Today is the day the exuberant Lucy is going to make a new friend! But she finds it's harder than she had thought—she accidentally ruins the giraffe's breakfast and is much too big for the frogs' pond. Just when she'...
Determination (Personality trait)
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Author:Brown, PeterSummary: - Author:CIDDOR, AnnaSummary:
In the world of Viking Magica girl can heal sword cuts with nettle stingsa boy can weave a wolfspell or make the lightning strikean arrow of fire can end a disputeBut can two children stop the Sheriff from turning their families out of...
- Author:Messier, MireilleSummary:
Depuis qu'elle a regardé les Jeux olympiques à la télévision, Charlotte veut devenir une championne de patinage artistique. Mais avant, elle devra apprendre à patiner sans tomber!
- Author:Sanderson, BrandonSummary:
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, the Mistborn series is a heist story of political intrigue and magical, martial-arts action. The impossible has been accomplished. The Lord Ruler — the man who claimed to be...
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Author:Wynne-Jones, TimSummary:Burl Crow hasn't had many breaks in his young life. His father is a manipulative lout with a dangerous temper; his mother, worn down by years of abuse, now resorts to her little helpers to get her through the days. Then he meets...
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Author:Martel, SuzanneSummary:Winner of the Ruth Schwartz Award. Jeanne Chatel has always dreamed of adventure. So when the eighteen-year-old orphan is summoned to sail from France to the wilds of North America to become a king's daughter and marry a French settler...
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Author:Beaty, AndreaSummary:Every morning, Abuelo walks Sofia to school...until the day that Abuelo hurts his ankle at a local landfill and he can no longer do so. Sofia misses her Abuelo and wonders what she can do about the dangerous Mount Trashmore. Then she...
- Author:Bishop, Mary HarelkinSummary:
Danny wants to be a farmer. He only wishes that the town bully, Zach, would leave him alone. Is there any way Danny can protect himself?
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Author:Stinson, Kathy, Lewis, Robin BairdSummary:Kelly's mom doesn't understand all of the reasons why red is the best color. Through minimal text and elegant illustration, Kelly shows her mom why juice tastes better in the red cup, red pyjamas keep the monsters away at night, and red...
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Author:Ellis, DeborahSummary:The second book in the internationally-bestselling series that includes The Breadwinner, Mud City and My Name Is Parvana. A war is raging in Afghanistan as a coalition of Western forces tries to oust the Taliban by bombing the country....
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Author:Ellis, DeborahSummary:The third book in the internationally-bestselling series that includes The Breadwinner, Mud City and My Name Is Parvana. Parvana’s best friend, Shauzia, has escaped the misery of her life in Kabul, only to end up in a refugee camp in...
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Author:Doyle, BrianSummary:Winner of the IODE National Chapter Award, and Horn Book Fanfare Top Ten List selection. In this brillant and poetic novel, Brian Doyle returns to the Gatineau River near Ottawa, the world of his novels Up to Low and Uncle Ronald. Mary...
- Author:Langston, LauraSummary:
Baba had made Lesia a promise: just remember the flower is not always open, but if your effort is true, your rewards will be sweet. Fifteen-year-old Lesia treasures those words as she and her family leave Baba in their Ukrainian...
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Author:Babcock, Mike, Larsen, RickSummary:Mike Babcock is the only hockey coach in the history of the game to lead teams to victory in the Stanley Cup, the World Championship, and the Olympic Games. Currently head coach for the Detroit Red Wings, he is arguably the best coach...
- Author:Dubé, PierretteSummary:
« Rosie, la petite truie, avait tout pour être heureuse : un grand carré de boue pour s'amuser, de la moulée à volonté, une porcherie délicieusement parfumée. Jouer, manger, dormir, la petite truie ne désirait rien de plus...
- Author:Duckworth, AngelaSummary:
In her instant, multi-month New York Times bestseller, Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent, but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls "grit....
- Author:Pignat, CarolineSummary:
The Byrne family is strong, but are being tested everyday as life becomes more and more desperate in 19th century rural Ireland, forcing the family to leave their homeland.
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Author:Pearce, JacquelineSummary:In the sequel to Discovering Emily, Emily Carr is determined to become an artist. But her parents have died, and she and her siblings are ruled by the iron-willed eldest, Dede. Dede is more concerned with decorum than with ridiculous...
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Author:Withers, PamSummary:Kip's only friends are the members of the Daredevil Club, a club whose mission is to complete seven dangerous dares before their rivals, the Wildmen, complete their list of dares. Before the cliff diving accident in which he lost the...
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Author:Olsen, SylviaSummary:The year is 1957, and Bobby lives on the Tsartlip First Nation reserve on Vancouver Island where his family has lived for generations and generations. He loves his weekend job at the nearby marina. He loves to play marbles with his...
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