Brown, whose bid just happens to be lower. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sexLes jambes en spaghettis
Par Clarisse Bérubé. 2023
Pour Léonie, l'amour, c'est non merci. Être amoureux rend stupide. La preuve, c'est qu'une de ses deux meilleures copines sort…
avec le gars le plus con de la planète et l'autre, avec le plus insignifiant. Léo préfère se concentrer sur l'école, ses amies et son but ultime: devenir journaliste et voyager à travers le monde. Justement, elle vient d'être recrutée comme rédactrice au sein du journal étudiant!Alexander (Les Winchester #3)
Par Audrée Nicoll. 2022
Angleterre, 1758 - Après un séjour de six mois à Paris, Alexander Winchester prend le chemin de retour vers chez…
lui, à Badminton House. En route, il est attaqué et perd conscience. C'est dans les bras de Cassidy Hill, une mystérieuse gipsy, qu'il retrouve ses esprits... mais pas sa mémoire. Malgré son amnésie, Alexander est indéniablement attiré par les charmes de cette femme énigmatique. Il sera prêt à tout pour la libérer des griffes de l'homme le plus puissant de Maidstone qui la tient sous son joug... même à aller à l'encontre des conventions, s'il le fautLe prix de ma liberté: 1 (Le prix de ma liberté #1)
Par Nadège Roy. 2022
La vie de June vole en éclats lorsqu'un soir, en chemin vers l'hôpital afin d'aller donner naissance à leur enfant,…
elle et son époux sont victimes d'une attaque. Pour ajouter à l'horreur de la situation, ce dernier est sauvagement assassiné sous son regard impuissant. Six ans plus tard, les pénitenciers étant saturés, le gouvernement se voit dans l'obligation de trouver des solutions. Ainsi, les fédéraux annoncent à June qu'elle devra faire travailler, sur ses terres agricoles, celui qui a bousillé son existence. Le programme, visant à sensibiliser les criminels aux actes qu'ils ont commis en les réintégrant dans la société, n'a rien d'enchanteur pour la veuveL'espion de l'île aux Coudres: roman
Par Laetitia Filion. 2022
Charmante île aux Coudres. Dans ce roman publié en 1941, l'autrice Laetitia Filion nous présente cette île sous ses allures…
pittoresques. Pourtant, une improbable romance d'amour naît entre Rose Tremblay, une jeune insulaire et Jack Whelem, un Montréalais de passage à l'île. Un véritable choc social se produit alors. Cet amour est-il possible? Rose peut-elle s'adapter en milieu urbain, alors qu'elle a toujours vécu à l'île aux Coudres? Le cadre traditionnel de l'île paraît ainsi chambardé par cette idylle. Quel sera le choix de Rose : continuer sa vie paisible ou s'élancer vers un destin incertain? Ce beau récit révèle la décision un peu déchirante qu'elle doit prendre. Et qui est ce mystérieux espion de l'île aux Coudres? Seule la découverte du passé et de l'histoire de l'île le révélera. Un secret à découvrir dans ce surprenant roman qui sait nous étonner. Avec une présentation de l'historien Serge Gauthier en introductionCall me Francis Tucket (Tucket Adventures Ser. #Bk. 2)
Par Gary Paulsen. 1995
In this sequel to Mr. Tucket (DB 43949), young Francis Tucket has parted ways with the mountain man who rescued…
him from the Pawnees. Francis is now heading alone to Oregon to find his family's wagon train. Along the way he is accosted by a thieving duo and makes three new friends: a mule and two orphaned children. For grades 5-8Nick of time: a novel
Par Anne Lindbergh. 1994
Jericho, thirteen, lives at Mending Wall, a nontraditional school his father founded. He is in love with his best friend…
and fellow student, Alison, but she calls herself a hands-off experiment. Then Nick enters their lives by stepping through the school's kitchen wall. Nick lives in the museum of the school in the year 2094. Jericho, Alison, and another student, Bunny, begin visiting the future by passing through the wall. For grades 5-8The devil's heart
Par Carmen Carter. 1993
Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise investigate the suspicious deaths of a team of Vulcan archaeologists on…
a barren planet. As a result, Picard finds the Devil's Heart, a legendary artifact that imparts unimaginable power to its possessor. It is an object that many are willing to kill for, and even a man of Picard's character may not be able to resist its seductive powers. A Star Trek: The Next Generation novelThe watchers: a mystery at Alton Towers
Par Helen Cresswell. 1993
Katy and Josh have both been put in Kirby House, a children's home. Unhappy there, the pair decide to run…
away to the local amusement park, Alton Towers. They soon realize what Alton Towers employees have always suspected: weird things happen there at night. There is a bag lady who seems to be warning them away and an obnoxious youth who calls himself the king. And neither is quite human. For grades 4-7Valley of the sun: frontier stories
Par Louis L'Amour. 1995
Nine short stories about the gunmen, gamblers, outlaws, and tough men- and womenfolk of the old West. In "We Shaped…
the Land with Our Guns," sixteen-year-old Rye Tyler loads his guns and polishes his reputation to defend the ranch. In "Valley of the Sun," Brett Larane is double-crossed and left to die by his riding partner. ViolenceRonicky Doone's treasure
Par Max Brand. 1922
"Horse-breaker, mischief-maker, adventurer by instinct," Ronicky Doone loves a good fight, especially when it's for an underdog. As reward for…
helping Hugh Dawn and his daughter escape the savage revenge of gang leader Jack Moon, Doone is invited to share in the search for the gold Dawn is hunting. But first they must get past the vicious Jack Moon. Some violenceThe vor game
Par Lois Bujold. 1993
Miles Vorkosigan, son of Lord Vorkosigan of the planet Barrayar, hasn't lost his knack for getting into trouble and embarrassing…
his family. Nevertheless, despite his physical disabilities, he graduates from the Imperial Academy, hoping for space duty. He is assigned to an arctic weather station instead. Even here he finds trouble, and he is reassigned across the galaxy for more unexpected adventuresDarksaber
Par Kevin Anderson. 1995
Luke Skywalker and Han Solo return to the desert planet Tatooine on a quest to restore Jedi powers to Luke's…
beloved Callista. Meanwhile, the Hutt crime syndicate, headed by Jabba's successor, Durga, is building a new death star to terrorize the galaxy, and the ever-vengeful Admiral Daala of the Empire is marshalling forces to crush the New Republic. Sequel to Champions of the Force (RC 40279, BR 10104). BestsellerThe night the heads came
Par William Sleator. 1996
Late one night, Leo is driving his friend Tim to catch a bus to New York. Instead, the car is…
stopped by aliens who let Leo go but keep Tim. Afterwards Tim must remember what happened and then convince himself, Leo's parents, and the police. For grades 6-9The winds of Mars
Par H. M Hoover. 1995
Teenager Annalyn Court is the daughter of the president of Mars and the commander of a star-probe vessel. She knows…
neither of her parents, but while in the military academy, she is sent a protector robot by her mother. Annalyn's half-brother Evan tells her the president and his children are replaced by androids at death. Annalyn is glad to have her robot as she tries to determine who is human and who is not. For grades 6-9 and older readersHidden fires
Par Sandra Brown. 1982
Lauren Holbrook, daughter of a preacher, leaves her North Carolina home and comes to Texas to work for Ben Lockett.…
But when she arrives, she learns that Ben died that very morning. Now what is she to do? When Ben's wife, Olivia, asks Lauren to enter an in-name-only marriage with son Jared, Lauren agrees but suspects the motives behind the request. Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violenceThe case of the double bumblebee sting
Par John Erickson. 1994
As Slim and Loper prepare to help a friend with his spring branding for a few days, Hank the Cowdog,…
head of ranch security, sticks his head into a bumblebee nest and gets stung twice on the nose. Loper's wife, Sally May, takes Hank to the vet and tries to make him comfortable while he gets better. But she won't let him into the house until he gives her the "look of maximum woe and misery." For grades 4-7Door number three
Par Patrick O'Leary. 1995
A comely patient confides to therapist John Donelly that aliens have allowed her one year to convince a sane person…
that she is not of this earth. Donelly agrees to be that sane person and commences a bizarre year in which he falls in love, discovers the meaning of dreams, and saves the earth. Strong language