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Amours, délices et orgues (Les poches illustrés ; #5.)
By Anne-Marie Pol. 2005
Thilda, 13 ans, trouve la vie très difficile: elle est constamment à couteaux tirés avec Aurélie, sa soeur de 18…
ans, Justin est amoureux d'elle mais ne l'intéresse pas et elle ne sait comment elle pourrait arriver à séduire Florent, le nouveau caissier du Sup'Éco. Tout rentre pourtant subitement dans l'ordre: lorsqu'elle découvre que sa soeur fréquente Florent (elle s'est même fiancée en cachette), elle se laisse séduire par Justin dont l'âge est beaucoup plus près du sien. Années 5-8 et plus. 2005.Bernie Magruder & the parachute peril (Bernie Magruder Ser.)
By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. 1999
Strange things are happening - a mysterious building is going up in the town over, and Bernie's absent-minded sister Delores…
surprises everyone by becoming a parachute maker. But when she's supposed to jump from a plane wearing one of her creations, Bernie and his friends smell trouble. Who would volunteer Delores for such a dangerous stunt, and who is the suspicious guy hanging around the new building? Grades 3-6. 2001, c1999.After Battersea Park
By Jonathan Bennett. 2001
Curt and William are identical twins, separated at the age of four, unaware of each other's existence and of the…
fact that they have been adopted. The suicide of Curt's adoptive mother unlocks the secret of their parentage. Called to a reunion in Hawaii, they finally meet their biological parents and learn of the tragic circumstances behind their separation. Some strong language. 2001.Can you wave bye bye, baby?: stories
By Elyse Gasco. 1999
After
By Francis Chalifour. 2005
While 15-year-old Montrealer Francis is on a school trip, his father commits suicide. Francis feels terrible guilt, anger and sadness,…
and becomes an outsider to all that was once familiar to him. Time, counselling, and friends and family help him, but it's the discovery of a note written years earlier by his father that sends Francis on a mission of healing. For junior and senior high high readers. 2005.Bee season: a novel
By Myla Goldberg. 2000
Eliza is placed in the class for slow learners, her father dotes on her older brother's rabbinical ambitions and her…
mother is fully absorbed by her law career. When Eliza amazes everyone by winning a spelling bee, her newfound gift garners an invitation not only to the national competition but also to her father's sacred study. Her unexpected success sends her off-kilter family into a tailspin and she comes to depend upon her own divination to hold the family together. 2000.The girl without anyone
By Kelli Deeth. 2001
Eleven stories following a girl called Leah growing up in a dysfunctional family in the suburbs. They bear witness to…
a girl standing on the edge, between girl and woman, between self and self-loathing, in search of love and acceptance. Despite all their failings, Leah and her family continue to have hope that love will triumph. 2001.The first time
By Joy Fielding. 2000
After sixteen years of marriage, and one beautiful teenage daughter, Mattie has discovered that her husband, Jake, is ensconced in…
yet another love affair. After Jake confesses his infidelity and leaves to live with his girlfriend, Mattie receives some devastating news that will alter all their lives. Bestseller. 2000.Anastasia Krupnik
By Lois Lowry, Diane De Groat. 1979
Janey's girl
By Gayle Friesen. 1998
As fourteen-year-old Claire and her mother drive across the country, Claire tries to unravel some of the mysteries about her…
family. But families have more secrets than Claire realizes, and real-life relationships are more complicated than a young girl's dreams. Winner of the 1999 Red Maple Award. For Junior high readers. 1998.The book of Daniel: a novel
By E. L Doctorow. 1996
Paralleling the real-life story of the Rosenberg espionage case, this novel tells of a young man whose parents are executed…
during the cold war for conspiring to steal atomic secrets for Russia. It portrays the Isaacson family before, during, and after the parents' arrest, trial, and execution. Some strong language. 1996.Scarlet feather
By Maeve Binchy. 2000
Cooking-school friends Cathy Scarlet and Tom Feather have created the Scarlet Feather catering company in Dublin. During their first year,…
as they get off to a good start professionally, they struggle in their personal lives with troubled family members. Then they must recover from a devastating break-in, while amidst all the complications, an unexpected love blossoms. 2000.Dagmar's daughter
By Kim Echlin. 2001
Dagmar, whose mother is Irish, is able to control the weather and has a remarkable gift for gardening. When her…
daughter, Nyssa, runs off with one of her father's oldest friends. Dagmar is undone by her daughter's disappearance and her wrath invokes an icy rain, which envelops the landscape. Some descriptions of sex. 2001.Hero
By S. L Rottman. 1997
Fifteen-year-old Sean is sent to a farm for a week's community service for fighting. Abandoned by his father and raised…
by an abusive mother, Sean finds acceptance and peace with the animals and the farmer, Mr. Hassler. With the help of some concerned adults, Sean is able to look forward to a better future. For junior and senior high readers. 1997.Missing May
By Cynthia Rylant. 1992
Orphaned at six and raised by an elderly West Virginia aunt and uncle with more devotion than money, Summer is…
twelve years old when Aunt May dies. While Summer's grief is profound, Uncle Ob seems absolutely unable to go on living without his beloved May; that is, until he decides that her presence lingers nearby and that somehow he can contact her. Disappointed in his efforts, Uncle Ob comes to choose living over mourning. 1993 Newbery Medal winner. Grades 5-8. 1992.Dear Mr. Henshaw
By Beverly Cleary. 1983
In his letters to his favourite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the…
new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world. Newbery Medal winner. Grades 4-7. 1983.The shipping news
By Annie Proulx. 1994
The story centers around Quoyle, a lowly newspaper reporter. When his wife, Petal Bear, runs off with another man and…
gets killed, Quoyle's aunt convinces the distraught man to move with his two daughters to an abandoned family home in Newfoundland. Quoyle goes to work for a sleazy paper covering the shipping news and learns to fit right in. Strong language. 1994 Pulitzer Prize winner. 1994.Les chambres de bois: roman
By Anne Hébert. 1958
Catherine s'éprend d'un jeune pianiste distant et fou, qu'elle épouse. Elle ne réussit pas à faire partie de l'univers étrange…
de son mari Michel et de sa soeur, qui envahit peu à peu leur appartement. 1958.The seekers (American bicentennial series. #3.)
By John Jakes. 1975
When Abraham Kent falls in love with his stepsister 20 years after the Revolutionary War, he unleashes a fate that…
will drive a generation westward. Sequel to "The rebels" (DC03766). Followed by "The furies." Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1978, c1975. (Kent family chronicles ; 3)The fortress of Kaspar Snit
By Cary Fagan. 2004
The Blande family is going on a quest to the Verulian Mountains to find out who is stealing the fountains…
of Rome. Along the way, they must face Kaspar Snit, an evil genius. Grades 3-6. 2004.