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Le secret de Mhorag: 1, Le passage interdit
By Martin Barry. 2011
" Ils serpentent dans les profondeurs obscures des lochs écossais, ils hantent les vastes océans et glissent silencieusement sous les…
eaux paisibles des lacs sauvages d'Irlande. Qu'on les nomme serpents de mer ou monstres de lac, ces gigantesques et énigmatiques créatures provoquent frayeur et fascination. Ce sont pourtant de nobles entités dont le destin tragique et mystérieux se trouve intimement lié à celui des humains. Ce roman fantastique voyage entre notre époque et le XIIIe siècle irlandais. En ces temps reculés, les actes téméraires d'un chevalier normand ont marqué le destin des monstres aquatiques et celui des humains pour les siècles à venir. Lorsque l'aventureux John Émile Talbot, onze ans, fait la connaissance de Ragdanor un jeune monstre à la fois serpent de mer et créature lacustre , il est loin de se douter qu'un monde nouveau s'ouvrira à lui, précipitant son existence au cœur d'une étrange aventure de guerre, d'amour, de trahison et de chasse aux monstres. " -- 4e de couvYou must be joking!: lots of cool jokes
By Paul Brewer. 2003
The journal of Scott Pendleton Collins: a World War II soldier (My Name is America)
By Walter Dean Myers. 1999
Europe, 1944. American teenage soldier Scott Collins describes the Omaha Beach invasion, in which many men in his company are…
killed. Writing home, he details his experiences as he fights across France, receives a promotion, and suffers a wound. For grades 4-7. 1999On the far side of the mountain
By Jean Craighead George. 1990
Continues teenager Sam Gribley's wilderness survival adventures begun in My Side of the Mountain (BR 15070). Sam's peaceful new life…
is shattered when a conservation officer confiscates his falcon and his younger sister, Alice, disappears from their mountain home. For grades 5-8. 1990Zipped
By Laura McNeal. 2003
Fifteen-year-old Mick is upset to discover that his beloved stepmother is having an affair. He also loves Lisa despite her…
crush on a missionary from her Mormon church. Lisa's friend Janice dates her own low-life boss. Somehow things work out. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2003Why I sneeze, shiver, hiccup, and yawn (Let's-read-and-find-out-science Ser.)
By Melvin Berger. 2000
Father Bear comes home (I Can Read Level 1 Ser.)
By Else Holmelund Minarik. 1959
Four episodes about Little Bear in which he waits impatiently for his father to come home from a day of…
fishing, has the hiccups, meets a mermaid, and plays with Owl. Beginning chapter book. For grades K-3. 1959In defense of liberty: the story of America's Bill of Rights
By Russell Freedman. 2003
Describes the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution and explains how they are applied as well as tested. Examples…
of challenges include a suit brought on behalf of schoolchildren who were required to recite the Pledge of Allegiance and rap musicians sued for obscenity. For junior and senior high readers. 2003The tombs of Atuan
By Ursula K Le Guin. 2001
Arha is taken from her parents to be trained as high priestess to the Old Ones in the Atuan tombs.…
She endures her bleak captivity until a trespasser violates her domain in his search for the tombs' greatest treasure. Sequel to A Wizard of Earthsea (BR 7742). For grades 6-9. 1970Anosios: 1, Retour au royaume des hommes (Anosios. #1.)
By Daniel Guay. 2010
" Dans un coin retranché du continent dAnosios, à la suite dune confrontation sans merci avec les hommes, vit en…
exil un fier peuple de guerriers: les Warraks. Ithanak, un jeune chef de clan, doit prendre une importante décision pour les siens. En effet, une menace sans nom plane sur la péninsule où se sont établis les farouches guerriers. Le moment est venu pour eux de réintégrer, malgré les dangers que cela implique, le reste du continent. Malencontreusement séparé de son clan, Ithanak fera bientôt la connaissance de nouveaux alliés, dont une exaspérante créature prénommée Skeip. Bien que ce singulier personnage ne semble représenter aucune menace particulière, une prime substantielle est offerte pour sa capture. Ithanak devra tout mettre en oeuvre pour empêcher le roi Limius, un tyran qui règne désormais sur le continent dAnosios, de mettre la main sur la précieuse créature. " -- 4e de couvNecessary noise: stories about our families as they really are
By Michael Cart, Charlotte Noruzi. 2003
Ten short stories portraying different kinds of family scenes. "Visit" by Walter Dean Myers describes a father's awkward meeting with…
his long-abandoned son, a death row convict. In "Snowbound" by Lois Lowry, a college girl returns home to introduce her unwashed, obnoxious boyfriend. Strong language. For senior high readers. 2003Lizards: weird and wonderful
By Margery Facklam. 2003
Introduces thirteen remarkable lizards from the Komodo dragon and marine iguana to the glass snake and Gila monster. Presents facts…
and true stories about each. Also provides tips on how to tell the difference between lizards and similar reptiles. For grades 3-6. 2003The river (A yearling Book Ser.)
By Gary Paulsen. 1991
In this sequel to Hatchet (BR 11525), Brian Robeson returns to the wilderness with Derek Holtzer, a psychologist investigating the…
nature of survival. The two are struck by lightning, and the radio transmitter is knocked out leaving them stranded. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1991Marvin one too many (I Can Read Bks.)
By Katherine Paterson. 2001
Marvin starts first grade in a new school but has trouble learning to read. His family gives him some extra…
help when he finally tells his father about the problem. For grades K-3. 2001The midwife's apprentice
By Karen Cushman. 1995
The only name she has ever known is Brat. She does not know how old she is--probably twelve or thirteen;…
she has no family or home; and she is unwashed, hungry, and unloved. Brat is discovered sleeping in a dung heap by the town's midwife, who reluctantly gives her many jobs to do in return for a piece of dry bread and stale cheese. But Brat soon determines to become a midwife herself. For grades 6-9. 1995Blue Avenger and the theory of everything (The blue Avenger Ser.)
By Norma Howe. 2002
Sixteen-year-old David Schumacher, the "Blue Avenger," returns from Italy in this sequel to Blue Avenger Cracks the Code (BR 13445).…
To help his true love, Omaha, avoid eviction he takes a job that offends his morals but will pay the rent. For junior and senior high readers. 2002The book of three (Prydain Chronicles)
By Lloyd Alexander. 1964
Delirium (Black moon)
By Lauren Oliver. 2011
" Lena vit dans un monde où lamour est considéré comme le plus grand des maux. Un monde où tous…
les adultes de 18 ans subissent une opération du cerveau pour en être guéris. A quelques mois de subir à son tour la Procédure , Lena fait une rencontre inattendue Peu à peu elle découvre lamour et comprend, comme sa mère avant elle, quil ny a pas de plus grande liberté que laisser parler ses sentiments. Même si cela implique de quitter ses certitudes " -- 4e de couvThe castle of Llyr: The Chronicles Of Prydain, Book 3 (Chronicles Of Prydain #Bk. 3)
By Lloyd Alexander. 1999
Taran is now assistant pig keeper for the wizard Dallben. His friend Princess Eilonwy, en route to the Isle of…
Mona, is captured by wicked enchantress Achren, and Taran's companions set out to rescue her. Sequel to The Black Cauldron (BR 15454). For grades 5-8. 1966Kicked out (Orca soundings)
By Beth Goobie. 2002
Fifteen-year-old Dime is so unmanageable that her parents allow her to move in with her older brother Darren, who is…
a quadriplegic. After Dime's boyfriend leaves her she reassesses her life and begins to build self-esteem. Uncontracted braille. For senior high and older readers. 2002