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Tempting Faith DiNapoli: A Novel
By Lisa Gabriele. 2002
Faith genuinely wants to be a good Catholic girl and she's pretty sure Jesus loves her, though the evidence is…
sometimes difficult to find. The trouble is, Faith's angry with everyone in her family. She breaks every commandment and finds herself torn between who she wants to be and who she is. 2002.Transient dancing
By Gale Garnett. 2003
Johnny Reed is a gifted black actor who leaves America for Greece, where he now has a job and a…
family. Theddo Daniels is an African-American civil rights activist and a closeted homosexual in the early stages of AIDS, in Greece to write his memoirs. The two men meet and become friends, while they and Johnny's wife must deal with the secrets and horrors of their pasts. Some strong language. Some descriptions of sex and violence. 2003.The Messiah
By Marjorie Holmes. 1987
À la guerre comme à la guerre: dessins et souvenirs d'enfance (Medium)
By Tomi Ungerer. 2002
"Tomi Ungerer est Alsacien, comme vous-mêmes êtes Breton, Parisien, Basque, Ch'timi ou Berrichon. Ça paraît simple, et pourtant c'est très…
compliqué. Car après la guerre de 1870, l'Alsace a été annexée par l'Allemagne. Après la victoire de 1918, elle est redevenue française. Mais suite à la débâcle de 1940, elle est redevenue allemande. Et en 1945, française à nouveau. Tomi a huit ans quand la Seconde Guerre mondiale éclate. Du jour au lendemain, il doit changer de nom, parler allemand, écrire en gothique, faire un dessin raciste pour son premier devoir nazi. Il obéit, il s'adapte. Il devient un caméléon : Français sous son toit, Allemand à l'école, Alsacien avec les copains. Heureux, quoi qu'il arrive. À la maison, sa mère, fantasque, chaleureuse et rusée, veille. Elle l'encourage à dessiner et à écrire, à rire et à faire rire, à déployer tous ses talents. Toute sa vie, elle a conservé les cahiers, les croquis, les devoirs, le journal intime de son fils, les affiches de l'époque. Ce sont ces archives incomparables qui ponctuent et réveillent les souvenirs de guerre de Tomi Ungerer. " -- 4e de couvBienvenue chez les Groulx
By Tara Lawson. 2019
Tara Lawson et Pascal Groulx, deux trentenaires allumés et équilibrés, n'appartiennent à aucune secte ou aucun groupe religieux fondamentaliste. Ils…
sont pourtant les parents de dix enfants, tous nés de leur union. L'histoire peu commune de la famille Groulx suscite la curiosité au point où elle a fait l'objet d'un documentaire, puis d'une téléréalité, à Canal Vie. De la rentrée scolaire aux vacances d'été, des caméras se sont installés dans la maison de cette famille atypique et très soudée, à Saint-Lazare. Des dizaines de milliers de téléspectateurs ont suivi leur quotidien. Dans ce livre, ils racontent leur histoireScènes du coeur
By Greta Thunberg. 2019
Militante écologiste de 16 ans, G. Thunberg est rapidement devenue le symbole de la défense du climat. Elle se livre…
sur ses combats personnels, sur la naissance de sa vocation en faveur de la préservation de l'environnement ainsi que sur le soutien sans faille des membres de sa famille pour ses actions quotidiennesNullipares
By Claire Legendre. 2020
"J'ai 40 ans et je n'aurai pas d'enfants. Je le dis depuis l'enfance, mais aujourd'hui on me croit. Il y…
a un vertige à m'en rendre compte : c'est sûr désormais, bientôt irrévocable. Autour de moi, mes plus proches amies sont aussi ce qu'on appelle des nullipares . Nous sommes minoritaires, des femmes qui n'ont pas donné la vie, qui ne participent pas organiquement à la croissance démographique, à la pérennisation de l'espèce. Mais vous pouvez nous regarder sans crainte : ni sorcières, ni égoïstes, ni vaines, ni désespérées. Nous ne sommes pas moins complètes que nos mères, et nous sommes des femmes accomplies. Mes amies sont aussi des littéraires. Je leur ai demandé de prendre la plume pour dire comment elles vivent cette féminité qu'on dit intransitive. Puis j'ai voulu élargir le cercle à d'autres écrivaines, pour que notre choeur résonne plus fort. Que ce soit par choix, par hasard, par solitude, par contrainte, la nulliparité est une flèche qui traverse nos vies et, peut-être"Dancing After TEN
By Vivian Chong, Georgia Webber. 2020
In late 2004, Vivian Chong’s life was changed forever when a rare skin disease, TEN (Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis), left her…
with scar tissue that would eventually blind her. As she was losing her sight, she put down as many drawings on paper as she could to document the experience. In Dancing After TEN, Chong teams up with cartoonist Georgia Webber — whose graphic autobiography, Dumb, chronicled her own disability — to trace her journey out of the darkness and into the spotlight. Chong now expresses her art through singing, stand-up, drumming, running, and dancing. This graphic novel is an inspirational tale and a powerful work of graphic medicine.Earth hates me: true confessions from a teenage girl
By Ruby Karp. 2017
Sixteen-year-old feminist, comedian, and journalist addresses issues every teen faces, by sharing her own experiences with humor and wit. She…
advises teens on relationships, social media, feminism, colleges, and more. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2017Chester Nez and the unbreakable code: a Navajo code talker's story
By Joseph Bruchac, Liz Amini-Holmes. 2018
Short biography of Chester Nez, who, after being taught that his native language and culture were useless at Fort Defiance…
School, was later called on to use his Navajo language to help create an unbreakable military code during WWII. For grades 2-4. 2018Blue grass boy: the story of Bill Monroe, father of bluegrass music
By Barb Rosenstock, Edwin Fotheringham. 2018
Presents the story of musician Bill Monroe, the youngest of eight children, who loved playing and singing harmonies with his…
family on the front porch and continued to work on his craft as he grew up. His deep Kentucky roots helped him to create the unique American music called bluegrass. For grades K-3. 2018Americanized: rebel without a green card
By Sara Saedi. 2018
Television show writer and novelist recounts her teenage years in the 1990s, and reveals how she discovered that her family…
had entered the United States as undocumented immigrants. Provides a humorous account of balancing teen angst with trying to become an American citizen. For senior high and older readers. 2018Hope on the plains: the Dakota series, Book 2 (Dakota Series #2)
By Linda Byler. 2017
Hannah and her family still struggle with the events of The Homestead (DB 88593), but they are settling into life…
in North Dakota when tragedy strikes. As other Amish families decide to return to Lancaster, Hannah and her family face the same decision, even as she is being courted. 2017Home is where the heart is: the Dakota series, book 3 (Dakota Series #3)
By Linda Byler. 2018
Hannah and her husband Jerry remained in North Dakota when the rest of her family returned to Pennsylvania. However, when…
their ranch is decimated by locusts, Hannah relents and they follow. But tragedy strikes once again, leaving Hannah reeling and questioning her faith. 2018Lancaster burning trilogy (Lancaster Burning #4)
By Linda Byler. 2015
Collection of three novels following the travails of Sarah Beiler as an arsonist terrorizes her small Amish community. In Fire…
in the Night, her parents' barn is burned down and she becomes entranced with flirtatious Matthew Stoltzfus. Also includes Davey's Daughter and The Witnesses. Some violence. 2015La casa de los veinte mil libros
By Sasha Abramsky. 2016
A journalist recreates the singular world of his grandparents' house in London. Chimen and Miriam Abramsky amassed an extensive collection…
of socialist literature and Jewish history, and they frequently held large gatherings to bring together influential thinkers, including Eric Hobsbawm and Isaiah Berlin. Spanish language. 2016Just ask!: be different, be brave, be you
By Rafael López, Sonia Sotomayor. 2019
A man in love: a novel
By David Dollenmayer, Martin Walser. 2019
1823. Seventy-three-year-old Goethe meets nineteen-year-old Ulrike von Levetzow. They form a connection that has Goethe infatuated with the young woman.…
When another man courts her, he falls apart. Translated from the original 2017 German edition. 2019Searching for Robert Johnson: The Life and Legend of the "King of the Delta Blues Singers"
By Peter Guralnick. 1998
Author of music biographies including Last Train to Memphis (DB 40087) examines the short life and long legacy of bluesman…
Johnson, who died at age twenty-seven in 1938. From scarce information, the author stitches together what is known of his life, and looks at the many blues musicians he influenced. 1989The homestead: the Dakota series, book 1 (Dakota Series #1)
By Linda Byler. 2017
Teenaged Hannah resents her parents when they leave Lancaster County after losing the farm during the Depression. Settling in North…
Dakota, the family struggles without the support of the Amish community. Hannah seeks help from ranch hand Clay Jenkins and wrestles with her feelings for him. 2017