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Little Wen Little Wen Ruowen Wang Summary: Wen is a little girl who grows up in China, a large country with a long history and traditional values. The world is full of wonders to her fresh eyes, curious mind and strong passion to exp… OL12800806W
Rewriting the Self Rewriting the Self Roy Porter Rewriting the Self is an exploration of ideas of the self in the western cultural tradition from the Renaissance to the Present. The contributors analyse differing religious, philosophical, psycholog… OL15186105W
Heck, superhero Heck, superhero Martine Leavitt Abandoned by his mentally ill mother, thirteen-year-old Heck tries to survive on his own as his mind bounces between the superhero character he imagines himself to be and the harsh reality of his lif… OL15854315W
The end of infinity The end of infinity Matt Myklusch "Ever since Jack Blank learned that he came from the amazing country of the Imagine Nation, he's known that his fate could go down two very different paths--he could either be the greatest hero the w… OL16546776W
The Dark Secret (Wings of Fire #4) The Dark Secret (Wings of Fire #4) Tui T. Sutherland Like all the dragonets of destiny, Starflight has always wanted to see his home -- but he's also been afraid of his fellow NightWings. Starflight doesn't have mindreading powers like his tribe, and h… OL17358775W
Self, social identity, and physical health Self, social identity, and physical health Richard D. Ashmore,Richard J. Contrada xxiv, 269 p. : ;24 cm OL17904183W
Arclight Arclight Josin L. McQuein The first person to cross the barrier that protects Arclight from the Fade, teenaged Marina has no memory when she is rescued but when one of the Fade infiltrates Arclight, she recognizes it and begi… OL18010103W
The lacuna The lacuna Barbara Kingsolver "The story of Harrison William Shepherd, a man caught between two worlds -- Mexico and the United States in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s -- and whose search for identity takes readers to the heart of th… OL18545102W
The identity of Zhiqing The identity of Zhiqing Weiyi Wu "Outside China, little is known about the process and implications of the Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside (UMDC) Movement, a Chinese state policy from 1967 to 1979 in which more than … OL20023281W
Dance of the Jakaranda Dance of the Jakaranda Peter Kimani Set in the shadow of Kenya's independence from Great Britain, this story reimagines the special circumstances that brought black, brown, and white men together to lay the railroad that heralded the b… OL20048098W
Sun Signs Sun Signs Shelley Hrdlitschka Kaleigh learns the danger of blind faith in an electronic age. OL2035579W
Ugly Duckling Ugly Duckling Susanna Davidson,Daniel Postgate An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before growing into a beautiful swan. OL21004538W
Le secret sous ma peau Le secret sous ma peau Janet McNaughton En 2368, la démocratie n'existe plus. La pollution a eu raison de l'environnement et les sciences, tenues pour responsables, sont interdites. Ignorant tout de ses parents et de son passé, Blé Sama, u… OL22071610W
Homos Homos Léo Bersani,Christian Marouby A travers l'étude notamment de la "queer theory" de M. Foucault et de la psychanalyse, de la politique du sadomasochisme et de l'image du hors-la-loi gay chez Proust, Gide et Genet, l'auteur propose … OL22885911W
Divergence Divergence Veronica Roth "Dans un monde post-apocalyptique, la société est divisée en cinq factions, chacune consacrée au culte d'une vertu dans l'espoir de former un civilisation parfaite : les Altruistes, les Sincères, les… OL24157821W
Qui suis-je? Qui suis-je? Barbara J. Neasi A girl contemplates the many different roles she plays in her family and community, including daughter, granddaughter, sister, cousin, student, patient, and friend. OL24200500W
L'atlas ne répond plus L'atlas ne répond plus Diane Bergeron Rien ne va plus pour Jean Delanoix. Un délinquant a pris possession de son corps et est en train de saccager son avenir en cumulant les mauvais coups et les mauvaises fréquentations. Les agissements … OL24203612W
Ça suffit! Ça suffit! Jacques Pasquet Lorsque Petit-Loup est né, il était si petit qu'il a été la risée de sa meute. Ne pouvant plus supporter les moqueries des autres loups, il a quitté sa famille et s'est en allé vers le nord. Là-bas, … OL24207309W
Couleurs troubles Couleurs troubles Lesley Choyce "Né d'un père blanc et d'une mère noire, le jeune Corey subit le racisme à double tranchant qui sévit dans son école." Réf. Sélection de livres pour enfants et adolescents 1998-1999. OL24257828W
J'étais Isabeau J'étais Isabeau Yvan DeMuy Isabeau, quinze ans, est en pleine crise d'adolescence. Fille d'une mère qui se donne à corps perdu dans son bénévolat à l'église et d'un cardiologue qui a refait sa vie avec une femme à peine plus â… OL24274392W
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