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The marrow thieves
By Cherie Dimaline. 2017
In a future world ravaged by global warming, people have lost the ability to dream, and the dreamlessness has led…
to widespread madness. The only people still able to dream are North America's indigenous population - and it is their marrow that holds the cure for the rest of the world. But getting the marrow - and dreams - means death for the unwilling donors. Driven to flight, a 15-year-old and his companions struggle for survival, attempt to reunite with loved ones, and take refuge from the "recruiters" who seek them out to bring them to the marrow-stealing 'factories.' For senior high readers. Bestseller. Canada Reads 2018. Winner of the 2017 Governor General’s Award for Young People's Literature and the 2018 Amy Mathers Teen Book Award. Winner of the 2018 Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Young Adult Literature. 2017.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter. #7.)
By J. K Rowling. 2014
As he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid's motorbike and takes to the skies, leaving Privet Drive for the last…
time, Harry Potter knows that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters are not far behind. The protective charm that has kept Harry safe until now is now broken, but he cannot keep hiding. The Dark Lord is breathing fear into everything Harry loves, and to stop him Harry will have to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes. The final battle must begin - Harry must stand and face his enemy. Sequel to "Harry Potter and the half-blood prince". For junior and senior high readers. 2014.Bleachers
By John Grisham. 2004
After fifteen years former high school quarterback Neely Crenshaw returns to his hometown, where he learns that legendary football coach…
Eddie Rake lies dying. With other Spartans he reminisces about the "glory days" of their youth while contemplating his own lost potential. Bestseller. 2004.Divergent (Divergent trilogy. #1)
By Veronica Roth. 2012
In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest…
of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all. Followed by "Insurgent". For junior and senior high readers. Bestseller. 2012.Trading up: a novel (Janey Wilcox series. #2.)
By Candace Bushnell. 2003
Social-climbing Janey Wilcox, last seen in "Four Blondes", becomes a successful New York model. She marries a millionaire movie mogul…
and lives in the fast lane, but can't escape her sordid past or really love anyone. So she moves to Hollywood. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2003.Tous nos jours parfaits
By Jennifer Niven, Vanessa Rubio-Barreau. 2015
Quand Violet et Finch se rencontrent, ils sont au bord du vide, en haut de la tour du lycée, décidés…
à en finir avec la vie. Finch est la bête curieuse de l'école. Il oscille entre les périodes d'accablement, dominées par des idées morbides et les phases d'éveil où il déborde d'énergie. De son côté, Violet avait tout pour elle. Mais, neuf mois plus tôt, sa sœur adorée est morte dans un accident de voiture. La survivante a perdu pied, s'est isolée et s'est laissé submerger par la culpabilité. Pour Violet et Finch, c'est le début d'une histoire d'amour bouleversante: l'histoire d'une fille qui réapprend à vivre avec un garçon qui veut mourir. Pour les lecteurs du collégial. Best-seller. 2015. Titre uniforme: All the bright places.Castaways of the Flying Dutchman
By Brian Jacques. 2001
In 1620, a boy and his dog are rescued from the doomed ship, Flying Dutchman, by an angel who guides…
them in travelling the world, eternally helping those in great need.Albatross: a novel /
By Terry Fallis. 2019
Adam Coryell is your average high-school student--well, except for that obsession with fountain pens--when his life changes forever. Based on…
a study by a quirky Swedish professor that claims that every human being, regardless of athletic inclination, has a body that is suited to excel in at least one sport, it turns out that Adam is good--very good, in fact--at golf. Even though he'd never even picked up a golf club. Almost instantly, and with his coach, hard-nosed Bobbie Davenport by his side, Adam and his new-found talent skyrocket to a prodigy-level stardom that includes tournament titles, sponsorship deals, throngs of fans following his every move, and fodder for tabloids. But here's the catch: Adam doesn't really like golf. And as the life he once knew slips away--including the love of his life, the dream of being a writer, and everyday normalcy--he can't help but wonder if all this success and fame is worth it, or if it's enough for him. Bestseller. 2019.All the Weyrs of Pern (Renegades of Pern Ser.)
By Anne McCaffrey. 1991
For more than 2,500 years, the people of Pern have taken to the sky on their faithful dragons to attack…
the terrible spores known as Thread, and they have searched for a way to destroy Thread forever. Now with the discovery of their original landing site and the exposing of Aivas, the Artificial Intelligence Voice-Address System, they have the vital information. Sequel to Renegades of Pern (BR 08114, DB 31007). BestsellerFirst love
By James Patterson, Emily Raymond. 2014
Sixteen-year-old "good girl" Axi Moore decides to run away and convinces her best friend Robinson to join her. The two…
take a road trip from Oregon to New York City and fall in love along the way. Young Adult appeal. Bestseller. 2014Best kept secret: the Clifton chronicles (Clifton Chronicles #3)
By Jeffrey Archer. 2013
Following the events of The Sins of the Father (DB 74875), the Lord Chancellor must decide whether Giles Barrington or…
Harry Clifton will inherit their family's title--and fortune. All involved must then deal with the fallout of the decision. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2013The eleventh victim
By Nancy Grace. 2009
Tired of dealing with killers, rapists, and drug dealers, prosecutor Hailey Dean leaves behind her legal career in Atlanta and…
moves to Manhattan. There she starts a new life as a therapist--but her patients are brutally murdered one by one. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2009For one more day
By Mitch Albom. 2006
When his mother, Pauline, dies Charles "Chick" Benetto falls into alcoholism. Chick describes the loss of his job and family…
and his isolation and depression. After his suicide attempt Pauline's ghost takes Chick on a tour of her life as a single mother and heals his broken heart. Bestseller. 2006The debutante divorcee: a novel
By Plum Sykes. 2006
When Sylvie Mortimer's husband, Hunter, leaves on business during their honeymoon, Sylvie befriends fellow New Yorker Lauren Blount, an heiress…
celebrating her divorce. Sylvie joins Lauren's socialite circle but worries Hunter might be having an affair with his new employee Sophie, a notorious "husband huntress." Some strong language. Bestseller. 2006Chasing destiny
By Eric Jerome Dickey. 2006
Pregnant Billie's lover Keith returns to his wife Carmen for the sake of his fifteen-year-old daughter, Destiny. But Destiny rebels,…
falls in with the wrong crowd, and is raped. Ashamed, Destiny runs away while the three adults search for her. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. Bestseller. 2006The last templar
By Raymond Khoury. 2006
During a showing of Vatican treasures at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, horsemen dressed as Knights Templar attack…
and steal precious artifacts including an encoder. FBI agent Sean Reilly and archaeologist Tess Chaykin investigate while Catholic Church authorities worry about the consequences. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2005The hunt club (Wyatt Hunt Ser.)
By John Lescroart, John T Lescroart. 2006
San Francisco Child Protective Services caseworker Wyatt Hunt quits over politics and, at attorney Dismas Hardy's urging, opens a detective…
agency. Homicide inspector Devin Juhle, a childhood friend, enlists Hunt's help tracking the killers of federal judge George Palmer and his mistress. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2006Nights of rain and stars
By Maeve Binchy. 2004
Four strangers--American, English, Irish, and German--on holiday in a Greek village come together after they witness a tragic boating accident.…
Each of them is trying to escape from a troublesome situation back home. As they become friends and lovers, two locals help them to attain perspective and self-knowledge. Bestseller. 2004Bergdorf blondes: A Novel
By Plum Sykes. 2004
Manhattan. In a world of fake tans, artificial blondes, and $325 jeans, a London-born brunette who calls herself "Moi," department-store…
heiress Julie Bergdorf, and their fellow Park Avenue princesses hunt for perfect husbands. Moi's broken engagement tests her faith in love. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2004The diary of Ellen Rimbauer: my life at Rose Red
By Ridley Pearson, Joyce Reardon. 2001
Seattle, early 1900s. Set at "Rose Red," a mansion built for Ellen, his young bride, by oil-magnate John Rimbauer--atop a…
Native American burial ground. Ellen's diary, revealing her evolution from submissive innocent to fiercely powerful woman, tells Rose Red's eerie history of construction, deaths, and disappearances. Basis of the Stephen King TV miniseries. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2001