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By Clive Gifford. 2009
Discusses the accomplishments of Archimedes, Galileo, Benjamin Franklin, James Watt, Isambard K. Brunel, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, Marie Curie, Glenn…
Curtiss, and Sergei Korolev--ten pioneers in the fields of physics, chemistry, mathematics, and electricity. Features "life links" that describe the ways one inventor's work influenced another's. For grades 4-7. 2009By Jamee Riggio Heelan, Nicola Simmonds. 1998
Madison, a little girl born with one hand, tells about having a helper hand made specially for her. She explains…
all the stages involved in fitting her for a battery-operated prosthesis that allows her to open and close her new hand. For grades K-3By Isa-Belle St-Sauveur. 2020
L'enfer d'une fille de rue nous plonge dès les premiers mots dans la dure réalité d'une adolescente toxicomane et itinérante…
dans le centre-ville de Montréal. En fugue d'un Centre jeunesse, refusant l'autorité, le système et la réalité, à 16 ans, Isa-Belle est prête à mettre sa vie en péril pour obtenir sa prochaine dose jusqu'à ce qu'elle risque d'y rester. Le chemin pour revenir d'entre les morts sera plus ardu qu'elle ne s'y attendait. Il ne s'agit pas simplement de ne pas s'injecter son prochain hit qui pourrait lui être fatalBy Mark Shulman, Andrea Montejo, Lisa Kopelke, Oscar de la Hoya. 2006
By Johanne Durocher. 2021
En 2001, Nathalie Morin a 17 ans lorsqu'elle rencontre Saeed, un Saoudien qui étudie à Montréal. Amoureuse, elle tombe enceinte…
de lui, mais bientôt le jeune homme est déporté dans son pays d'origine. À 20 ans, elle décide de le rejoindre en Arabie saoudite avec son bébé et s'installe avec lui, convaincue qu'elle pourra rentrer au Canada quand elle le désirera. Mais le piège se referme sur elle: son conjoint se révèle violent et autoritaireBy Stephanie Greene, Diana Magnuson. 2002
Young Betsy Ross is upset when her brother tells her that she cannot make furniture because she is a girl.…
Betsy wants to prove that she can do whatever he can, but she ends up proving something to herself instead. For grades 2-4By Aimee Aryal. 2008
By Francisco Jiménez. 2015
Jiménez came to California with his emigrant Mexican family, and worked for many years in the fields alongside them. Here,…
he recounts his life from when he arrives in NY City to begin graduate work at Columbia University in the late 1960s. It was a turbulent, political time, and he missed his girlfriend and family in California. Eventually he became a professor at Santa Clara University in 1973By Susan Campbell Bartoletti. 2015
Mary Mallon, who became known as "Typhoid Mary," was hired as a cook for a wealthy family in 1906. A…
few weeks later an outbreak of typhoid fever swept through the household. Eventually it was determined that Mallon was a healthy carrier, spreading the disease but not suffering it herself. She was arrested and quarantined against her will. This biography explores the many violations of Mallon's human and civil rights, the culture of the period, how the public and health officials responded, and the sensationalism of "yellow journalism." For grades 5-8By Leslie Kimmelman, Adam Gustavson. 2009
A brief, fictionalized account of what life was like for Theodore Roosevelt during his political career, with his oldest daughter,…
Alice, a strong-willed and somewhat wild young woman, who loved to do things that shocked the public, even when she lived in the White House. For grades 2-4By David Lopez. 2019
Quelque part entre la banlieue et la campagne, Jonas et ses amis tuent le temps. Ils fument, jouent aux cartes,…
font pousser de l'herbe, et, quand ils sortent, c'est pour constater ce qui les éloigne des autres. Dans cet univers où tout semble voué à la répétition du même, leur fief, c'est le langage, qu'ils ne cessent de mettre en scène, que ce soit Lahuiss interprétant le Candide de Voltaire ou Poto offrant un morceau de rap de son cru. Jonas, qui a grandi avec eux, a ses jardins secrets – une fille qu'il visite de temps en temps – et un avenir possible – la boxe professionnelle. Mais aussi élégant et rapide que soit son jab, il manque de niaque et d'ardeur. Au fil de ce roman écrit au cordeau, une gravité se dégage, une beauté qu'on extirpe du tragique ordinaire à travers une voix neuve, celle de son auteur. « J'ai conçu le livre comme une histoire qu'on raconte. Le fait de tout lire m'a procuré une grande émotion. J'ai apprécié ce travail, je lis vraiment comme j'ai écrit. Cette fluidité qu'il y a dans l'écriture, j'ai réussi à la retrouver dans la voix. En fin de compte, elles sont interdépendantes. » David Lopez – Entretien – Paris, 2018By Nicole Lea Helget. 2014
At the time of the Civil War, Stillwater is a town of pioneers, nuns, fur trappers, loggers, runaway slaves and…
freedmen, outlaws and people of conscience. In that town, Clement and Angel, separated at birth, get to know different types of the residents. Some strong languageBy Nathan Clement. 2013
Revving up behind a pace car, a competitive group of stock cars takes off with a wave of the green…
flag and engages in an action-packed race filled with squealing tires, bumps, spins, and rushing support crews. For preschool-grade 2By Doreen Rappaport, Matt Tavares. 2012
This biography of Helen Keller introduces young readers to one of the world's most influential women. Using quotes from Keller…
herself, the author brings to life her story of courage and achievement. For grades K-3By Marc David O'Brien, Marc O'Brien. 2009
This book demonstrates that lessons can be learned outside of the classroom. They are taught with the aid of three…
extraordinary friends, a few therapeutic horses and the determination of one special needs individual. A unique bond develops between these friends when they discover how much their friend is capable of in spite of his disabilityBy Sheila Solomon Klass. 2009
After completing her indentured servitude, Deborah Sampson, a tall and strong young woman, wants to join America's Continental army and…
help the colonies gain independence. She disguises herself as a boy, enlists in a Massachusetts regiment, and serves admirably as a Revolutionary War soldier. For grades 6-9. 2009By Elena Yates Eulo. 2008
Sophomore honors student Joey Eastland messes up during football tryouts and becomes the team water boy. But when the coach…
gives him a second chance, Joey is determined to be the best wide-end receiver ever. For junior and senior high readers. 2008By Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson, Deborah Kogan Ray. 1977
By Justina Chen Headley, Mitch Vane. 2006
Five-year-old Becca, a budding ballerina, comes to school wearing glasses, a patch to correct her lazy eye, and her brother's…
pirate costume. She has such creative answers to questions about her eye patch that all her classmates want eye patches, too. For grades K-3. 2006By Julia Scheeres. 2005
Blonde-haired Julia fondly recalls David, her adoptive black brother, and recounts their experiences surviving family violence and a stay at…
a Christian reform school in the Dominican Republic. Explicit descriptions of sex, strong language, and some violence. Alex Award. 2005