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Les Corbin de Dumontel: 2, 1932-1945 (Corbin de Dumontel. #2.)
By Hélène Lefebvre. 2013
" C'est fête au village. Les enfants d'âge scolaire y participent par leur Première Communion et les obligations de Pénitence…
la précédant. La Mi-Carême annonce des préférences où le déguisement cause des casse-têtes. Les mariages se célèbrent et les nombreux amis sont invités, mais des événements inattendus troublent les noces. Monsieur le Curé exige la collaboration de tous pour l'aménagement d'un parc en face de son église. La servante est en service pour acquérir un rôle important. Les élections s'en viennent, les sollicitations et malversations sont de mise. Les nouvelles voitures luxueuses apparaissent créant l'orgueil ou l'envie. Une nouvelle famille arrive avec quatre jolies demoiselles pour établir une entreprise de casseaux. " -- 4e de couvLes Corbin de Dumontel: 1, 1920-1932 (Corbin de Dumontel. #1.)
By Hélène Lefebvre. 2013
" Le plaisir est au rendez-vous. Le village s'anime. Les hommes se rassemblent autour du poêle à bois du magasin…
général Corbin. Les activités sont nombreuses pour divertir les hommes : parties de cartes où la tricherie soulève les esprits, course de chevaux où les ruses sont permises, la Guignolée où le p'tit boire offert dans chaque maison rend le voyage en carriole périlleux, la chasse aux lièvres qui accroit la fierté masculine. La réfection des trottoirs de bois sollicite laide de chaque villageois, tout comme l'agrandissement de l'église. La première pompe à gaz du Lac-St-Jean voit le jour devant le magasin général Corbin. Les amours prennent forme entre les couples. Les naissances se multiplient et les enfants grandissent, dévoilant leurs traits de caractère. " -- 4e de couvSouvenirs d'autrefois: 2, 1918
By Rosette Laberge. 2015
" Fidèle à elle-même, Lucille, la mère manipulatrice capable de tout pour arriver à ses fins, a toujours dans sa…
mire au moins une victime sur qui s'acharner. Sa fille Gertrude est enfin parvenue à prendre de la distance avec elle, mais Adrien vit tout le contraire depuis qu'il a réalisé son rêve le plus cher. Par ailleurs, Charlotte, la belle-soeur d'Adrien, porte un fardeau qui la place dans une situation pour le moins risquée malgré les objections musclées de son mari... " -- 4e de couvGirls in trouble: A Novel
By Caroline Leavitt. 2004
Abandoned by her boyfriend, pregnant sixteen-year-old Sara Rothman opts for an open adoption with Eva and George. But when Sara…
cannot let baby Anne go, the couple makes a decision that has consequences for years to come. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2004Vegan virgin Valentine
By Carolyn Mackler. 2004
High-school senior Mara's life goes topsy-turvy when her delinquent sixteen-year-old niece "V" arrives to live with the family. Mara loosens…
up when she falls for her boss at the coffeehouse and when V enjoys her new, stable home. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. For senior high readers. 2004The goodbye summer: a novel
By Patricia Gaffney. 2004
Shy, thirty-two-year-old music teacher Caddie Winger is on her own after her grandmother, who raised her, moves into a convalescent…
home. Alone, Caddie uncovers startling family truths, gets her heart broken, and develops a new romance. Some descriptions of sex. 2004Eve Green
By Susan Fletcher. 2004
During her first pregnancy, Evangeline Green recalls her childhood in Wales, where she came to live with her grandparents after…
her mother's death. Eve puzzles over family secrets, has a few comfortable friendships, and becomes involved in the drama of a local girl's disappearance. Whitbread Book Award. 2004Fat boy swim
By Catherine Forde. 2004
Scottish teen Jimmy is teased mercilessly for being overweight. When the swimming coach discovers Jimmy's secret cooking skills, he trades…
swim lessons for Jimmy's help with a fundraiser. Jimmy unexpectedly excels at the sport and also develops an interest in visually impaired Ellie. For junior and senior high readers. 2003Dinner for two
By Mike Gayle. 2004
London. Hopeful would-be father Dave Harding copes with his wife's miscarriage and his newfound unemployment by taking a job as…
a teen magazine advice columnist. A letter from a thirteen-year-old girl claiming to be his daughter soon rekindles his fatherly instincts, but the revelation could threaten his marriage. 2002Marika
By Andrea Cheng. 2002
World War II. Although Marika has been raised Catholic, her family name, Schnurmacher, reveals her Jewish heritage. This legacy is…
dangerous because Marika lives in Hungary, where Jews face discrimination and persecution. For grades 6-9. 2002Indigo's star
By Hilary McKay. 2004
England. After a long illness, twelve-year-old Indigo returns to school filled with dread. Encouraged by his younger sister Rose, Indigo…
sticks up for an American boy who has replaced him as the primary target of school bullies. Sequel to Saffy's Angel (DB 56168). For grades 4-7. 2003Rock star superstar
By Blake Nelson. 2004
Pete, a talented bass player and the son of musicians, leaves the high school jazz band to join a popular…
rock group. He finds the experience exhilarating even as his new fame jeopardizes his relationships. For senior high readers. 2004Losing is not an option: stories
By Rich Wallace. 2003
Nine interwoven episodes relate athlete Ronny's coming of age in small-town Pennsylvania, from sneaking into a football game in sixth…
grade to racing for the state track championship in high school. In "Dawn" he struggles with the rules of mutual attraction. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2003Tending to Grace
By Kimberly Newton Fusco. 2004
Cornelia is shy and withdrawn because of her stutter. She feels even lonelier when her mother drops her off to…
live with an eccentric great-aunt in a rundown farmhouse. But slowly and warily Cornelia and her aunt learn to share their strengths with each other. Schneider Family Book Award. For grades 6-9. 2004Snap: a novel
By Alison McGhee. 2004
To help herself get through difficult situations, eleven-year-old Edwina "Eddie" snaps rubber bands on her wrists. During summer vacation, her…
best friend, Sally, faces the death of the grandmother who raised her and uncertainties about her own future. But with Eddie, Sally learns to cope. For grades 4-7. 2004The outside world
By Tova Mirvis. 2004
Two dissimilar Orthodox Jewish families are brought together by their children's marriage. Twenty-two-year-old "spinster" Tzippy Goldman and Bryan Miller, who…
wants to go by his Hebrew name, Baruch, fall in love in Jerusalem. As the couple builds a future together their relatives struggle to reconcile traditional and modern values. 2004The falconmaster
By R. L La Fevers. 2003
Ten-year-old Wat is rejected by his Norman England village because he has a misshapen foot and only one eye. When…
he rescues two baby falcons stolen by Lord Sherborne's wicked men, he meets a forest hermit who shelters him and teaches him magic. For grades 4-7. 2003A place called Wiregrass: a novel
By Michael Morris. 2002
Alabama. Erma Lee Jacobs flees her abusive husband, uncaring mother, and dead-end factory job and makes a fresh start in…
Wiregrass with granddaughter Cher. Friendship with elderly socialite Miss Claudia and the arrival of Cher's father force all three women to confront buried secrets. 2002Sacred time: A Novel
By Ursula Hegi. 2003
Bronx, 1953. Calamity strikes Anthony's Italian Catholic family when Uncle Malcolm goes to jail for theft and his wife and…
twin daughters move into Anthony's house. An unthinkable event and reverberations of guilt reshape the family for generations. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2003I know who holds tomorrow: A Novel (A family Affair Ser. #1)
By Francis Ray. 2002
Madison and Wes Reed, both popular TV personalities, seem like a perfect couple, but actually they have become estranged since…
the loss of their child. When Wes is critically injured in an accident, Madison discovers that he has a mistress and baby daughter. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2002