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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.MiNRS 2 (MiNRS. #2.)
By Kevin Sylvester. 2016
Christopher, Elena, and the other survivors of the attack on their space colony know two things: their victory over the…
Landers will be short-lived, and a new wave of attacks is imminent. Sequel to "MiNRS". Grades 5-8. 2016.Minrs (Minrs Ser. #1)
By Kevin Sylvester. 2015
Twelve-year-old Christopher Nichols and his family live on a new planet, Perses, as colonists of Melming Mining's Great Mission to…
save the earth. When Landers, as the attackers are called, obliterate the colony to steal the metal and raw ore, Christopher and a small group of survivors are forced into the maze of mining tunnels below the surface of Perses. Grades 5-8. Winner of the 2017 Red Maple Fiction Honour Book Award. Winner of the 2017 Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award Honour Book. 2015.Lucky Jonah: a novel
By Richard Scrimger. 2016
Bullied by his brother and living in the shadow of his athletic best friend, Jonah is crippled by self-loathing and…
insecurity. Then a mysterious stranger hands him a disposable camera with the power to transport him into someone else's body-- and someone else's life. But with a limited number of shots and trouble mounting click by click, will this unhappy boy find a new life? Or will the secret he's been keeping follow him wherever he goes? Grades 5-8. 2016.Birthmarked (Birthmarked Trilogy Ser. #1)
By Caragh M O'Brien. 2010
In a future world baked dry by the sun and divided into those who live inside the wall and those…
who live outside it, sixteen-year-old midwife Gaia Stone is forced into a difficult choice when her parents are arrested and taken into the city. Junior and Senior High. 2010.The Search
By Nora Roberts. 2010
It's been a few years since Fiona Bristow has moved to Orcas Island. Within the small, tight-knit island community she's…
built up her business, a canine rescue centre that trains dogs to track missing persons. Other than her work, Fiona doesn't ask for much: the peace of the landscape, the companionship of her dogs, the safe haven of friends and family. Romantic entanglements are very far down on her list - and certainly not with Simon Doyle, an artist newly arrived from the mainland. 2010.Valse macabre ((Les clowns vengeurs).)
By Guy Bergeron. 2012
"Le clown tourna une petite clé située sur le côté de la boîte, avant de la poser au sol et…
d'en ouvrir le couvercle. Une musique triste se mit à résonner dans la pièce, et au centre de la boîte, la figurine d'une ballerine entièrement vêtue de blanc tournoyait au bras d'un clown multicolore. Jordan pencha la tête de côté, fredonnant la mélodie. Il se pencha de nouveau au-dessus de son sac, d'où il sortit une paire de pinces robustes mais aux bouts pointus. Mercado fronça les sourcils. Les clowns vengeurs ne faisaient pas dans la dentelle. Ils tuaient, exerçaient la vengeance sans perdre de temps. Pourquoi, alors, cette paire de pinces?... Un monde qui pourrait être le nôtre. Un avenir qui pourrait ne pas être si lointain. Dans une Quadri-métropole aux prises avec des luttes politiques importantes, les arcurides du gouvernement légitime pourchassent sans relâche les Odi-menvatts - les clowns vengeurs -, alors qu'un dangereux psychopathe s'est glissé parmi eux. " -- 4e de couv.Virus (Collection Ados/adultes ; no 31.)
By Benoît Moreault. 2005
Jérôme a contracté une maladie rare ou plutôt rarissime, car il serait le seul cas connu au monde. Tenez-vous bien,…
il a attrapé un virus informatique. Oui, vous avez bien lu ! Un virus informatique. Il est poursuivi par les Américains, obsédés par son cas. Comment va-t-il sy prendre pour se débarrasser du virus ?... Selon des spécialistes, seule la mort pourrait le délivrer. Avec Léa, Jérôme réussit à fuir. Les héros seront pourchassés par détranges appareils. Esprit de décision, maîtrise de soi et courage seront nécessaires pour mener à terme cette aventure. Un récit de science-fiction à la frontière de la réalité. À vous de juger ! -- 4e de couv.Gâteaux et chapeaux
By Bernard Friot. 2008
"Dame Lola est seule en son château. Dame Lola prépare des gâteaux, cuit des tartes, des pavés ou des génoises…
fourrées. Dame Lola fabrique des chapeaux, hauts-de-forme, melons, capelines et panamas. Elle guette l'horizon, elle espère, elle attend. Hélas ! les voyageurs ne font que courte escale, et Dame Lola retourne à ses travaux, à ses rêves gâteaux, à ses langueurs chapeaux. Enfin, un soir d'hiver et de vent, trois coups résonnent à la porte..." -- 4e de couv.Vachement moi! ((Nathan poche 8-10 ans ; 194).)
By Emmanuel Bourdier. 2010
Ce matin, comme tous les matins, je montre mon code-barres à monsieur Verzy, le concierge, pour rentrer dans l'école. Mais…
il refuse de me laisser passer. Interdit aux animaux !, clame-t-il. Rien à faire ! Car son ordinateur est formel : d'après mon code-barres, aujourd'hui, je ne suis pas un garçon... je suis une vache ! -- 4e de couv.Promised (Birthmarked trilogy. #3.)
By Caragh M O'Brien. 2012
Gaia succeeds in leading her people to Wharfton and the Enclave, but rebellion there threatens them all just when everything…
they have dreamed of seems to be at hand. Sequel to "Prized". For senior high and older readers. 2012.A friend in need (Janet Dailey's love scenes)
By Sonja Massie. 1997
Clay Davis has more money than he can use in his lonely life. Proud, independent Kelly Brandon needs money for…
her son's operation. When they meet, things go wrong from the start, but will love blossom as they reconcile their warring spirits? GRADE I BRAILLE.The healing touch (Janet Dailey's Love Scenes Ser.)
By Janet Dailey. 1994
MiNRS 3 (MiNRS. #3.)
By Kevin Sylvester. 2018
The young survivors on the mining asteroid of Perses have come up against what they mistakenly thought was their rescue.…
Now they must find a way to return home to Earth and share the truth about what happened with their battle against Major Thatcher. Once again Christopher has to make some tough choices as cracks begin to appear in their group and they are unsure of what has happened to Earth in the meantime and what kind of home they might return to. Sequel to "MiNRS 2". Grades 5-8. 2018.Prized (Birthmarked trilogy. #2)
By Caragh M O'Brien. 2011
Sixteen-year-old midwife Gaia Stone is in the wasteland with nothing but her baby sister, a handful of supplies, and a…
rumour to guide her. She is captured by the people of Sylum, a dystopian society where she must follow a strict social code or never see her sister again. For senior high readers. Sequel to "Birthmarked", followed by "Promised". 2011.The year of my Indian prince
By Ella Thorp Ellis. 2001
It is the summer of 1945, and April is delighted that the war is finally over and her beloved father…
is home again. But then, she is diagnosed with tuberculosis and is sent to a TB hospital where she meets new friends, is courted by a handsome Indian prince, and faces the reality of her potentially deadly illness. This story is based on the author's own experiences in a TB hospital. For Junior and Senior High readers. 2001.The mommy quest (Harlequin superromance ; #1334)
By Lori Handeland. 2006
Life has never been easy for Tim. Abandoned and left to fend for himself, he's finally found a home with…
Dean Luchetti. But something's missing - Tim thinks he needs a mother and Dean needs a wife, and he's got the perfect candidate in Stella O'Connell, his school's principal. Some strong language and descriptions of sex. 2006. (Harlequin superromance ; 1334)A secret affair
By Barbara Taylor Bradford. 1997
At thirty-three, Bill Fitzgerald, acclaimed American television foreign correspondent, is war-weary and exhausted after a long stint in Bosnia. In…
need of rest, he travels to Venice to meet Francis Xavier Peterson, an old friend and a war correspondent for Time magazine. While at the bar of the Gritti Palace Hotel on the Grand Canal with Frankie, Bill is struck by the dark beauty of a young woman seated alone at the other side of the bar. 1997.Le désert de l'amour (Le livre de poche ; 691.)
By François Mauriac. 1925
Catch me if you can
By Jillian Karr. 1996
Reigning Miss America Meg Hansen is kidnapped, then winds up in the arms of a handsome stranger when she escapes.…
Her sister, Cat, while determined to find Meg, has to deal with the dangerous operative named Dagger. Jordan Davis, close friend and PR representative for the Miss America pageant, is worried about a man who is trailing her and her young daughter, and must rely on her ex-husband, police detective Mike Bannister for help. The three women must find the strength and courage to face adversity and confront the challenge to trust and love again. 1996.