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Les maux d'Ambroise Bukowski

Nielsen, Susin, 1964-


Roman où l'on découvre les petites et grandes mésaventures d'Ambroise Bukowski, un jeune garçon atypique ayant pris le parti de l'autodérision pour survivre au rejet qu'il essuie régulièrement en raison de sa différence, voire son intelligence. Orphelin de père depuis sa naissance et ayant plusieurs fois déménagé pour suivre sa mère chargée de cours universitaire de ville en ville, Ambroise est bien décidé à changer la donne cette fois-ci et à se refaire une réputation. Or, en trafiquant un peu la réalité (il prétend être très riche et aller à l'école publique par choix), il s'attire de nouveau les moqueries des élèves, dont celles d'un groupe de garçons qui lui font avaler une arachide à son insu alors qu'il a "prétendu" y être dangereusement allergique. Accusant ces voyous d'avoir voulu tuer son fils (puisque son allergie est réelle), Irène retire Ambroise de l'école pour qu'il poursuive sa scolarité par correspondance depuis leur petit appartement situé au sous-sol de la maison d'un gentil couple grecque. Tout semble vouloir s'améliorer, malgré la solitude qui lui pèse, jusqu'à l'arrivée de Cosmo, le fils du propriétaire. Ce dernier, qui vient de terminer une peine de prison, effraie sans le vouloir ses locataires, ce qui n'est pas sans ranimer les inquiétudes d'Irène qui interdit à Ambroise de le fréquenter. Or, il s'avère que ce grand gaillard aime, comme Ambriose, le Scrabble ... [SDM] [SDM]. Un roman miroir savoureux qui fait se rencontrer deux éclopés de la vie autour d'un jeu pour plusieurs ringard quoiqu'il souligne ici la douance de l'un et la fragilité de l'autre. La drôlerie qui se dégage de cette amitié improbable ainsi que l'imperfection des personnages qui évoluent autour d'eux nourrissent d'un humour aigre-doux et touchant ce tableau familial et social singulier. Une belle découverte saupoudrée d'amour (celui d'une mère surprotectrice, d'un "grand-frère" en réhabilitation et d'une jolie rouquine), dont les chapitres sont précédés, de manière amusante des anagrammes du héros (qui ne peut s'empêcher d'en faire!). Petite bémol qui agacera peut-être les plus tatillons: la traduction de certains dialogues en québécois populaire semble à quelques occasions décalée puisque le récit se déroule à Vancouver. [SDM] [SDM].
Date Published:2013

Roman où l'on découvre les petites et grandes mésaventures d'Ambroise Bukowski, un jeune garçon atypique ayant pris le parti de l'autodérision pour survivre au rejet qu'il essuie régulièrement en raison de sa différence, voire son intelligence. Orphelin de père depuis sa naissance et ayant plusieurs fois déménagé pour suivre sa mère chargée de cours universitaire de ville en ville, Ambroise est bien décidé à changer la donne cette fois-ci et à se refaire une réputation. Or, en trafiquant un peu la réalité (il prétend être très riche et aller à l'école publique par choix), il s'attire de nouveau les moqueries des élèves, dont celles d'un groupe de garçons qui lui font avaler une arachide à son insu alors qu'il a "prétendu" y être dangereusement allergique. Accusant ces voyous d'avoir voulu tuer son fils (puisque son allergie est réelle), Irène retire Ambroise de l'école pour qu'il poursuive sa scolarité par correspondance depuis leur petit appartement situé au sous-sol de la maison d'un gentil couple grecque. Tout semble vouloir s'améliorer, malgré la solitude qui lui pèse, jusqu'à l'arrivée de Cosmo, le fils du propriétaire. Ce dernier, qui vient de terminer une peine de prison, effraie sans le vouloir ses locataires, ce qui n'est pas sans ranimer les inquiétudes d'Irène qui interdit à Ambroise de le fréquenter. Or, il s'avère que ce grand gaillard aime, comme Ambriose, le Scrabble ... [SDM] [SDM]. Un roman miroir savoureux qui fait se rencontrer deux éclopés de la vie autour d'un jeu pour plusieurs ringard quoiqu'il souligne ici la douance de l'un et la fragilité de l'autre. La drôlerie qui se dégage de cette amitié improbable ainsi que l'imperfection des personnages qui évoluent autour d'eux nourrissent d'un humour aigre-doux et touchant ce tableau familial et social singulier. Une belle découverte saupoudrée d'amour (celui d'une mère surprotectrice, d'un "grand-frère" en réhabilitation et d'une jolie rouquine), dont les chapitres sont précédés, de manière amusante des anagrammes du héros (qui ne peut s'empêcher d'en faire!). Petite bémol qui agacera peut-être les plus tatillons: la traduction de certains dialogues en québécois populaire semble à quelques occasions décalée puisque le récit se déroule à Vancouver. [SDM] [SDM].

Date Published:2013

C'est la faute à Ovechkin

Gélinas, Luc, 1967-


Suite: C'est la faute à Mario Lemieux. Félix, seize ans, fait face à la journée la plus importante de sa vie. En effet, c'est aujourd'hui que la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec procède au repêchage. Malgré son talent indéniable, Félix est conscient que sa petite taille fait peur à plus d'un. C'est donc avec des sentiments contradictoires qu'il se rend avec sa famille et son meilleur ami aux sélections. Le jeune hockeyeur est finalement repêché au troisième tour par l'équipe de Rouyn-Noranda. Cette bonne nouvelle est toutefois assombrie par l'accueil plutôt froid de son nouvel entraîneur et par la présence d'un joueur détestable dont le talent se limite selon Félix à être costaud et riche. L'adolescent n'est pas au bout de ses peines puisque son départ pour Rouyn lui fera revivre la mort de son père, dont il se sent responsable, et minera sa relation amoureuse, sans parler du stress de savoir que ses performances seront désormais scrutées à la loupe et qu'elles seront déterminantes pour juger de son avenir au sein du hockey. [SDM]. Malgré quelques passages un tantinet didactiques sur l'entraînement et le repêchage, ce roman réaliste, émaillé d'expressions québécoises, donne à suivre l'histoire accrocheuse d'un jeune hockeyeur de la Mauricie qui rêve de faire carrière dans la LNH. Une suite est à venir. [SDM].
Date Published:2012

Suite: C'est la faute à Mario Lemieux. Félix, seize ans, fait face à la journée la plus importante de sa vie. En effet, c'est aujourd'hui que la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec procède au repêchage. Malgré son talent indéniable, Félix est conscient que sa petite taille fait peur à plus d'un. C'est donc avec des sentiments contradictoires qu'il se rend avec sa famille et son meilleur ami aux sélections. Le jeune hockeyeur est finalement repêché au troisième tour par l'équipe de Rouyn-Noranda. Cette bonne nouvelle est toutefois assombrie par l'accueil plutôt froid de son nouvel entraîneur et par la présence d'un joueur détestable dont le talent se limite selon Félix à être costaud et riche. L'adolescent n'est pas au bout de ses peines puisque son départ pour Rouyn lui fera revivre la mort de son père, dont il se sent responsable, et minera sa relation amoureuse, sans parler du stress de savoir que ses performances seront désormais scrutées à la loupe et qu'elles seront déterminantes pour juger de son avenir au sein du hockey. [SDM]. Malgré quelques passages un tantinet didactiques sur l'entraînement et le repêchage, ce roman réaliste, émaillé d'expressions québécoises, donne à suivre l'histoire accrocheuse d'un jeune hockeyeur de la Mauricie qui rêve de faire carrière dans la LNH. Une suite est à venir. [SDM].

Date Published:2012

Attack on Titan - 09 - Humanity's Worst Nightmare

Isayama, Hajime


Eren is still resting from his brutal fight with the female Titan, when word reaches the interior that the impossible has happened: Wall Rose itself has been breached, and Titans are pouring through the gap! The emergency casts new urgency over Armin and Hange's questions about how the walls were built, and what humanity can do to restore them... Eren is still resting from his brutal fight with the female Titan, when word reaches the interior that the impossible has happened: Wall Rose itself has been breached, and Titans are pouring through the gap! The emergency casts new urgency over Armin and Hange's questions about how the walls were built, and what humanity can do to restore them...
Date Published:2013

Eren is still resting from his brutal fight with the female Titan, when word reaches the interior that the impossible has happened: Wall Rose itself has been breached, and Titans are pouring through the gap! The emergency casts new urgency over Armin and Hange's questions about how the walls were built, and what humanity can do to restore them... Eren is still resting from his brutal fight with the female Titan, when word reaches the interior that the impossible has happened: Wall Rose itself has been breached, and Titans are pouring through the gap! The emergency casts new urgency over Armin and Hange's questions about how the walls were built, and what humanity can do to restore them...

Date Published:2013

Demon Slayer (13)

Gotouge, Koyoharu


In Taisho-era Japan, kindhearted Tanjiro Kamado makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has been transformed into a demon herself! Tanjiro sets out on a dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and destroy the demon who ruined his life. The strange shape-shifting demons Hatengu and Gyokko attack Tanjiro and his friends in the hidden village of swordsmiths. The Mist Hashira, Muichiro Tokito, engages the demons, but he’ll need some help from Tanjiro and another Demon Slayer, Genya. It’s bad enough that they have to fight two upper-rank demons, but can they handle a foe who can split itself into four separate bodies and regenerate almost instantly?
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In Taisho-era Japan, kindhearted Tanjiro Kamado makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has been transformed into a demon herself! Tanjiro sets out on a dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and destroy the demon who ruined his life. The strange shape-shifting demons Hatengu and Gyokko attack Tanjiro and his friends in the hidden village of swordsmiths. The Mist Hashira, Muichiro Tokito, engages the demons, but he’ll need some help from Tanjiro and another Demon Slayer, Genya. It’s bad enough that they have to fight two upper-rank demons, but can they handle a foe who can split itself into four separate bodies and regenerate almost instantly?

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Demon Slayer (17)

Gotouge, Koyoharu


In Taisho-era Japan, kindhearted Tanjiro Kamado makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has been transformed into a demon herself! Tanjiro sets out on a dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and destroy the demon who ruined his life. The Demon Slayer Corps plunges into Infinity Castle to confront Muzan. Shinobu engages in a fierce fight against Doma, the Upper Rank 2 demon. Poison doesn’t work on him, so she finds herself in an intense struggle. Will she be able to defeat the demon who killed her older sister?! Then another demon appears before Zenitsu and blocks his way…
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In Taisho-era Japan, kindhearted Tanjiro Kamado makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has been transformed into a demon herself! Tanjiro sets out on a dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and destroy the demon who ruined his life. The Demon Slayer Corps plunges into Infinity Castle to confront Muzan. Shinobu engages in a fierce fight against Doma, the Upper Rank 2 demon. Poison doesn’t work on him, so she finds herself in an intense struggle. Will she be able to defeat the demon who killed her older sister?! Then another demon appears before Zenitsu and blocks his way…

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Demon Slayer (11)

Gotouge, Koyoharu


In Taisho-era Japan, kindhearted Tanjiro Kamado makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has been transformed into a demon herself! Tanjiro sets out on a dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and destroy the demon who ruined his life. The battle against the powerful sibling demons Gyutaro and Daki is not going well. Although finally able to fight alongside Tanjiro against the monsters, Zenitsu, Inosuke and even the Hashira Tengen Uzui may all be overwhelmed. Battling even one of Lord Muzan’s Twelve Kizuki is hard enough—can Tanjiro face two of them alone?
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In Taisho-era Japan, kindhearted Tanjiro Kamado makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has been transformed into a demon herself! Tanjiro sets out on a dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and destroy the demon who ruined his life. The battle against the powerful sibling demons Gyutaro and Daki is not going well. Although finally able to fight alongside Tanjiro against the monsters, Zenitsu, Inosuke and even the Hashira Tengen Uzui may all be overwhelmed. Battling even one of Lord Muzan’s Twelve Kizuki is hard enough—can Tanjiro face two of them alone?

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Demon Slayer (20)

Gotouge, Koyoharu


In Taisho-era Japan, kindhearted Tanjiro Kamado makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has been transformed into a demon herself! Tanjiro sets out on a dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and destroy the demon who ruined his life. Their initial confrontation with Kokushibo, the most powerful of Muzan’s demons, has left Tokito severely wounded and Genya cut in half—but still alive! Can his regenerative power heal even this fatal wound? The Hashira Himejima and Sanemi square off with Kokushibo and unleash all the skill they have against him. Himejima is blind, but if he can see into the Transparent World he might have a chance. Who will survive this whirlwind of flashing blades?
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In Taisho-era Japan, kindhearted Tanjiro Kamado makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has been transformed into a demon herself! Tanjiro sets out on a dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and destroy the demon who ruined his life. Their initial confrontation with Kokushibo, the most powerful of Muzan’s demons, has left Tokito severely wounded and Genya cut in half—but still alive! Can his regenerative power heal even this fatal wound? The Hashira Himejima and Sanemi square off with Kokushibo and unleash all the skill they have against him. Himejima is blind, but if he can see into the Transparent World he might have a chance. Who will survive this whirlwind of flashing blades?

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The river (Hatchet 2)

Paulsen, Gary.


Sequel to Hatchet. Because of his success surviving alone in the wilderness for fifty-four days, fifteen-year-old Brian, profoundly changed by his time in the wild, is asked to undergo a similar experience to help scientists learn more about the psychology of survival.
Date Published:1991

Brian's hunt (Hatchet 5)

Paulsen, Gary,


Originally published : New York : Random House Children's Books, in 2003. Two years after having survived a plane crash into the Canadian wilderness, a sixteen-year-old returns to the wild to befriend a wounded dog and hunt a rogue bear.
Date Published:2012

Hockey girl loves drama boy

Hicks, Faith Erin,


It should have been a night of triumph for Alix's hockey team. But her mean teammate Lindsay decided to start up with her usual rude comments and today Alix, who usually tries to control her anger, let it finally run free. Alix lashes out and before she knows it, her coach is dragging her off Lindsay, and the invitation to the Canada National Women's U18 Team's summer camp is on the line. She needs to learn how to control this anger, and she is sure Ezra, the popular and poised theater kid from her grade is the answer. So she asks for his help. But as they hang out and start get closer, Alix learns that there is more to Ezra than the cool front he puts on. And that maybe this friendship could become something more
Date Published:2023

It should have been a night of triumph for Alix's hockey team. But her mean teammate Lindsay decided to start up with her usual rude comments and today Alix, who usually tries to control her anger, let it finally run free. Alix lashes out and before she knows it, her coach is dragging her off Lindsay, and the invitation to the Canada National Women's U18 Team's summer camp is on the line. She needs to learn how to control this anger, and she is sure Ezra, the popular and poised theater kid from her grade is the answer. So she asks for his help. But as they hang out and start get closer, Alix learns that there is more to Ezra than the cool front he puts on. And that maybe this friendship could become something more

Date Published:2023

The subtle knife (Dark Materials 2)

Pullman, Philip, 1946-


Originally published: 1997. Will is tweleve and he's has just killed a man. He's on the run. His escape will take him far beyond his own world, to the eerie disquiet of a deserted city, and to a girl, Lyra. Her fate is strangely linked to his own, and together they must find the most powerful weapon in all the worlds.
Date Published:2015

The golden compass (Dark Materials 1)

Pullman, Philip, 1946-


Prequel: Once upon a time in the North. Sequel: The subtle knife. "Movie photo inside!" Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North.
Date Published:2007

Dungeons and drama

Boyce, Kristy,


"Musical lover Riley has big aspirations to become a director on Broadway...but when Riley takes her mom's car without permission, she's grounded and stuck with the worst punishment: spending her after-school hours working at her dad's game shop. Riley can't waste her time working...so she convinces Nathan--a nerdy teen employee--to cover her shifts and, in exchange, she'll flirt with him to make his gamer-girl crush jealous...Soon, Riley starts to think that flirting with Nathan doesn't require as much acting as she would've thought"--
Date Published:2024

"Musical lover Riley has big aspirations to become a director on Broadway...but when Riley takes her mom's car without permission, she's grounded and stuck with the worst punishment: spending her after-school hours working at her dad's game shop. Riley can't waste her time working...so she convinces Nathan--a nerdy teen employee--to cover her shifts and, in exchange, she'll flirt with him to make his gamer-girl crush jealous...Soon, Riley starts to think that flirting with Nathan doesn't require as much acting as she would've thought"--

Date Published:2024

Elatsoe

Little Badger, Darcie, 1987-


"This is an Arthur A. Levine book"--Title page verso. "Imagine an America very similar to our own. It's got homework, best friends, and pistachio ice cream. There are some differences. This America has been shaped dramatically by the magic, monsters, knowledge, and legends of its peoples, those Indigenous and those not. Some of these forces are charmingly everyday, like the ability to make an orb of light appear or travel across the world through rings of fungi. But other forces are less charming and should never see the light of day. Seventeen-year-old Elatsoe ("Ellie" for short) lives in this slightly stranger America. She can raise the ghosts of dead animals, a skill passed down through generations of her Lipan Apache family. Her beloved cousin has just been murdered, in a town that wants no prying eyes. But she is going to do more than pry. The picture-perfect façade of Willowbee masks gruesome secrets, and she will rely on her wits, skills, and friends to tear off the mask and protect her family." --
Date Published:2023

"This is an Arthur A. Levine book"--Title page verso. "Imagine an America very similar to our own. It's got homework, best friends, and pistachio ice cream. There are some differences. This America has been shaped dramatically by the magic, monsters, knowledge, and legends of its peoples, those Indigenous and those not. Some of these forces are charmingly everyday, like the ability to make an orb of light appear or travel across the world through rings of fungi. But other forces are less charming and should never see the light of day. Seventeen-year-old Elatsoe ("Ellie" for short) lives in this slightly stranger America. She can raise the ghosts of dead animals, a skill passed down through generations of her Lipan Apache family. Her beloved cousin has just been murdered, in a town that wants no prying eyes. But she is going to do more than pry. The picture-perfect façade of Willowbee masks gruesome secrets, and she will rely on her wits, skills, and friends to tear off the mask and protect her family." --

Date Published:2023

Drama

Telgemeier, Raina


Callie loves theater but when she becomes the set designer for the school play, and two cute boys enter the picture, things start to become crazy.
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Taking of Room 114, The : a hostage drama in poems

Glenn, Mel


A series of poems reflect the thoughts of school officials, parents, police, and especially a class of seniors who have been taken hostage by their high school history teacher.
Date Published:1997

Human body, The

Claybourne, Anna


Packed with photographs, computer-generated artwork, cut aways and diagrams, this book on the human body is designed to educate, fascinate and improve children's understanding of their bodies. From breathing to blood and muscles to metabolism, this book takes a look inside the workings of the human body.
Date Published:2003

YuYu Hakusho 02 - Lonesome Ghosts

Togashi, Yoshihiro


A few weeks ago Yusuke was the toughest 8th grader in his junior high; now he's taking the toughest test of his life, the test to see if he will come back to life or stay a wandering ghost forever!
Date Published:2004

YuYu Hakusho 01 - Goodbye, Material World

Togashi, Yoshihiro


In this first volume, it was a typical day for Yusuke - go to school at noon, get kicked out by the teacher, fight with his rival Kuwabara, and head for home in time to wake his mom from her drunken stupor. But when he throws himself in front of a car to save a little kid's life, he becomes Tokyo's toughest teenage ghost! While his childhood friend Keiko grieves over his comatose body, Yusuke has one chance to return to life: raise a "spirit egg" at the behest of the comely Botan (aka Death) and her boss Koenma, lord of the infernal bureaucracy. But the creature that hatches from the spirit egg will be determined by the good or evil in Yusuke's soul - if he's not careful, he could create a monster!
Date Published:2003

In this first volume, it was a typical day for Yusuke - go to school at noon, get kicked out by the teacher, fight with his rival Kuwabara, and head for home in time to wake his mom from her drunken stupor. But when he throws himself in front of a car to save a little kid's life, he becomes Tokyo's toughest teenage ghost! While his childhood friend Keiko grieves over his comatose body, Yusuke has one chance to return to life: raise a "spirit egg" at the behest of the comely Botan (aka Death) and her boss Koenma, lord of the infernal bureaucracy. But the creature that hatches from the spirit egg will be determined by the good or evil in Yusuke's soul - if he's not careful, he could create a monster!

Date Published:2003