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Autumn Bird & the runaway

Florence, Melanie,


Cody’s home life is a messy, too-often terrifying story of neglect and abuse. Cody himself is a smart kid, a survivor with a wicked sense of humour that helps him see past his circumstances and begin to try to get himself out. Autumn is, quite literally, on the other side of the tracks from him. Her home life is loving and secure, and she is “in” with the popular girls at school, even if she has a secret life as a glasses-wearing, self-professed comic book nerd at home. And even if the pressure to fit in at school requires hours of time spent making herself look “perfect.” Returning home from a movie one evening, Autumn comes across Cody, face down in the laneway behind her house. All Cody knows is that he can’t take another beating from his father like the one he just narrowly escaped. He can’t go home, but he doesn’t have anywhere else to go either. Autumn won’t turn her back on him, even if they never really were friends at school. She agrees to let him hide out in her dad’s art studio at night. Over the next couple of days of Autumn sneaking Cody food and bandages, his story comes out. And so does hers.
Date Published:2022

Cody’s home life is a messy, too-often terrifying story of neglect and abuse. Cody himself is a smart kid, a survivor with a wicked sense of humour that helps him see past his circumstances and begin to try to get himself out. Autumn is, quite literally, on the other side of the tracks from him. Her home life is loving and secure, and she is “in” with the popular girls at school, even if she has a secret life as a glasses-wearing, self-professed comic book nerd at home. And even if the pressure to fit in at school requires hours of time spent making herself look “perfect.” Returning home from a movie one evening, Autumn comes across Cody, face down in the laneway behind her house. All Cody knows is that he can’t take another beating from his father like the one he just narrowly escaped. He can’t go home, but he doesn’t have anywhere else to go either. Autumn won’t turn her back on him, even if they never really were friends at school. She agrees to let him hide out in her dad’s art studio at night. Over the next couple of days of Autumn sneaking Cody food and bandages, his story comes out. And so does hers.

Date Published:2022

A tropical fish yearns for snow. 7

Hagino, Makoto.


Publié dans le sens de lecture original des mangas (de droite à gauche). Déménager, changer de ville pour s’installer en bord de mer, changer de lycée... Autant de choses avec lesquelles Konatsu Amano n’est pas à l’aise, et auxquelles elle va pourtant bien devoir se faire. Ayant des difficultés à se faire de nouvelles amies, elle rencontre un jour par hasard Koyuki. Seule membre du Club de l’Aquarium du lycée, elle est également une demoiselle solitaire et timide, et le courant passe très vite entre elles. Réunies dans une solitude dont elles se sauvent l’une l’autre, Koyuki et Konatsu se rapprochent au fil des mois d’une vie scolaire qui devra bien se terminer un jour.
Date Published:2023

Publié dans le sens de lecture original des mangas (de droite à gauche). Déménager, changer de ville pour s’installer en bord de mer, changer de lycée... Autant de choses avec lesquelles Konatsu Amano n’est pas à l’aise, et auxquelles elle va pourtant bien devoir se faire. Ayant des difficultés à se faire de nouvelles amies, elle rencontre un jour par hasard Koyuki. Seule membre du Club de l’Aquarium du lycée, elle est également une demoiselle solitaire et timide, et le courant passe très vite entre elles. Réunies dans une solitude dont elles se sauvent l’une l’autre, Koyuki et Konatsu se rapprochent au fil des mois d’une vie scolaire qui devra bien se terminer un jour.

Date Published:2023

A tropical fish yearns for snow. 8 /

Hagino, Makoto,


Déménager, changer de ville pour s’installer en bord de mer, changer de lycée... Autant de choses avec lesquelles Konatsu Amano n’est pas à l’aise, et auxquelles elle va pourtant bien devoir se faire. Ayant des difficultés à se faire de nouvelles amies, elle rencontre un jour par hasard Koyuki. Seule membre du Club de l’Aquarium du lycée, elle est également une demoiselle solitaire et timide, et le courant passe très vite entre elles. Réunies dans une solitude dont elles se sauvent l’une l’autre, Koyuki et Konatsu se rapprochent au fil des mois d’une vie scolaire qui devra bien se terminer un jour.
Date Published:2024

Déménager, changer de ville pour s’installer en bord de mer, changer de lycée... Autant de choses avec lesquelles Konatsu Amano n’est pas à l’aise, et auxquelles elle va pourtant bien devoir se faire. Ayant des difficultés à se faire de nouvelles amies, elle rencontre un jour par hasard Koyuki. Seule membre du Club de l’Aquarium du lycée, elle est également une demoiselle solitaire et timide, et le courant passe très vite entre elles. Réunies dans une solitude dont elles se sauvent l’une l’autre, Koyuki et Konatsu se rapprochent au fil des mois d’une vie scolaire qui devra bien se terminer un jour.

Date Published:2024

A tropical fish yearns for snow. 9 /

Hagino, Makoto,


Déménager, changer de ville pour s’installer en bord de mer, changer de lycée... Autant de choses avec lesquelles Konatsu Amano n’est pas à l’aise, et auxquelles elle va pourtant bien devoir se faire. Ayant des difficultés à se faire de nouvelles amies, elle rencontre un jour par hasard Koyuki. Seule membre du Club de l’Aquarium du lycée, elle est également une demoiselle solitaire et timide, et le courant passe très vite entre elles. Réunies dans une solitude dont elles se sauvent l’une l’autre, Koyuki et Konatsu se rapprochent au fil des mois d’une vie scolaire qui devra bien se terminer un jour.
Date Published:2021

Date Published:2021

The return of the king : being the third part of The Lord of the rings

Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.



Date Published:1997

The fellowship of the ring : being the first part of the Lord of the Rings

Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.


Originally published: London : George Allen & Unwin, 1954.
Date Published:1997

The two towers : being the second part of the Lord of the Rings

Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.


Originally published: London : George Allen & Unwin, 1954. This B format edition, now sporting the black cover based on Tolkien's own design, tells the story of Frodo and the Companions of the Ring, who have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in the battle with an evil spirit in the Mines of Moria; and at the Falls of Rauros, Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape the rest of the company were attacked by Orcs. Now they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin - alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.
Date Published:1967

Originally published: London : George Allen & Unwin, 1954. This B format edition, now sporting the black cover based on Tolkien's own design, tells the story of Frodo and the Companions of the Ring, who have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in the battle with an evil spirit in the Mines of Moria; and at the Falls of Rauros, Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape the rest of the company were attacked by Orcs. Now they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin - alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.

Date Published:1967

The hobbit, or, There and back again

Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.



Date Published:1996

The vanishing half : a novel

Bennett, Brit.


The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running away at age sixteen, it's not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it's everything: their families, their communities, their racial identities. Ten years later, one sister lives with her black daughter in the same southern town she once tried to escape. The other secretly passes for white, and her white husband knows nothing of her past. Still, even separated by so many miles and just as many lies, the fates of the twins remain intertwined. What will happen to the next generation, when their own daughters' storylines intersect?
Date Published:2020

The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running away at age sixteen, it's not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it's everything: their families, their communities, their racial identities. Ten years later, one sister lives with her black daughter in the same southern town she once tried to escape. The other secretly passes for white, and her white husband knows nothing of her past. Still, even separated by so many miles and just as many lies, the fates of the twins remain intertwined. What will happen to the next generation, when their own daughters' storylines intersect?

Date Published:2020

Still mine : a novel

Stuart, Amy, 1975-


Clare is on the run: from her past, from her husband, and from her own secrets. When she turns up alone in the remote mining town of Blackmore asking about Shayna Fowles, the local girl who disappeared, everyone wants to know who Clare really is and what she's hiding. As it turns out, she's hiding a lot, including what ties her to Shayna in the first place. But everyone in this place is hiding something--from Jared, Shayna's secretive ex-husband, to Charlie, the charming small-town drug pusher, to Derek, Shayna's overly involved family doctor, to Louise and Wilfred, her distraught parents. As Clare uncovers the mysteries around Shayna's disappearance, she must confront her own demons, moving us deeper and deeper into the labyrinth of lies and making us question what it is she's really running from.
Date Published:2016

Clare is on the run: from her past, from her husband, and from her own secrets. When she turns up alone in the remote mining town of Blackmore asking about Shayna Fowles, the local girl who disappeared, everyone wants to know who Clare really is and what she's hiding. As it turns out, she's hiding a lot, including what ties her to Shayna in the first place. But everyone in this place is hiding something--from Jared, Shayna's secretive ex-husband, to Charlie, the charming small-town drug pusher, to Derek, Shayna's overly involved family doctor, to Louise and Wilfred, her distraught parents. As Clare uncovers the mysteries around Shayna's disappearance, she must confront her own demons, moving us deeper and deeper into the labyrinth of lies and making us question what it is she's really running from.

Date Published:2016

Monday's not coming : a novel

Jackson, Tiffany D.


Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been inseparable -- more sisters than friends. So when Monday doesn't turn up for the first day of school, Claudia's worried. As Claudia digs deeper into her friend's disappearance, she discovers that no one seems to remember the last time they saw Monday. How can a teenage girl just vanish without anyone noticing that she's gone?
Date Published:2018

Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been inseparable -- more sisters than friends. So when Monday doesn't turn up for the first day of school, Claudia's worried. As Claudia digs deeper into her friend's disappearance, she discovers that no one seems to remember the last time they saw Monday. How can a teenage girl just vanish without anyone noticing that she's gone?

Date Published:2018

The unquiet dead : a novel

Khan, Ausma Zehanat



Date Published:2015

The winnowing

VanSickle, Vikki, 1982-


"Marivic Stone lives in a small world and that's just fine with her. Home is with her beloved grandfather (Gumps) in Darby, New Mexico, a small town that just happens to be famous for a medical discovery that saved humankind -- though not without significant repurcussions. Marivic loves her best friend, Saren, and the two of them promise to stick together, through thick and thin, and especially through the uncertain winnowing procedure, a now inevitable -- but dangerous -- part of adolescence. But when news of Saren's death thrusts Marivic into a world of conspiracy, rebellion and revolution, for the first time in her life, Marivic is forced to think and act big. If she is going to avenge Saren and right a decade of wrongs, she will need to trust her own frightening new abilities, even when it means turning her back on everything, and everyone, she's known and loved. A gripping exploration of love and loss, The Winnowing is a page-turning adventure that will have readers rooting for their new hero, Marivic Stone, as they unravel the horror and intrigue of a world at-once familiar but with a chilling strangeness not far beneath the everyday."--
Date Published:2017

"Marivic Stone lives in a small world and that's just fine with her. Home is with her beloved grandfather (Gumps) in Darby, New Mexico, a small town that just happens to be famous for a medical discovery that saved humankind -- though not without significant repurcussions. Marivic loves her best friend, Saren, and the two of them promise to stick together, through thick and thin, and especially through the uncertain winnowing procedure, a now inevitable -- but dangerous -- part of adolescence. But when news of Saren's death thrusts Marivic into a world of conspiracy, rebellion and revolution, for the first time in her life, Marivic is forced to think and act big. If she is going to avenge Saren and right a decade of wrongs, she will need to trust her own frightening new abilities, even when it means turning her back on everything, and everyone, she's known and loved. A gripping exploration of love and loss, The Winnowing is a page-turning adventure that will have readers rooting for their new hero, Marivic Stone, as they unravel the horror and intrigue of a world at-once familiar but with a chilling strangeness not far beneath the everyday."--

Date Published:2017

Like home

Onomé, Louisa.


Chinelo is all about her neighborhood Ginger East, but when her friend Kate's parent's store is vandalized and the vandal still at large, Nelo and her beloved Ginger East are shaken to their core.
Date Published:2021

The street belongs to us

Pendleton Jiménez, Karleen, 1971-,


A sweet middle-grade chapter book about two best friends who transform their torn-up street into a world where imaginations can run wild. In 1984 Los Angeles, Alex is a tomboy who would rather wear her hair short and her older brother's hand-me-downs, and Wolf is a troubled kid who's been wearing the same soldier's uniform ever since his mom died. They set their worries aside when their street is torn up by construction machines and transformed into a muddy wonderland with endless possibilities. To pass the hot summer days, the two best friends seize the opportunity to launch a gleeful street war against the rival neighbourhood kids. But when Alex and Wolf make their headquarters inside a deep trench, Alex's grandmother warns them that some buried things want to be found and some want to stay hidden. Although she has the wisdom of someone who has survived the Mexican Revolution, the Spanish Flu, and immigration to a new country, the kids ignore her warning, unearthing more than they bargained for. The exuberant and expressive black-and-white line drawings by Gabriela Godoy perfectly capture the summers of youth, when anything feels possible and an adventure is always around the corner. Bursting with life and feeling, both the people and the land come alive in a tale interwoven with Mexican-American identity, experience, and history. The Street Belongs to Us is a story of family, friendship, and unconditional acceptance, even when it breaks your heart.
Date Published:2021

A sweet middle-grade chapter book about two best friends who transform their torn-up street into a world where imaginations can run wild. In 1984 Los Angeles, Alex is a tomboy who would rather wear her hair short and her older brother's hand-me-downs, and Wolf is a troubled kid who's been wearing the same soldier's uniform ever since his mom died. They set their worries aside when their street is torn up by construction machines and transformed into a muddy wonderland with endless possibilities. To pass the hot summer days, the two best friends seize the opportunity to launch a gleeful street war against the rival neighbourhood kids. But when Alex and Wolf make their headquarters inside a deep trench, Alex's grandmother warns them that some buried things want to be found and some want to stay hidden. Although she has the wisdom of someone who has survived the Mexican Revolution, the Spanish Flu, and immigration to a new country, the kids ignore her warning, unearthing more than they bargained for. The exuberant and expressive black-and-white line drawings by Gabriela Godoy perfectly capture the summers of youth, when anything feels possible and an adventure is always around the corner. Bursting with life and feeling, both the people and the land come alive in a tale interwoven with Mexican-American identity, experience, and history. The Street Belongs to Us is a story of family, friendship, and unconditional acceptance, even when it breaks your heart.

Date Published:2021

The poet X

Acevedo, Elizabeth,



Date Published:2020

With the fire on high

Acevedo, Elizabeth,


Teen mother Emoni Santiago struggles with the challenges of finishing high school and her dream of working as a chef.
Date Published:2019

What if it's us

Albertalli, Becky


Told in two voices. When Arthur, a summer intern from Georgia, and Ben, a native New Yorker, meet it seems like fate, but after three attempts at dating fail they wonder if the universe is pushing them together or apart.
Date Published:2020

A place at the table

Faruqi, Saadia.


Includes recipes. Sixth graders Sara and Elizabeth could not be more different. Sara is at a new school that is completely unlike the small Islamic school she used to attend. Elizabeth has her own problems: her British mum has been struggling with depression. The girls meet in an after school cooking class. They make plans to create the most amazing, mouth-watering cross-cultural dish together and win a spot on a local food show. They make good cooking partners but can they learn to trust each other enough to become true friends?
Date Published:2022

Includes recipes. Sixth graders Sara and Elizabeth could not be more different. Sara is at a new school that is completely unlike the small Islamic school she used to attend. Elizabeth has her own problems: her British mum has been struggling with depression. The girls meet in an after school cooking class. They make plans to create the most amazing, mouth-watering cross-cultural dish together and win a spot on a local food show. They make good cooking partners but can they learn to trust each other enough to become true friends?

Date Published:2022

Soul lanterns

Kuzki, Shaw, 1957-


Translation of: Hikari no utsushie. The haunting and poignant story of a how a young Japanese girl’s understanding of the historic and tragic bombing of Hiroshima is transformed by a memorial lantern-floating ceremony. Twelve-year-old Nozomi lives in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. She wasn't even born when the bombing of Hiroshima took place. Every year Nozomi joins her family at the lantern-floating ceremony to honor those lost in the bombing. People write the names of their deceased loved ones along with messages of peace, on paper lanterns and set them afloat on the river.
Date Published:2021

Translation of: Hikari no utsushie. The haunting and poignant story of a how a young Japanese girl’s understanding of the historic and tragic bombing of Hiroshima is transformed by a memorial lantern-floating ceremony. Twelve-year-old Nozomi lives in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. She wasn't even born when the bombing of Hiroshima took place. Every year Nozomi joins her family at the lantern-floating ceremony to honor those lost in the bombing. People write the names of their deceased loved ones along with messages of peace, on paper lanterns and set them afloat on the river.

Date Published:2021