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Dans LA Peau De Bernard Dans LA Peau De Bernard Guy Lavigne this book sucks. OL10009354W
Crystal Crystal V. C. Andrews **All she wanted was a family she could call her own...** As an orphan girl, Crystal was one of many -- and utterly alone. But she still dreamed of a shining life of love and happiness, and freedo… OL134825W
Walk Two Moons Walk Two Moons Sharon Creech,Alberto Jiménez Rioja After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mothe… OL14937643W
The Queen's nose The Queen's nose Dick King-Smith Ten-year-old Harmony, who loves animals but isn't allowed to keep a pet, is given a magic coin with seven wishes. OL14988W
Flipped Flipped Wendelin Van Draanen In alternating chapters, two teenagers describe how their feelings about themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years. OL15139824W
Cross-Cultural Approaches to Adoption Cross-Cultural Approaches to Adoption Fiona Bowie Adoption is currently subject to a great deal of media scrutiny. High-profile cases of international adoption via the internet and other unofficial routes, have drawn attention to the relative ease w… OL15175070W
All-Season Edie All-Season Edie Annabel Lyon Eleven-year-old Edie Jasmine Snow has a “perfect” thirteen-year-old sister, two loving parents, and a cat named Dusty. She also has a grandmother she suspects is a witch and a grandfather who insists… OL15188014W
Un bonheur si fragile Un bonheur si fragile Michel David Tome 1. "Dans le Québec rural de 1901, la vie est rythmée par les saisons. Alors que fidélité, piété et entraide sont des vertus encouragées par le clergé tout-puissant, Corinne Joyal n’aurait… OL15442892W
Raven Raven V. C. Andrews Raven's life goes from bad to worse when her mother is arrested and sent to a rehabilitation center, and she is forced to go live with her abusive Uncle Reuben and his family. OL15565746W
Emma's story Emma's story Deborah Hodge When Emma sets out to make a cookie family with Grandma and Sam, the happy afternoon suddenly turns sad. The cookies are meant to look like her family, but Emma's is the only one with dark hair and e… OL16047814W
True patriot love True patriot love Michael Ignatieff In 1872, the author's great-grandfather George Monro Grant set out with Sandford Fleming to map out the railway line that would link Canada ocean to ocean. Michael Ignatieff recreates his journey, se… OL16666495W
Everything I never told you Everything I never told you Celeste Ng "Lydia is dead. But they don't know this yet. So begins the story of this exquisite debut novel, about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marily… OL17295077W
Little men Little men Louisa May Alcott,John Matteson,Reginald Birch,Reginald Bathurst 1856-1943 Birch,Reginald Bathurst Birch,Jan Oliveira,J. T. Barbarese,Ricardo Abraham,Alfredo Ricardo Abraham,Reginald B. Birch The characters from Little Women grow up and begin new adventures at Plumfield, a progressive school founded by Jo and her husband, Professor Bhaer. Follows the adventures of Jo March and her husb… OL17761452W
Almost a great escape Almost a great escape Tyler Trafford Novelist Tyler Trafford reconstructs the story of his mother's life--from her youth as a Montreal debutante to her final days as a casualty of an unhappy marriage--as he uncovers the mystery of her r… OL17902807W
Championne Championne India Desjardins Dans son journal intime, Aurelie Laflamme relate sa vie quotidienne d'adolescente, ses etats d'ame, ses tracas, ses relations familiales, ses espoirs, ses histoires d'amitie et de coeur. Ce cinquieme… OL17933219W
Marriage Marriage Brian Boyer,Katherine Anderson,Don S. Browning "Marriage - Just a Piece of Paper? goes beyond conservative-liberal battles over the state of the American family and addresses head-on the difficult question of marriage itself, weaving together sco… OL18259005W
Gender, emotion, and the family Gender, emotion, and the family Leslie Brody Do women express their feelings more than men? Popular stereotypes say they do, but in this provocative book, Leslie Brody breaks with conventional wisdom. Nurture, far more than nature, emerges here… OL19852295W
Adam and Eve and Pinch-Me Adam and Eve and Pinch-Me Julie Johnston Fifteen-year-old Sara Moone, abandonded at birth and shunted from one foster home to another, finds that she cannot remain aloof from her latest family. OL2013146W
Dire son nom Dire son nom Francisco Goldman Roman personnel. En 2005, le romancier Francisco Goldman épouse au Mexique la jeune et brillante Aura Estrada, qui se destine elle aussi à devenir écrivain. Un mois avant leur second anniversaire … OL20877472W
Bozo Nolet-Leclou Bozo Nolet-Leclou Mathieu Boutin Lorsque leurs chariots se heurtent au rayon des produits surgelés, le chauffeur de taxi Hervé Leclou et la travailleuse sociale Isabelle Nolet tombent en amour. Quelques semaines plus tard, Isabelle … OL20984184W
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