21070 documents

The School for Good and Evil 1

Chainani, Soman

Publié en 2015

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Fiction
Roman

With her glass slippers and devotion to good deeds, Sophie knows she'll earn top marks at the School for Good and join the ranks of past students like Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Snow White. Meanwhile, Agatha, with her shapeless black frocks and wicked black cat, seems a natural fit for the villains in the School for Evil. The two girls soon find their fortunes reversed

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Langue : Français

Foxcraft 2, The Elders

Inbali, Iserles

Publié en 2016 Scholastic

Livre
Fiction
Roman

Isla's search for her missing brother, Pirie, has brought her to the vast Wildlands. The forest is a treacherous place for a fox cub, but Isla is talented in foxcraft. Skilled though she is, Isla's grasp of foxcraft is still new. And she's not alone... A cruel and mysterious fox stalks the forest, with the power to enslave others to his will. In order to survive, Isla must learn to trust in the rustic Wildlands foxes, the Elders may be her only hope.

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Langue : Français

Nancy Drew Diaries, The Ghost of Grey Fox Inn

Keene, Carolyn

Publié en 2016

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Fiction
Roman

When Nancy and Bess accompany George to a cousin’s wedding in historic Charleston, South Carolina, they end up staying at an old inn near the family’s home with the rest of the guests. But when they begin hearing strange noises and witnessing unexplained phenomena at night—they soon discover that it’s one of Charleston’s most haunted hotels! When the wedding rings disappear during one of these spooky evenings, Nancy knows she’s got to get to the bottom of this ghostly mystery.

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• Roman policier (Littérature / Polar / Genre littéraire)

Langue : Français

The Bailey School Kids, Werewolves Don't Run for President

Dadey, Debbie

Publié en 2004 Scholastic

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Fiction
Roman

Presidential candidate Mr. Youngblood is stopping in Bailey City on his campaign trail. The kids are excited, that is until they learn that his platform includes longer school days and year-round classes! And when they see his wolf-like appearance, they really start to get worried. Could a candidate for the president of the United States really be . . . a werewolf? The Bailey School kids are going to find out!

Illustration: Thorton Jones, Martha

Mots clefs :

• élection (Éducation civique / Société / Politique / Démocratie / Citoyenneté)
• Loup garou (Créature imaginaire)

Langue : Français

You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton?

Fritz, Jean

Publié en 1995 Puffin Books

Livre
Fiction documentaire
Roman

Who says women shouldn't speak in public? And why can't they vote?These are questions Elizabeth Cady Stanton grew up asking herself. Her father believed that girls didn't count as much as boys, and her own husband once got so embarrassed when she spoke at a convention that he left town. Luckily Lizzie wasn't one to let society stop her from fighting for equality for everyone. And though she didn't live long enough to see women get to vote, our entire country benefited from her fight for women's rights.

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• Vote (Éducation civique / Société / Politique / Démocratie)

Langue : Français

Foxcraft 1, The Taken

Inbali, Iserles

Publié en 2016 Scholastic

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Fiction
Roman

The first book in a thrilling fantasy trilogy starring one of the animal kingdom's most hunted heroes. Foxcraft is full of excitement and heart, and a touch of magic.

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Langue : Français

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard 1: The Sword of Summer

Riordan, Rick

Publié en 2015

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Fiction
Roman

Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, he's tracked down by an uncle he barely knows-a man his mother claimed was dangerous. Uncle Randolph tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls, giants and worse monsters are stirring for doomsday. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years. When an attack by fire giants forces him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents, Magnus makes a fatal decision.

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Langue : Français

The Enchanted Files 1: Cursed

Coville, Bruce

Publié en 2015 Scholastic

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Fiction
Roman

In the first hilarious Enchanted Files, Angus is a brownie. No, not the kind you eat! He’s a tiny magical creature that loves to do chores. Angus has just “inherited” a new human girl, Alex. To say that Alex is messy would be an understatement. She’s a total hurricane-like disaster—and she likes it that way, thankyouverymuch! Living with each other isn’t easy but Angus and Alex soon learn there is a curse that binds them. What’s worse, it threatens Alex’s family! Working together, Angus and Alex will set out to break the curse . . . without killing each other first . . . hopefully.

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Langue : Français

Piano Starts Here, The Young Art Tatum

Parker, Robert Andrew

Publié en 2016

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Documentaire

Tatum came from modest beginnings and was nearly blind, but his passion for the piano and his acute memory for any sound that he heard drove him to become a virtuoso who was revered by both classical and jazz pianists alike. Included in the back matter is a biography and bibliography.

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Langue : Français

A Horn for Louis: Louis Armstrong, as a kid!

Kimmel, Eric A

Publié en 2006

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Documentaire

Seven-year-old Louis Armstrong was too poor to buy a real instrument. He didn’t even go to school. To help his mother pay the rent, every day he rode a junk wagon through the streets of New Orleans, playing a tin horn and collecting stuff people didn’t want. Then one day, the junk wagon passed a pawn shop with a gleaming brass trumpet in the window. . . .

Illustration: Bernardin, James

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Langue : Français

The Wide-awake Princess

Baker, E. D

Publié en 2010 Scholastic

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Fiction
Roman

Princess Annie is frustratingly (and luckily) resistant to magic. When her sister Gwen pricks her finger and the whole castle falls asleep, only Annie stays awake. Now it's up to Annie to find a prince to kiss her sister and break the spell. But who is her sister's true love? And what about Annie's own happily-ever-after? Annie travels through a fairy tale land filled with characters both familiar and new in this original adventure from the beloved author of The Tales of the Frog Princess.

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Langue : Français

Harlem's Little Blackbird, The Story of Florence Mills

Watson, Renée

Publié en 2012

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Documentaire

Born to parents who were both former slaves, Florence Mills knew at an early age that she loved to sing, and that her sweet, bird-like voice, resonated with those who heard her. Performing catapulted her all the way to the stages of 1920s Broadway where she inspired everyone from songwriters to playwrights. Yet with all her success, she knew firsthand how prejudice shaped her world and the world of those around her. As a result, Florence chose to support and promote works by her fellow black performers while heralding a call for their civil rights.

Illustration: Robinson, Christian

Mots clefs :

• Esclavage (Société / Esclave / Problème social / Éducation civique / Citoyenneté)

Langue : Français