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The fault in our stars
By John Green. 2013
Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis, until a chance meeting with a boy…
at a cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life. For senior high readers. 2013.The hostile hospital (Series of unfortunate events. #8.)
By Lemony Snicket. 2003
On the run after being falsely accused of murder, the three Baudelaire orphans--Violet, Klaus, and Sunny--find themselves in Heimlich Hospital,…
with the evil Count Olaf in close pursuit. Sequel to The Vile Village. Grades 4-7. Bestseller. 2001.Taggerung (Redwall Abbey. #14.)
By Brian Jacques. 2003
A young otter, kidnapped in his infancy and raised as a warrior-thief by a band of vermin, leaves the tribe…
and goes off to seek adventures of his own. Grades 5-8. Sequel to "Lord Brocktree", followed by "Triss". Bestseller. 2003.Pax
By Sara Pennypacker. 2016
Pax and Peter have been inseparable ever since Peter rescued him as a kit. One day, the unimaginable happens, Peter's…
dad enlists in the military and makes him return the fox to the wild. At his grandfather's house, three hundred miles away from home, Peter knows he isn't where he should be, with Pax. He strikes out on his own despite the encroaching war, spurred by love, loyalty, and grief, to be reunited with his fox. Meanwhile Pax, steadfastly waiting for his boy, embarks on adventures and discoveries of his own. Grades 4-7. Bestseller. 2016.Midnight sun
By Trish Cook. 2018
Seventeen-year-old Katie Price has a rare disease that makes exposure to even the smallest amount of sunlight deadly. Confined to…
her house during the day, it isn't until after nightfall that Katie's world opens up. Charlie Reed is a former all-star athlete at a crossroads in his life--and the boy Katie has secretly admired from afar for years. When he happens upon her playing guitar one night, fate intervenes and the two embark on a star-crossed romance. For senior high readers. 2018.La minute de vérité: roman d'art et d'amour
By Florence Parry Heide, Marina Heide, Bjørn Sortland, Tom Heide. 2015
Frida, 17 ans, apprend qu'elle est atteinte d'une maladie des yeux, et risque de perdre la vue. Elle, qui rêvait…
de visiter l'Italie, décide d'aller à Florence avant qu'il ne soit trop tard. Là-bas, elle rencontre Jakob, 19 ans, norvégien comme elle. Le jeune homme doit écrire des articles sur l'histoire de l'art et parcourt l'Europe pour admirer quelques-uns des 34 tableaux dont il a choisi de parler. Pour Frida, c'est le coup de foudre ! Jakob lui raconte Giotto, Brunelleschi, Raphaël... et elle voudrait qu'il ne s'arrête jamais. Pour les lecteurs du collégial. 2015.Le sang de l'Olympe (Héros de l'Olympe. #5.)
By Rick Riordan. 2015
" La Colonie des Sang-Mêlé est harcelée de toutes parts, Octave et ses légions approchent, Gaïa et son armée de…
géants vont détruire le Monde. Percy et ses amis doivent absolument l'arrêter avant la fête de Spes à Athènes où se déroulera l'ultime sacrifice. Une terrible bataille se prépare, quelle qu'en soit l'issue, une chose est sûre : ce sera la dernière... " -- 4e de couv.Harry Potter and the deathly hallows (Harry Potter ; #7)
By J. K Rowling. 2007
Voldemort has taken control - the Ministry of Magic has fallen, The Order of the Phoenix face death at every…
turn, and Snape is the new Headmaster of Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione are in danger as they try to find and destroy the horcruxes, while struggling to decipher the mysterious clues left behind by Dumbledore. Doubts about Dumbledore, tragedies, and disasters all cause despair for Harry, as he tries to solve the riddle of the Deathly Hallows and defeat Voldemort. Junior and Senior High. Sequel to "Harry Potter and the half-blood Prince. Bestseller. 2007. (Harry Potter ; 7)Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter. #3.)
By J. K Rowling. 1999
Harry is relieved to be back at Hogwarts for his third year with his friends Ron and Hermione, even though…
he isn't completely safe. The escaped convict Sirius Black, a staunch supporter of Voldemort, is after Harry. Sequel to "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." Prequel to "Harry Potter and the goblet of fire." Grades 4-7. Bestseller. 1999. (Harry Potter ; 3)Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter. #2.)
By J. K Rowling. 1999
Despite a warning not to return to Hogwarts for his second year of wizardry studies, Harry shows up. But Harry…
is in danger from the opened Chamber of Secrets as well as from his would-be protector. Sequel to "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". Followed by "Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban". Bestseller. Grades 4-7. 1999. (Harry Potter ; 2)Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone (Harry Potter. #1.)
By J. K Rowling. 1997
On Harry Potter's eleventh birthday, he learns that he is more than an unwanted orphan. The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft…
and Wizardry recruits him because he has inherent magical abilities. As he purchases his school supplies--robes, wand, and messenger owl--Harry looks forward to attending his new boarding school. Grades 4-7. Bestseller. Followed by "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". 1997. (Harry Potter ; 1)Fantastic beasts and where to find them (Harry Potter Ser.)
By J. K Rowling. 2001
Special edition of an approved textbook used by Harry Potter at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An A-to-Z listing…
of magical beasts, it briefly describes such creatures as the centaur, hippogriff, troll, unicorn, and ten breeds of dragon. Grades 4-7. Bestseller. 2001.Dr. Ernest Drake's dragonology: the complete book of dragons (Ologies Ser.)
By Ernest Drake, Dugald Steer. 2003
Describes the origins of dragonology and how it is probably the most rewarding of the natural sciences and at the…
same time one of the oldest and least researched. Includes the first dragons of the world, dragons' life cycle, behaviour and much more. Grades 4-7. Bestseller 2005. 2003. Uniform title: DragonologyDivergent (Divergent trilogy. #1.)
By Veronica Roth. 2011
In a future Chicago, society is divided into five factions. During the Choosing Ceremony, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must pick her…
lifelong faction. But Beatrice discovers she is an anomaly - a divergent - who does not fit anywhere. Followed by "Insurgent". For Senior High and older readers. 2011.Castaways of the Flying Dutchman (Tale from the castaways of the Flying Dutchman. #1.)
By Brian Jacques. 2002
In 1620, a boy and his dog are rescued from the doomed ship, Flying Dutchman, by an angel who guides…
them in travelling the world, eternally helping those in great need. Grades 5-8. Followed by "The angel's command". Bestseller. 2002.Century: a novel
By Fred Mustard Stewart. 1981
A mother's gift: a novel
By Britney Spears, Lynne Spears. 2001
Fourteen-year-old singer Holly Faye Lovell shares a close relationship with her single mother, a seamstress in Biscay, Mississippi. When Holly…
wins a scholarship to a prestigious music school, she becomes embarrassed about her humble roots. Meanwhile Holly's mother considers revealing a secret. For junior and senior high readers. Bestseller. 2001.Quidditch through the ages (Harry Potter's Schoolbooks Ser.)
By J. K Rowling. 2001
A fictitious text from Harry Potter's School, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Did you know that there are 700…
ways of committing a foul in Quidditch? Have you ever wondered how the Bludgers came into existence or why Wigtown Wanderers have pictures of meat cleavers on their robes? This copy of a volume in Hogwarts School Library contains everything you need to know. Grades 4-7. 2001.The fault in our stars
By John Green. 2012
Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis, until a chance meeting with a boy…
at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life. For senior high readers. Bestseller. 2012.L'empreinte de la corneille: roman (Mandoline. #59)
By Anique Poitras. 2004
Mandoline, personnage secondaire et amie de Sara dans la trilogie regroupant La lumière blanche, La deuxième vie et La chambre…
d'Éden, est l'héroïne de ce roman. Elle a maintenant 19 ans. Elle a suivi une cure de désintoxication, a repris les études et fréquente les Alcooliques anonymes. Elle vit avec son amie et marraine Claire. Elle rencontre un jeune journaliste, Nicolas Chevalier. Ils tombent amoureux. La vie semble donc bien s'annoncer pour Mandoline, mais elle doit composer avec son lourd passé: les abus sexuels de son ex-beau-père, l'incrédulité malsaine de sa mère, sa période de danseuse nue, la chute dans la drogue et l'alcool... Le texte, narré à la première personne et composé de chapitres courts, est rythmé. Il comprend une bonne dose d'émotion et aborde avec crédibilité le thème de la toxicomanie. -- 4e de couv.