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Telling the tale
By Robin Skelton. 1987
The adventures of Captain Underpants: an epic novel (Captain Underpants Ser. #1)
By 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.The age of longing: a novel (A phyllis Bruce Bk.)
By Richard B Wright. 1995
Set in small town Ontario and spanning three generations, this is a poignant and wryly humorous novel of Howard Wheeler's…
search for self-understanding. Born to a failed hockey player who briefly played for the Montreal Maroons, Howard grew up caught between his carousing father and his tight-lipped mother. 1995.Tempting Faith DiNapoli: A Novel
By Lisa Gabriele. 2002
Faith genuinely wants to be a good Catholic girl and she's pretty sure Jesus loves her, though the evidence is…
sometimes difficult to find. The trouble is, Faith's angry with everyone in her family. She breaks every commandment and finds herself torn between who she wants to be and who she is. 2002.Territorial rights
By Muriel Spark. 1979
In this comedic-farce, Robert, escaping from a complicated affair, runs to Venice in the hope of simplifying his life. In…
Venice, he finds that nothing is the way it seems, even the pensione has a body buried in the garden. 1979.The 27th kingdom
By Alice Thomas Ellis. 1982
Aunt Irene, her wicked nephew Kyril, and Focus, a cat of alarming intelligence, move into a minute dwelling in 1950s…
Chelsea, with its motley assortment of antique dealers, criminals and 'chars'. And from Wales comes Valentine, a beautiful West Indian postulant with miraculous powers. 1982.Surtout, n'ouvre pas la porte! (Mes premiers J'aime lire ; #73.)
By Claire Clément. 2009
Anaëlle doit rester quelques instants seule, car sa mère doit aller lui chercher des médicaments. Afin de s'assurer que sa…
fille n'ouvrira la porte à personne durant son absence, la mère lui fait mille recommandations et lui rappelle le conte " Le loup et des sept chevreaux ". Quelques minutes après son départ, quelqu'un frappe justement à la porte. Convaincue qu'il s'agit du loup, la fillette refuse de lui ouvrir la porte... Quelques passages où le langage est grossier. Années 1-3. 2009, 2010.Séduire Isabelle A: roman
By Sophie Bassignac. 2016
Isabelle aime Pierre mais ne l'épousera que s'il fait l'unanimité auprès de sa famille. Au cours d'un été caniculaire, Pierre…
retrouve sa belle-famille à la campagne pour une semaine qui tourne rapidement au cauchemar. Issu d'une bourgeoisie un peu coincée, le jeune homme découvre à ses dépens le pouvoir de nuisance d'une bande d'excentriques hyperactifs et rêveurs. 2016.Sexe, romance et best-sellers (Girls in the city)
By Nina Killham, Raphaële Eschenbrenner. 2006
Un auteur à succès de romans d'amour est séduisant mais non séducteur, ce qui pose problème aux femmes qui le…
désirent. Comédie de moeurs agréable. Descriptions régulières de nature sexuelle, quelques descriptions de violence et quelques passages où le langage est grossier. 2006. (Girls in the city) Titre uniforme: Mounting desire.Shrek: une novélisation junior (Pocket junior. livre DCCLVIII)
By Ellen Weiss, Christine Bouchareine. 2001
Roman écrit à partir d'un film porté au grand écran et exploitant les thèmes de la tolérance, de l'amitié et…
de l'amour. Shrek, un ogre vert champion des pets et des rots retentissants, est furieux depuis que son marais est habité par d'autres que lui. Pour s'en défaire, il n'a d'autre choix que d'accepter la mission que lui confie Lord Farquaad: lui ramener la princesse Fiona retenue prisonnière d'un terrible dragon. Flanqué d'un âne bavard, il court à la recherche de son destin... Années 2-4. 2001.Sur la route d'Omaha
By Robert Ludlum. 1993
Le fringant sexagénaire de "La route de Gandolfo" est de retour et plus exaspérant que jamais. Il vient de concocter…
une superbe arnaque qui pourrait lui rapporter un demi-million de dollars. Ayant découvert qu'une injustice avait été commise à l'encontre des Indiens Wopotamis, spoliés de leurs terres ancestrales, il décide de passer à l'action avec l'aide de son comparse Sam Devereaux. 1993. Titre uniforme: The road to Omaha.Sourires de loup
By Zadie Smith, Claude Demanuelli. 2001
Zadie Smith s'offre une saga familiale qui va des années 70 aux années 90, en passant par la seconde guerre…
mondiale, avec dans les rôles-titres, les deux patriarches et inséparables amis, Archibald Jones et Samad Iqubal. Le premier, affublé d'une patte folle et d'envies suicidaires, trouve une femme en la personne d'une exubérante Jamaïcaine. Le second, Indien et musulman, une main bousillée, est serveur dans un restaurant indien de seconde classe. Les deux femmes trouvent bientôt un terrain d'entente motivé par une grossesse simultanée qui entraîne les deux familles vers un futur fait de cris, de rugissements et d'aventures rocambolesques. 2001.Supergifted (Ungifted. #2)
By Gordon Korman. 2018
Donovan Curtis has never been what anyone would call "gifted." But his genius friend Noah Youkilis is actually supergifted, with…
one of the highest IQs around. After years at the Academy for Scholastic Distinction, all Noah dreams of is the opportunity to fail if he wants to. And he's landed in the perfect place to do it--Donovan's school. Grades 4-7. 2018.Sunshine on Scotland Street (44 Scotland Street series. #8.)
By Alexander McCall Smith. 2014
Scotland Street witnesses the wedding of the century of Angus Lordie to Domenica Macdonald, but as the newlyweds depart on…
their honeymoon, Edinburgh is in disarray. Will Big Lou find true love at last? Will Bertie's healthy snacks go down well at his school fair? And has Bruce Anderson really won the lottery? 2014.Tales of the city (Tales of the city ; #1)
By 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 the devil's advice (Anne Fine's Adult Novel Ser.)
By Anne Fine. 1999
Spending the summer with his ex-wife, his children, his ex-gardener (and ex-wife's new husband) was never going to be a…
good idea. But then Oliver was a philosopher, always happier with abstraction than reality. Now reality is about to come crashing down around him in the most unexpected and hilarious ways. Strong language. 1999, c1990.Tales for very picky eaters
By Josh Schneider. 2011
Talking it over
By Julian Barnes. 1991
Shy, sensible banker Stuart has trouble with women; that is, until a fortuitous singles night, where he meets Gillian, a…
picture restorer recovering from a destructive affair. Stuart's best friend Oliver is his complete opposite, a language teacher who 'talks like a dictionary', brash and feckless. Soon Stuart and Gillian are married, but it is not long before a tentative friendship between the three evolves into something far different. Strong language. 1991.Summon the keeper (Keeper's Chronicles Ser. #1)
By Tanya Huff. 1998
Claire Hansen, the Keeper, and Austin the outspoken cat, are summoned to the Elysian Fields Guest House to reseal a…
hole in the basement, which is literally an opening to Hell. The owner and monitor of the site disappears, leaving Claire stuck managing the place until the problem is solved. Not only does this seem like Claire's most challenging mission yet, it might be one she must handle forever. 1998.Sunshine sketches of a little town
By Stephen Leacock. 1996