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The gargoyle at the gates (Lost gargoyle series. #3)
By Philippa Dowding, Allister Thompson. 2012
Christopher has a problem. He has just moved to Toronto; he’s now in a new school and has no friends.…
But even worse, the park next door is creepy: voices whisper in the bushes, and something throws apples at his window and howls at the moon. But what? Gargoyles! Grades 3-6. 2012.The falling machine (Society of steam. #1)
By Andrew P Mayer. 2011
In 1880 women aren’t allowed to vote, much less dress up in a costume and fight crime, but twenty-year-old socialite…
Sarah Stanton still dreams of becoming a hero. Her opportunity arrives in tragedy when the leader of the Society of Paragons, New York's greatest team of gentlemen adventurers, is murdered right before her eyes. To uncover the truth behind the assassination, Sarah joins forces with the amazing mechanical man known as The Automaton. Descriptions of violence. 2011. (Society of steam ; 1)It is 1862, though not the 1862 it should be - time has been altered, and Sir Richard Francis Burton,…
the king's agent, is one of the few people who know that the world is now careening along a very different course from that which Destiny intended. When a clockwork-powered man of brass is found abandoned in Trafalgar Square, Burton and his assistant, the wayward poet Algernon Swinburne, find themselves on the trail of the stolen Garnier Collection - black diamonds rumoured to be fragments of the Lemurian Eye of Naga, a meteorite that fell to Earth in prehistoric times. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language, explicit violence. 2011.The gargoyle overhead (Lost Gargoyle Ser. #2)
By Philippa Dowding. 2010
What if your best friend was a naughty 400-year-old gargoyle, and what if he just happened to be in terrible…
danger? Katherine Newberry is friends with a gargoyle named Gargoth of Tallus who lives in her backyard. Gargoth has lost the only creature on the planet who can help him, Ambergine, his greatest friend. What Katherine and Gargoth don't know is that Ambergine is searching for Gargoth too - but so is his greatest enemy. Sequel to "The Gargoyle in My Yard". Grades 5-8. 2010.The griffin of Darkwood
By Becky Citra, Kathryn Cole. 2016
Twelve-year-old Will Poppy has always been fascinated by writing, but when his mother dies and he has to live with…
his crabby aunt, he finds himself unable to write a word. When he is sent a mysterious package that includes an old picture of his grandparents and a piece of cloth with the words "The Griffin of Darkwood" on it, his aunt takes him to a run-down castle with servants who are up to no good. Now Will must find his way in this new world, and discover the magic all over again. Grades 3-6. 2016.The dragon prince
By Vicki Blum. 2005
Pursued by their own herd and by human enemies, two young dragons embark on a dangerous journey. Ember and Brand…
must fly over mountains, desert and sea to save the life of a young boy - and the future of the Dragon Lords. Grades 3-6. 2005.The dragons of blueland (Fountas & Pinnell LLI Blue #3)
By Ruth Stiles Gannett. 1951
The curse of the bologna sandwich (Melvin Beederman, superhero.)
By Greg Trine. 2006
Melvin Beederman's a pretty good superhero, even though it always takes him five or six tries to get launched and…
flying. His weakness (every superhero has one) is bologna, which makes it hard to go into a deli. Still, Melvin, with the help of his friend Candace, manages to keep the city of Los Angeles free of nasty villains like the evil McNasty brothers - once he's airborne (crash!) Grades 2-4. 2006. (Melvin Beederman ; 1)The adventurer's guide to dragons (Adventurer's guide series. #2.)
By Wade Albert White. 2017
Anne and her best friends Penelope and Hiro are tasked with an unwanted quest that could start a war between…
the Hierarchy and the dragon clan, and so to avoid disaster and save the world, the three friends must face dragon trials, defeat robots, and circumvent bureaucracy. Sequel to "The adventurer's guide to successful escapes". Grades 5-8. 2017.Racing home
By Adele Dueck. 2011
It's 1908, and twelve year old Erik faces the challenges of adapting to pioneer life on the Canadian prairie, and…
understanding what's really going on in his family. Grades 5-8. 2011.Le torrent (Littérature)
By Anne Hébert. 1989
Ces contes écrits au cours de plusieurs années attirent le lecteur dans le monde claustrophobe d'Hébert. Quant aux personnages, s'ils…
réussissent à s'en échapper, leur liberté ne leur apporte pas la joie, mais une écrasante réalisation personnelle. La première nouvelle de ce recueil est un puissant récit. 1989, c1950.Le facteur émotif (Romanichels)
By Denis Thériault. 2005
Un facteur modèle s'adonne à des activités illicites. S'étant immiscé dans une correspondance amoureuse, le voilà forcé d'écrire des haïkus…
(lui qui n'en a jamais produit un seul !) et entraîné dans une aventure amoureuse qui se terminera d'une incroyable façon. 2005.Merci
By Daniel Pennac. 2004
Un court roman en forme de monologue. Un auteur à qui l'on vient de décerner un prix pour l'ensemble de…
son oeuvre doit prononcer une allocution de remerciement d'une durée d'un peu plus d'une heure. Mais il ne sait guère qui remercier - jury, parents, amis, lecteurs - et, tout compte fait, n'a guère envie de dire merci. Son laïus se transforme graduellement en un jeu de massacre qui ne laisse personne intact, pas même le discoureur. Habile, roublard et vif. 2004.Jack Dash and the magic feather
By Sophie Plowden. 2015
Jack is not happy when his family moves to the dull suburban town of Curtly Ambrose. But everything changes when…
Jack finds a magic feather inside a book. Jack's magic feather makes whatever he draws come to life. But his grand plans (for a dog, a car and loads of chocolate) don't go quite right and he ends up on the run from the Mayor and taking a sea lion on the bus. Even worse, Jack is constantly being pestered by Coco, the girl next door who is very annoying and possibly insane. Jack needs to get better at drawing or it's going to be a complete disaster! Grades 2-4. 2015.Behind the sorcerer's cloak (Summer of magic quartet. #4.)
By Andrea Spalding. 2006
The Dark Being is poised to conquer Earth and after that, the Universe. She takes one of the four Magic…
Children hostage. The others must restore the balance between Light and Dark, but at what cost? Sequel to "Heart of the hill". Grades 4-7. 2006. (The summer of magic quartet ; 4)Heart of the hill (Summer of magic quartet. #3.)
By Andrea Spalding. 2005
Chantel, Adam, Holly and Owen must retrieve Myrddin’s staff before the Dark Being discovers its hiding place deep in the…
heart of Glastonbury Tor. Sequel to “Dance of the stones” (D39167), followed by “Behind the sorcerer’s cloak” (DC40829). Grades 4-7. Some descriptions of violence. 2005. (Summer of magic quartet ; 3)Dominion (Molly Stout adventure. #1.)
By Shane Arbuthnott. 2017
Molly grew up hearing the tales of Haviland Stout, her ancestor who discovered the dangerous magical spirits that inhabit the…
far corners of the world. Now, on the edge of the New World, in the British Dominion of Terra Nova, Molly and her family collect spirits aboard their airship, the Legerdemain. But when Molly captures a spirit that can speak and claims to have been Haviland's friend, her entire life is upended. What if everything she knows about the spirits, and her own history, is a lie? Grades 4-7. 2017.Elmer and the dragon
By Ruth Stiles Gannett. 1950
Dragon seer's gift
By Janet McNaughton. 2011
Bored by homework and bullied at school, twelve-year-old Gwyn Rae reluctantly takes on a Heritage Fair project to boost his…
history mark – he investigates the papers of his ancestor, Daniel Rae, with help from his older sister, Maddie. Together they discover a notebook filled with writing only they can see and an iron key that seems to react to their touch. When the key unlocks a secret door in an old church, Gwyn and Maddie are launched into the adventure of their lives. Junior High. 2011.Dreamer, wisher, liar
By Charise Mericle Harper. 2014
Ashley's summer is filled with babysitting, letters to her best friend at camp, and a wish jar filled with secret…
revelations that help her understand her mother in a whole new way. Grades 3-6. c2014.