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By Caroline Fernandez. 2022
A CCBC Best Books for Kids and Teens pick!Asha and Baz have a paper rocket to launch! Whoever builds the…
rocket that travels the farthest will get to meet astronaut Chris Hadfield. The only problem is Asha and Baz don’t know how to power their rocket. Stuck and unsure, the kids brainstorm by drawing a rocket in the sand using a stick. But this is a very unusual stick. In fact, it’s a magic stick! And it transports them back in time to meet a person who might be able to help them with their rocket problem: scientist Mary Sherman Morgan.By Caroline Cauchi. 2023
"As intricate and absorbing as a Van Gogh painting...MRS VAN GOGH will stay with me for a long time." New…
York Times bestseller Hazel Gaynor "All the characters jump off the page...what we have here is a very fine novel." Historical Novel Society She's been painted out of history...until now Who tells her story? In 1890, Vincent Van Gogh dies penniless, unknown, a man tortured by his own mind. Eleven years later his work is exhibited in Paris and his unparalleled talent finally recognised. The tireless efforts of one woman gave the world one of its greatest creative minds. But twenty-eight year old Johanna Van Gogh-Bonger, Vincent's sister-in-law and the keeper of his immense collection of paintings, sketches and letters, has, until now, been written out of history. This beautiful, moving novel finally gives this extraordinary woman a voice... Praise for Mrs Van Gogh: "[A] brilliantly fictionalized account of the life of a woman who the world needs to know better" Lit Hub "What an exquisitely written book, I loved every moment! How lucky readers are going to be to read this utterly absorbing and deeply moving book for the first time. Such a treat!" USA Today bestseller Deborah Carr "A truly impressive book and a great talent." Sunday Times bestseller Caroline Corcoran "Brings to vivid life an extraordinary woman... will appeal to all lovers of historical fiction. A story that deserves to be told and widely known." Essie Fox ????? "This book is exquisite! Everything about Johanna's story is astoundingly beautiful and hers is a story that needed to be told, a voice that deserved to be heard" ????? "A beautifully done historical novel, it was so well written and did everything that I was hoping for" ???? "A beautifully written historical novel... Johanna was ahead of her time and the author portrayed her authentically" ????"Historical fiction at its best. A well-written story about a strong woman with a fascinating life" ???? "The author paints a beautiful picture...If you enjoy historical fiction and you like strong female characters, I highly recommend"By Ray Nayler. 2024
When you bring back a long-extinct species, there's more to success than the DNA. Moscow has resurrected the mammoth, but…
someone must teach them how to be mammoths, or they are doomed to die out, again. The late Dr. Damira Khismatullina, the world's foremost expert in elephant behavior, is called in to help. While she was murdered a year ago, her digitized consciousness is uploaded into the brain of a mammoth. Can she help the magnificent creatures fend off poachers long enough for their species to take hold? And will she ever discover the real reason they were brought back? A tense eco-thriller from a new master of the genreBy Rhéa Dufresne. 2022
Nia mène des enquêtes spatiales aux quatre coins de la galaxie. Sa nouvelle mission la conduit sur la planète Zalanie…
où les récoltes sont endommagées par une série de sabotages. Grâce à ses gadgets et à sa fidèle chatte, la détective cherche de précieux indices pour trouver qui menace la production de légumes.By Kevin Sylvester. 2022
See below for English description.Benny, Jenny, Karl, Stella, DJ et Mo sont transformés lors d’une expérience qui tourne mal, et…
ils deviennent « l’équipe la plus super que le monde ait jamais vue ».Heureusement, car ils doivent affronter des joueurs de hockey tardigrades à plusieurs appendices DANS L’ESPACE! Il se trouve que le dernier des Formatrons n’a pas été détruit lorsque les super six ont combattu le lapin géant et maléfique dans Méchant coup de lapin. Et maintenant, des Formatrons géants et très améliorés qui travaillent pour Richard, un astronaute reconverti en scientifique diabolique, menacent le monde avec un astéroïde qui pourrait tout détruire. Les super six pourront-ils utiliser leurs pouvoirs pour déjouer ces méchants engins? Découvrez-le dans ce quatrième livre de la série rempli d’action et d’humour.Meet six kids a lot like you. Except……Benny, Jenny, Karl, Starlight, DJ and Mo got zapped in an evil plot gone wrong — and became the super-est team the world has ever seen. Lucky thing, because they have to face off against enormous, multi-appendaged, hockey-playing tardigrades IN SPACE! Turns out the last of the Sizematrons was not destroyed in the Six-versus-evil-bunny saga of Hat Tricked. And now very enhanced giant tardigrades working for astronaut-turned-evil-scientist Richard threaten the world with an asteroid that would end it all. Can the Super Six use their hockey superpowers to thwart the baddies? Find out in this fourth action-packed, laugh-a-minute book in the Les super six du hockey series.Original title: Hockey Super Six #4: Shooting StarsBy J. D. Kurtness. 2023
Une artiste en vient à créer des «compagnons», jouets conçus pour la satisfaction émotionnelle des propriétaires. Certains modèles sont capables…
d'apprentissage. Face à leur grande popularité, des groupes contestataires se forment pour dénoncer les abus potentiels sur ces robots à qui ils prêtent une nature de plus en plus humaine.By Jennifer Pelletier. 2023
La Terre s'est purgée en reprenant le territoire qui lui est dû. Si plusieurs continents sont noyés, en cendres ou…
toujours coincés dans des brasiers infernaux, les habitants de Shaeganna, eux, ont construit une véritable forteresse à l'abri des dangers de dame Nature. Un lieu paisible en surface, mais pourri de l'intérieur. Louanie vit comme une recluse à l'extérieur de ce royaume; ce n'est pas par choix, mais par obligation. Vendue par ses parents à un retraité mythomane, elle ne peut que se soumettre à lui. Qui aurait pensé que de souffrir toutes ces années aux mains de ce mari sadique lui ouvrirait les portes de cette cité tant convoitée ? Bernée par la croyance que cette nouvelle vie serait digne d'un rêve, vu l'opulence qui y règne, Lou était loin de s'imaginer que de porter l'uniforme d'une Shae lui coûterait tout, même son identité... Elle comprend alors qu'elle a quitté un monstre pour un autre, sans pitié. Là où la torture est une tradition, naître femme est une abominationBy Sylvie Bérard. 2023
Nos banques de données généalogiques parmi les plus complètes et sophistiquées sur le marché nous permettent de vous offrir une…
expérience immersive dans votre histoire familiale. Voyez vos ancêtres s'animer devant vous. Observez comment ils vivaient. Interagissez avec eux... Passionnée de généalogie, Annick Paradis est intriguée par cette publicité aperçue sur l'un des sites de recherche qu'elle fréquente assidûment et elle décide de tenter l'expérience. Or, ces séances sont si stimulantes que, à chacun de ses retours, Annick trouve de plus en plus ennuyeux son emploi, de plus en plus distante sa compagne. Et que penser de ces pertes de mémoire qui l'accablent ?By Maurice G Dantec. 2010
Années 2020, au Québec, dans un contexte de Jihad mondial, Verlande (fils d'un Waffen SS) et Voronine (petit fils d'un…
membre des commandos marines soviétiques) sont deux policiers. Ils partagent leur temps entre des enquêtes sur des tueurs de policiers militarisés, des enlèvements d'enfants pour une organisation pédophile, des attentats aux armes de guerre, etcBy Andrew F Sullivan. 2023
&“This impressively bleak vision of the near future is as grotesquely amusing as it is grim.&” ― Publishers Weekly STARRED…
REVIEW &“A gripping tour-de-force torn from tomorrow&’s headlines.&” ― David Demchuk, author of Red X and The Bone Mother &“A bold dystopian novel that captivates with its dread and depth. The Marigold is unhinged literary horror that goes right to the source of decay.&” ― Iain Reid, award-winning author of I&’m Thinking of Ending Things , Foe , and We Spread In a near-future Toronto buffeted by environmental chaos and unfettered development, an unsettling new lifeform begins to grow beneath the surface, feeding off the past The Marigold, a gleaming Toronto condo tower, sits a half-empty promise: a stack of scuffed rental suites and undelivered amenities that crumbles around its residents as a mysterious sludge spreads slowly through it. Public health inspector Cathy Jin investigates this toxic mold as it infests the city&’s infrastructure, rotting it from within, while Sam &“Soda&” Dalipagic stumbles on a dangerous cache of data while cruising the streets in his Camry, waiting for his next rideshare alert. On the outskirts of downtown, 13-year-old Henrietta Brakes chases a friend deep underground after he&’s snatched into a sinkhole by a creature from below. All the while, construction of the city&’s newest luxury tower, Marigold II, has stalled. Stanley Marigold, the struggling son of the legendary developer behind this project, decides he must tap into a hidden reserve of old power to make his dream a reality―one with a human cost. Weaving together disparate storylines and tapping into the realms of body horror, urban dystopia, and ecofiction, The Marigold explores the precarity of community and the fragile designs that bind us togetherBy David Robertson. 2022
"With Cole barely clinging to life, Eva fearlessly takes the lead to investigate Mihko's horrific experiments. But where's Brady? After…
learning that Mihko reinstated the Reckoner Initiative, Cole and Eva confront Mihko head-on. But a vicious battle with Mihko's newest test subject leaves Cole close to death, and Eva must continue their investigation without him. With Brady missing and Cole in recovery, Eva is on her own. When Eva stumbles across Mihko's secret laboratory, she finds her worst nightmares come to life. What new terrors has Mihko created? And can Eva find Brady before it's too late?"--Back coverBy David Robertson. 2020
Acclaimed writer, David A. Robertson, delivers suspense, adventure, and humour in this stunningly illustrated graphic novel continuation of The Reckoner…
trilogy. Cole and Eva arrive in Winnipeg intent on destroying Mihko Laboratories. Their plans change when a new threat surfaces, and Cole has terrifying visions. Are these just troubled dreams or are they leading him to a terrifying truth? Will Eva be able to harness her powers to continue the investigation without him?By Ursula K. Le Guin, Eric Beddows. 2003
Winner of the PEN/Malamud Award for Short Story A New York Times Notable Book In these &“vivid, entertaining, philosophical dispatches&” (San…
Francisco Chronicle), literary legend Le Guin weaves together influences as wide-reaching as Borges, The Little Prince, and Gulliver&’s Travels to examine feminism, tyranny, mortality and immortality, art, and the meaning—and mystery—of being human. Sita Dulip has missed her flight out of Chicago. But instead of listening to garbled announcements in the airport, she&’s found a method of bypassing the crowds at the desks, the nasty lunch, the whimpering children and punitive parents, and the blue plastic chairs bolted to the floor: she changes planes. Changing planes—not airplanes, of course, but entire planes of existence—enables Sita to visit societies not found on Earth. As &“Sita Dulip&’s Method&” spreads, the narrator and her acquaintances encounter cultures where the babble of children fades over time into the silence of adults; where whole towns exist solely for holiday shopping; where personalities are ruled by rage; where genetic experiments produce less than desirable results. With &“the eye of an anthropologist and the humor of a satirist&” (USA Today), Le Guin takes readers on a truly universal tour, showing through the foreign and alien indelible truths about our own human society.By Osamu Nishi. 2018
Introducing Irumean After Iruma makes an offhand comment about wanting to understand demons better, his trusty magical ring casts a…
sneaky spell to make it easier. The only problem? It&’s turned the normally happy-go-(un)lucky Iruma into the devilishly dark Irumean! This spicy Iruma soon stirs up the Misfit Class and leads them into a crusade to claim the biggest prize on campus: the lost Demon King&’s personal classroom, the Royal One!By Oliver K. Langmead. 2024
"Ambitious and immersive...an elegantly told meditation on how we can&’t leave ourselves behind." -Esquire Magazine - The Best Sci-Fi Books…
of 2024A ground-breaking, mind-bending and wildly imaginative epic verse revolution in SF. A saga of colony ships, shattering moons and cataclysmic war in a new Eden. Truly unforgettable and richly lyrical eco-fiction, for fans of Kim Stanley Robinson, Adrian Tchaikovsky, and Jeff VanderMeer.Rochelle wakes from cryostasis to take up her role as engineer on the colony ark, Calypso. But she finds the ship has transformed into a forest, populated by the original crew&’s descendants, who revere her like a saint. She travels the ship with the Calypso&’s creator, the enigmatic Sigmund, and Catherine, a bioengineered marvel who can commune with the plants, uncovering a new history of humanity forged while she slept. She discovers a legacy of war between botanists and engineers. A war fought for the right to build a new Earth – a technological paradise, or a new Eden in bloom, untouched by mankind&’s past.And Rochelle, the last to wake, holds the balance of power in her hands.By Ann Leckie. 2024
Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke award-winner Ann Leckie is a modern master of the SFF genre, forever changing its…
landscape with her groundbreaking ideas and powerful voice. Now, available for the first time comes the complete collection of Leckie's short fiction, including a brand new novelette, &“Lake of Souls.&” Journey across the stars of the Imperial Radch universe. Listen to the words of the Old Gods that ruled the Raven Tower. Learn the secrets of the mysterious Lake of Souls. And so much more, in this masterfully wide-ranging and immersive short fiction collection from award-winning author Ann Leckie.By Madeleine Roux. 2024
Loki and Valkyrie seek redemption in the first adventure of an epic new multiversal series that reimagines the origins of…
iconic Marvel heroes.So many worlds, so little time. Infinite possibilities, creating infinite realities. Long have I watched the trickster god sow chaos. But . . . what if Loki saved Asgard from Tony Stark&’s revenge? Thor—Son of Odin, God of Thunder, Wielder of Mjolnir—is dead. And Loki is responsible. It was meant to be only a joke—tampering with the Destroyer, changing Thor&’s course to Midgard—a bit of mischief with a chance of maiming. But Loki&’s harmless prank spiraled out of control, unleashing death and destruction on New York City and the heroes sworn to protect it. The city was saved, at the cost of Thor&’s life. Furious and heartbroken, the All-Father banishes Loki to Earth for his crime. Loki finds himself in a realm of boxed wine, instant noodles, and some sort of regional performance troupe known as the &“Buffalo Bills.&” It&’s a meager existence, far from Asgard&’s grand courts, but he finds his new friend, Brian the Gecko, a much more engaging companion than the sycophants back home. It&’s a true meeting of the minds. Loki is the God of Mischief—but he knows, deep down, that he never truly deserved to stand next to their father&’s golden child, Thor, as two true sons of Odin. Yet he cannot endure his exile in peaceful isolation. A Valkyrie—Hel-bent on carrying out her oath to Thor—barges into Loki&’s trailer home with his brother&’s final words from the beyond: a plea to find a certain Dr. Jane Foster and pass the hammer Mjolnir on to its rightful heir. While Loki struggles to fulfil his brother&’s last request, the far-reaching consequences of his fatal prank return to haunt him. Blinded by grief over those he lost in the chaos wrought by Asgard, Iron Man vows revenge on those who consider themselves gods. Determined to protect Earth from the might of this unpredictable alien power, Stark forges Asgard&’s own weaponry into a lethal suit of armor, set on eradicating any tether between their worlds—consequences be damned. When Asgard looks to Loki for salvation, he must answer the question: Am I truly worthy?By Ann Leckie. 2024
Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke award-winner Ann Leckie is a modern master of the SFF genre, forever changing its…
landscape with her groundbreaking ideas and powerful voice. Now, available for the first time comes the complete collection of Leckie's short fiction, including a brand new novelette, Lake of Souls.Journey across the stars of the Imperial Radch universe.Listen to the words of the Old Gods that ruled The Raven Tower.Learn the secrets of the mysterious Lake of Souls.And so much more, in this masterfully wide-ranging and immersive short fiction collection from award-winning author Ann Leckie.Contents:The Lake of SoulsStories from the world of the Imperial RadchNight's Slow PoisonShe Commands Me and I ObeyThe Creation and Destruction of the WorldStories from the world of The Raven TowerThe God of AuThe NalendarThe Snake's WifeMarsh GodsThe Unknown GodBeloved of the SunSaving BaconSci-FiFootprintsHesperia and GloryThe Endangered CampAnother Word for WorldThe JustifiedFantasyBury the DeadThe Sad History of the Tearless OnionBy Ann Leckie. 2024
Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke award-winner Ann Leckie is a modern master of the SFF genre, forever changing its…
landscape with her groundbreaking ideas and powerful voice. Now, available for the first time comes the complete collection of Leckie's short fiction, including a brand new novelette, Lake of Souls.Journey across the stars of the Imperial Radch universe.Listen to the words of the Old Gods that ruled The Raven Tower.Learn the secrets of the mysterious Lake of Souls.And so much more, in this masterfully wide-ranging and immersive short fiction collection from award-winning author Ann Leckie.Contents:The Lake of SoulsStories from the world of the Imperial RadchNight's Slow PoisonShe Commands Me and I ObeyThe Creation and Destruction of the WorldStories from the world of The Raven TowerThe God of AuThe NalendarThe Snake's WifeMarsh GodsThe Unknown GodBeloved of the SunSaving BaconSci-FiFootprintsHesperia and GloryThe Endangered CampAnother Word for WorldThe JustifiedFantasyBury the DeadThe Sad History of the Tearless OnionBy Jan Springer. 2024
Hannah Roberts è un Clone, una Schiava Riproduttiva progettata esclusivamente allo scopo di produrre una prole sana per una razza…
umana in decadenza. Ma Hannah anela a qualcosa di proibito—la sua libertà e l’uomo pericoloso che non potrà mai avere. Non appena si avvicina il suo stato Riproduttivo, Hannah scappa dai suoi carcerieri ed è in fuga per salvarsi la vita. Addestrato a essere una macchina per uccidere a sangue freddo, l’unica luce nella vita di Jacob Romero è una bellissima schiava la cui dolce innocenza marchia il suo cuore e risveglia desideri oscuri che non aveva mai saputo di avere. Jacob viene incaricato di darle la caccia e ucciderla, ma rimane gravemente ferito quando invece le salva la vita. Ora sono fuggitivi dall’unico mondo che abbiano mai conosciuto e Hannah cura il sicario ferito che ha sempre desiderato. Presto la loro attrazione si accende in un fuoco che nessuno dei due può negare. Ma il loro amore proibito dovrà affrontare un’ultima sfida mentre si preparano a fuggire in una nuova dura vita negli Stati Liberi.