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Rosie
By Alan Titchmarsh. 2004
Nick Robertson has become used to his grandmother Rosie's dotty behaviour. At 86, a widow now, she is determined that…
before life passes her by, she will live a little. Or, preferably, a lot. It wouldn't be so bad if Nick had nothing else to do, but with a job to find, two warring parents to cope with and a love life in terminal decline, he would prefer his grandmother to get on with things quietly. But, Rosie insists, there is no time like the present. Includes strong language. 2004.Robot revolution (House of robots. #3.)
By James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein. 2017
When Sammy's inventor mom becomes distracted by a top-secret project, the house robots soon begin to fall into disrepair. Cue…
a robot revolt, with the droids wreaking harmless havoc in the house! It's up to Sammy and his sister to keep the peace until his mom reveals her secret project. Sequel to "Robots go wild!" Grades 4-7. 2017.Robots go wild! (House of robots. #2.)
By James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein. 2015
Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez and his "bro-bot" E are making new friends every day as E works as his bedridden sister Maddie's…
school proxy. But disaster strikes when E malfunctions just in time to be upstaged by the super-cool new robot on the block--and loses his ability to help Maddie. Sequel to "House of robots", followed by "Robot revolution!". Grades 5-8. 2015.Rocket science: A Novel
By Julia Gaunce. 2000
The Wickers are an ordinary family, living an ordinary life in an ordinary neighbourhood, doing ordinary summer activities. But then…
a new family moves into the apartment building where Mr. Wicker is the custodian, and this ordinary event throws the entire family into some kind of mental chaos. This chaos is explored through the thoughts and minds of this family, often in a humorous way, showing that a person's inner life can be rich yet troublesome. 2000.Révisions criminelles
By Martyn Bedford, Pierre Guglielmina. 1999
Rex Zero and the end of the world (Rex Zero Ser.)
By Tim Wynne-Jones. 2006
1962. New boy in town Rex Norton-Norton, or Rex Zero, wonders why everyone seems so scared - is it spies,…
the Cold War, kidnappers, or the shadowy creature some say is stalking Ottawa's Adams Park? Rex, with his bike "Diablo," five wild and funny siblings, an alpha dog named Kincho, and a basement bomb shelter built of old Punch magazines, is bound to come up with some ideas and adventures with his mind that turns everything inside out. Grades 4-7. 2007.Revolting rhymes & Dirty beasts
By Roald Dahl. 1982
Revolting rhymes. Humorous retellings in verse of six well-known fairy tales featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after.…
Grades K-3. 1982. Taped with: Dirty beasts. A collection of humorous poems about amazing or nasty creatures, including a flying cow, a pig who turns the tables on a farmer, and crocodiles, lions, and anteaters who delight in devouring people. Grades K-3. 1983.Revenge of the radioactive lady
By Elizabeth Stuckey-French. 2011
In 1953, Dr. Wilson Spriggs gave the now seventy-seven year old Marylou Ahearn a radioactive cocktail, without her consent, as…
part of a secret government study. Marylou has been plotting her revenge for fifty years, and when she accidentally discovers his whereabouts in Florida, she snaps into action, moving down the block from where a now senile Spriggs lives with his daughter's family. She begins the tricky work of insinuating herself into their lives, but has no idea what a nest of yellow jackets she is stumbling into. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some descriptions of violence. c2011.Republic of dirt: a return to Woefield Farm
By Susan Juby. 2015
Prudence Burns is an overly idealistic Brooklyn girl who has inherited a derelict plot of land named Woefield Farm. Her…
motley crew of farm hands consists of Earl, an elderly, reclusive bluegrass legend; Seth, an agoraphobic heavy-metal blogger in early recovery from alcoholism; and Sara, an 11-year-old girl with a flock of elite show poultry. When Prudence is felled by a thyroid condition, things on the farm begin to fall apart, resulting in valiant and sometimes ill-advised attempts to restore domestic bliss. Efforts are complicated by a renegade mule, attempts to turn a hideously ugly child's playhouse into a high-yield roadside farm stand, and an electrical station's worth of crossed wires. Will Prudence get well? Will Seth finally get rid of his pesky virginity? Will Earl rescue Sara? And will anyone, ever, admit they might be wrong? Sequel to "The Woefield Poultry Collective". Winner of the 2016 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. 2015.Reservation blues
By Sherman Alexie. 2005
Coyote Springs is an all-Indian Catholic rock band from the Spokane Reservation in eastern Washington. Lead singer Thomas Builds-the-Fire, lead…
guitarist Victor Joseph, and backup vocalists Chess and Checkers Warm Water are reservation Indians, but they are also kids with guitars committed to putting on their own show. The stuff of their lives, the pain, the poverty, the humour, the resilience, grows out of their experience on the reservation, but also fuels their need to be heard in their own voices. Some descriptions of sex, violence and some strong language. 1995.Replay: a new book
By Sharon Creech. 2005
Twelve-year-old Leo, called fog boy by his large Italian family, dreams of starring in the school play or becoming a…
hero. When he finds a journal written by his father at age thirteen, Leo wonders why people change as they grow up. Grades 5-8. c2005.Red Dwarf: infinity welcomes careful drivers
By Grant Naylor. 1989
When Lister got drunk, he really got drunk. After celebrating his birthday with a Monopoly-board pub crawl around London, he…
came to in a burger bar on one of Saturn's moons, wearing a lady's pink hat and a pair of yellow fishing waders, with no money and a passport in the name of Emily Berkenstein. Joining the Space Corps seemed a good idea. Red Dwarf was bound for earth, but it never made it, leaving Lister as the last remaining member of the human race with only a dead man, a senile computer and a highly evolved cat for company. 1989.Ready or not
By Chris Manby. 2005
Is Heidi Savage ready to give up her freedom to marry Ed, or should it have been ex-boyfriend Steve going…
down the aisle at her side? Descriptions of sex and strong language. 2005.Rats on the range and other stories
By James Marshall. 1993
Eight humorous stories about an unusual assortment of animals including a rat family that vacations at a dude ranch owned…
by rat terriers, a mouse who is the housekeeper for a tomcat, and a buzzard who may or may not leave his money to the Society for Stray Cats. Companion to "Rats on the Roof and Other Stories". For grades 2-4 and older readers. 1993.Rates of exchange
By Malcolm Bradbury. 1983
A comedy set in an East European city. An English academic linguist on the cultural circuit discovers that the currency…
of the language is as flexible as the country's coinage, culture and sexual mores. Includes sex. 1983.Rare birds
By Edward Riche. 1997
Dave Purcell is ready to call it quits on his St. John's restaurant, The Auk. His friend Alphonse Murphy, however,…
proposes an unusual idea which soon has The Auk crawling with the local glitterati. But Phonse has been up to some other tricks as well, and they have caught the attention of certain sinister forces. Strong language. 1997.Rachel's holiday
By Marian Keyes. 1998
Rachel Walsh's propensity for recreational drugs lands her in Dublin's answer to the Betty Ford Clinic. Whilst she is expecting…
to encounter wall to wall Jacuzzis, gymnasiums and rock stars, the reality proves to be otherwise, with group therapy in the company of middle-aged men the order of the day. She seeks redemption from Chris, a man with a past, who might be more trouble than he's worth. Some strong language. 1998.Queen of the cookbooks (Cherry Cola Book Club novel. #5.)
By Ashton Lee. 2017
To celebrate the town's new library, librarian Maura Beth McShay and the Cherry Cola Book Club organizes a cooking contest…
to crown the "Queen of the Cookbooks." Sequel to "A Cherry Cola Christmas". 2017.Queen Camilla
By Sue Townsend. 2006
For the past thirteen years, as England became an increasingly unhappy and fearful place, Prince Charles has been living quietly…
on a bleak council estate, The Flower Exclusion Zone, with his wife and love of his life, Camilla. He enjoys gardening and poultry keeping while Camilla spends her days doing as little as possible, alongside their fellow ASBO-subjected neighbours. But life is about to change, Charles refuses to follow his destiny unless his wife can be Queen - and public opinion suggests the people would rather have Jordan than Camilla on the throne. Sequel to "The Queen and I". 2006.Récit caustique et humoristique de la vie de Sophie, trentenaire, chômeuse en fin de droits. Il offre une critique de…
la société contemporaine, où la famille et le travail sont indispensables à la valorisation et à l'embourgeoisement auquel chacun aspire. 2015.