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Silent sleep of the dying
By Keith McCarthy. 2004
Solicitor Helena Flemming and pathologist John Eisenmenger investigate the death of cell biologist Millicent Sweet, an employee at Pel-Ebstein Pharmaceuticals…
(PEP). Eisenmenger finds that the pathologist changed the autopsy report to death by natural causes, even though Sweet's body was riddled with numerous cancers that all developed within the week before her death. Now Eisenmenger and Flemming are in a race to uncover the details of PEP's secret research project. Explicit descriptions of violence, descriptions of sex, and explicit strong language. 2004.Shattered
By Eric Walters, Roméo A Dallaire. 2006
Fifteen-year-old Ian decides to work at "The Club" for his community service - but it turns out to be a…
soup kitchen in a bad part of town, and he is nearly mugged going there. He's saved by a pipe-wielding homeless man, a former soldier named Jacques who was stationed in Rwanda. Can Ian help Jacques, a man who has lost everything but his nightmarish memories? Some descriptions of violence. For senior high readers. Winner of the 2007 White Pine Award. 2006.Shallows
By Tim Winton. 1984
Whales have always been the life-force of Angelus, a small town on the south coast of Western Australia. Their annual…
passing defines the rhythms of a life where little changes, and the town depends on their carcasses. So when the battle begins on the beaches outside the town, and when Queenie Cookson, a local girl, joins the Greenies to make amends for the crimes of her whaling ancestors, it can only throw everything into chaos. 1985. c1984.Shampoo planet
By Douglas Coupland. 1992
The world of Tyler Johnson, a 20-year-old Reaganite, collides with that of his hippie parents. As Tyler drifts into the…
Washington town of Lancaster and jaunts to Paris and Hollywood, his life mirrors contemporary society. 1992.Shadow of a bull
By Maia Wojciechowska. 1964
Everyone expects Manolo to become a great bullfighter like his father, but he wants to follow his own heart and…
become a doctor. As he prepares to fight his first bull, Manolo realizes that he is afraid. Grades 5-8. 1965 Newbery Award winner. 1964.Sexy
By Joyce Carol Oates. 2005
Darren Flynn, high school student and star swimmer, is incredibly good-looking with a perfect life, until 'the thing' happens -…
'the thing' with Mr. Tracy, his English teacher. 'The thing' was how Darren would think of it afterwards, but did it happen at all? As everything and everyone around him changes, and Darren feels he can trust no one, he searches for his identity, finding answers in the most unexpected places. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior high readers. 2005.Sea swept (Quinn brothers trilogy. #1.)
By Nora Roberts. 1998
Ray and Stella Quinn adopt three boys, Cameron, Phillip, and Ethan, from various troubled backgrounds and raise them as a…
family. Just before he dies, Ray takes in Seth, another young fledgling. Suddenly the older Quinns must make major lifestyle changes. Followed by "Rising Tides". Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1998. (Quinn Brothers trilogy ; 1)Scar tissue
By Michael Ignatieff. 1993
At the heart of this powerful novel is a son's account of his mother's voyage into the world of neurological…
disease, where she loses first her memory, and then her very identity; only to gain, at the end, a strange serenity. As the son tells her story, he grows obsessed by his mother's transformation beyond her self, and sets out on his own quest for self-discovery. 1993.Sebastian, or, Ruling passions (The Avignon quintet. #4)
By Lawrence Durrell. 1983
An Egyptian banker and member of a gnostic brotherhood learns that a letter prescribing his death has been innocently intercepted…
by the woman he loves. Descriptions of sex. Sequel to "Constance, or, Solitary practices" (DC39819), followed by "Quinx, or, The Ripper's tale" (DC07791). 1983. (The Avignon quintet ; 4)Scorpion
By Mildred B Davis. 1977
Seeing
By José Saramago, Margaret Jull Costa. 2006
Set in the same city described in "Blindness" (DC19644), a legal revolution occurs when 70% of voters cast blank ballots…
in a national election. The president declares a state of siege, but even though soldiers cordon off the city, nothing affects the citizens' maddening cheerfulness. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. c2006. Uniform title: Ensaio sobre a lucidez.See the child: A Novel
By David Bergen. 1999
When Paul Unger's teenage son drowns Paul's life begins to unravel. His son had been involved with a provocative woman,…
Nicole, before his death. When Nicole returns to town some time later Paul must face the fact that her child may be his grandchild, and a link to his son that he hadn't known existed. Contains some strong language, violence and descriptions of sex. 1999.Sans coeur et sans reproche: nouvelles
By Monique Proulx. 1993
Prix Adrienne-Choquette 1983. Grand Prix littérature du Journal de Montréal. Un recueil de quinze nouvelles apprécié pour sa "qualité d'émotion"…
et l'attention portée au choc ressenti par les adolescents qui entrent dans la vie adulte.Sans queue ni tête
By Jacques Pasquet. 1991
Sauve qui peut l'amour (Roman + ; #R+20)
By Marie-Francine Hébert. 1992
Depuis plusieurs semaines, Léa est amoureuse de Bruno, le plus beau gars de l'école. Quel bonheur! Et elle croit que…
Bruno l'aime aussi. C'est le paradis! Au point où avec lui, elle se sent prête à tout. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 1992.Sauvez ma Babouche! (Premier roman ; #PR 10)
By Gilles Gauthier. 1991
Babouche a disparue. Carl et son copain Garry se lancent à sa poursuite. Ils ratissent le quartier en tous sens…
et retrouvent finalement la vieille chienne à la fourrière. Pour Carl, sa Babouche semble avoir trouvé un second souffle. Années 2-4. 1991.Samantha, bonne à rien faire (Mille comédies)
By Sophie Kinsella, Daphné Bernard. 2007
Une autre comédie de moeurs anglaise contemporaine qu'anime une avocate trentenaire écervelée quoiqu'intelligente. Quelques descriptions de nature sexuelle et quelques…
passages où le langage est grossier. 2008, c2005. Titre uniforme: Undomestic goddess.Samarcande
By Amin Maalouf. 1988
Prix des Maisons de la presse 1988, "Samarcande", c'est l'aventure du manuscrit de Samarcande né au XIe siècle et égaré…
lors des invasions mongoles et retrouvé des siècles plus tard. Ce récit respirant l'Orient combine parfaitement érudition et plaisir romanesque.Salammbô (Folio Ser.)
By Gustave Flaubert. 1970
Roman historique ayant pour cadre la révolte des mercenaires à Carthage au 3e siècle avant Jésus-Christ et la première guerre…
punique. L'oeuvre est centrée sur l'affrontement de Salammbô, fille d'Hamilcar, avec Mâtho, jeune chef lybien des mercenaires. L'amour vient compliquer les choses. Un supplément ludique (exercices d'observation, tests, jeux) complète cette édition. 1996, c1970.Salut Galarneau!: roman (Collection Points. Série Roman. R12)
By Jacques Godbout. 1967
Correspondance entre deux frères de St-Henri, dont l'un a la chance d'aller à Paris et d'écrire ses impressions à son…
jeune frère. Celui-ci écrit son ennui et sa révolte face à l'éducation obligatoire. Il veut écrire un livre pour faire de l'argent et sortir de son milieu pauvre. Il se révolte contre une société qu'il trouve injuste. 1967.