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Holes / Louis Sachar
Titre : Holes Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Louis Sachar, Auteur Editeur : Bloomsbury Année de publication : 1998 Importance : 233p. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-7475-4459-3 Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : "Stanley Yelnats'family has a history of bad luck, so he isn't too surprised when a miscarriage of justice sends him to a boys' juvenile detention centre; At Camp green lake the boys must dig a hole a day, five feet deep, five feet across, in the dried up lake bed. The Warden claims the labour is character building, but it is a lie. Stanley must dig up the truth." (Quatrième de couverture) Age : A partir de 10 ans Holes [texte imprimé] / Louis Sachar, Auteur . - Bloomsbury, 1998 . - 233p.
ISBN : 978-0-7475-4459-3
Langues : Anglais (eng)
Résumé : "Stanley Yelnats'family has a history of bad luck, so he isn't too surprised when a miscarriage of justice sends him to a boys' juvenile detention centre; At Camp green lake the boys must dig a hole a day, five feet deep, five feet across, in the dried up lake bed. The Warden claims the labour is character building, but it is a lie. Stanley must dig up the truth." (Quatrième de couverture) Age : A partir de 10 ans Exemplaires(3)
Code-barres Cote Support Localisation Section Disponibilité 31642 SAC 0801 HOL Livre Littérature en anglais Romans Disponible 32532 SAC 0801 HOL Livre Littérature en anglais Romans Disponible 33232 SAC 0801 HOL Livre Littérature en anglais Romans Disponible How i live now / Rosoff, Meg (1956-...)
Titre : How i live now Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Rosoff, Meg (1956-...), Auteur Editeur : Penguin Books ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-14-131801-1 Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : How I Live Now is an original and poignant book by Meg RosoffHow I Live Now is the powerful and engaging story of Daisy, the precocious New Yorker and her English cousin Edmond, torn apart as war breaks out in London, from the multi award-winning Meg Rosoff. How I Live Now has been adapted for the big screen by Kevin Macdonald, starring Saoirse Ronan as Daisy and releases in 2013.Fifteen-year-old Daisy thinks she knows all about love. Her mother died giving birth to her, and now her dad has sent her away for the summer, to live in the English countryside with cousins she's never even met.There she'll discover what real love is: something violent, mysterious and wonderful. There her world will be turned upside down and a perfect summer will explode into a million bewildering pieces.How will Daisy live then?'Fresh, honest, rude, funny. I put it down with tears on my face' - Julie Myerson, Guardian 'Assured, powerful, engaging . . . you will want to read everything that Rosoff is capable of writing Age : A partir de 10 ans How i live now [texte imprimé] / Rosoff, Meg (1956-...), Auteur . - Penguin Books, [s.d.].
ISBN : 978-0-14-131801-1
Langues : Anglais (eng)
Résumé : How I Live Now is an original and poignant book by Meg RosoffHow I Live Now is the powerful and engaging story of Daisy, the precocious New Yorker and her English cousin Edmond, torn apart as war breaks out in London, from the multi award-winning Meg Rosoff. How I Live Now has been adapted for the big screen by Kevin Macdonald, starring Saoirse Ronan as Daisy and releases in 2013.Fifteen-year-old Daisy thinks she knows all about love. Her mother died giving birth to her, and now her dad has sent her away for the summer, to live in the English countryside with cousins she's never even met.There she'll discover what real love is: something violent, mysterious and wonderful. There her world will be turned upside down and a perfect summer will explode into a million bewildering pieces.How will Daisy live then?'Fresh, honest, rude, funny. I put it down with tears on my face' - Julie Myerson, Guardian 'Assured, powerful, engaging . . . you will want to read everything that Rosoff is capable of writing Age : A partir de 10 ans Exemplaires(2)
Code-barres Cote Support Localisation Section Disponibilité 34064 ROS 1506 HOW Livre Littérature en anglais Romans Disponible 34976 ROS 1506 HOW Livre Littérature en anglais Romans Disponible If on a winter's night a traveller / Italo Calvino
Titre : If on a winter's night a traveller Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Italo Calvino (1923-1985), Auteur ; William Weaver, Traducteur Editeur : Vintage Année de publication : 1998 Importance : 259 p. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-09-943089-6 Langues : Français (fre) Langues originales : Italien (ita) Résumé : The book starts off pretty eerily by addressing "you," the reader, and telling you that you're about to sit down and read Italo Calvino's new book, If on a winter's night a traveler. At this point, you might glance over your shoulder to see if anyone's watching you.
It might look like an author's introduction to the book, but you're wrong. The story has actually started.
The narrator goes into a description of how you might find your best and most comfortable position for reading. He even offers the idea of reading on horseback or in a hammock or chair, or hey, maybe even standing at a lectern. The only thing he doesn't recommend is green eggs and ham.Age : A partir de 10 ans If on a winter's night a traveller [texte imprimé] / Italo Calvino (1923-1985), Auteur ; William Weaver, Traducteur . - Vintage, 1998 . - 259 p.
ISBN : 978-0-09-943089-6
Langues : Français (fre) Langues originales : Italien (ita)
Résumé : The book starts off pretty eerily by addressing "you," the reader, and telling you that you're about to sit down and read Italo Calvino's new book, If on a winter's night a traveler. At this point, you might glance over your shoulder to see if anyone's watching you.
It might look like an author's introduction to the book, but you're wrong. The story has actually started.
The narrator goes into a description of how you might find your best and most comfortable position for reading. He even offers the idea of reading on horseback or in a hammock or chair, or hey, maybe even standing at a lectern. The only thing he doesn't recommend is green eggs and ham.Age : A partir de 10 ans Exemplaires(1)
Code-barres Cote Support Localisation Section Disponibilité 33667 CAL 2209 IFO Livre Littérature en anglais Romans Disponible Invisible Man / Ralph Ellison
Titre : Invisible Man Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Ralph Ellison, Auteur Editeur : Penguin English Library Année de publication : 2014 Importance : 581 p. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-241-97056-0 Langues : Américain (ame) Note de contenu : The narrator introduces himself right off the bat as an invisible man. Hi, invisible man.
He lives off the grid, in a warm hole in the ground where he is hibernating in anticipation of future direct, visible action. But before all this direct, visible action happens, he needs to detail his road to recognizing his invisibility. We get context when we learn that the narrator's grandparents were former slaves freed after the Civil War.
On his deathbed, the narrator's grandfather, who had been considered a meek man, confesses anger towards the white-controlled system and advocates using the system against them. The narrator dismisses his grandfather's words and goes on to live a meek and obedient life as a model black student. After writing a successful speech on the importance of humility to black progress (i.e., the idea that blacks can progress as long as they recognize whites as superior), he is invited to give the speech to leaders of his town. The narrator is super-excited to give this speech.Age : A partir de 10 ans Invisible Man [texte imprimé] / Ralph Ellison, Auteur . - Penguin English Library, 2014 . - 581 p.
ISBN : 978-0-241-97056-0
Langues : Américain (ame)
Note de contenu : The narrator introduces himself right off the bat as an invisible man. Hi, invisible man.
He lives off the grid, in a warm hole in the ground where he is hibernating in anticipation of future direct, visible action. But before all this direct, visible action happens, he needs to detail his road to recognizing his invisibility. We get context when we learn that the narrator's grandparents were former slaves freed after the Civil War.
On his deathbed, the narrator's grandfather, who had been considered a meek man, confesses anger towards the white-controlled system and advocates using the system against them. The narrator dismisses his grandfather's words and goes on to live a meek and obedient life as a model black student. After writing a successful speech on the importance of humility to black progress (i.e., the idea that blacks can progress as long as they recognize whites as superior), he is invited to give the speech to leaders of his town. The narrator is super-excited to give this speech.Age : A partir de 10 ans Exemplaires(1)
Code-barres Cote Support Localisation Section Disponibilité 34369 ELL 0919 INV Livre Littérature en anglais Romans Disponible Jane Eyre / Charlotte Brontë
Titre : Jane Eyre Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Charlotte Brontë, Auteur Année de publication : 1964 Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Résumé : "Jane Eyre est pauvre, orpheline, pas très jolie. Pourtant, grâce à sa seule force de caractère, et sans faillir à ses principes, elle parviendra à faire sa place dans la société rigide de l'Angleterre victorienne et à trouver l'amour... Une héroïne qui surmonte les épreuves sans perdre foie en son avenir, une intrigue où se succède mystères et coups de théâtre, une passion amoureuse qui défie tous les obstacles : le plaisir de lire Jane Eyre est toujours aussi vif. Comme elle, on veut croire que rien n'est écrit d'avance et que la vie réserve des bonheurs imprévus." Age : A partir de 10 ans Jane Eyre [texte imprimé] / Charlotte Brontë, Auteur . - 1964.
Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)
Résumé : "Jane Eyre est pauvre, orpheline, pas très jolie. Pourtant, grâce à sa seule force de caractère, et sans faillir à ses principes, elle parviendra à faire sa place dans la société rigide de l'Angleterre victorienne et à trouver l'amour... Une héroïne qui surmonte les épreuves sans perdre foie en son avenir, une intrigue où se succède mystères et coups de théâtre, une passion amoureuse qui défie tous les obstacles : le plaisir de lire Jane Eyre est toujours aussi vif. Comme elle, on veut croire que rien n'est écrit d'avance et que la vie réserve des bonheurs imprévus." Age : A partir de 10 ans Exemplaires(1)
Code-barres Cote Support Localisation Section Disponibilité 6249 BRO 2005 JAN Livre Littérature en anglais Romans Disponible Jurassic Park III. / Michael Crichton
Titre : Jurassic Park III. Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Michael Crichton, Auteur Editeur : Penguin Books Année de publication : 2001 Importance : p. 40 ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-582-50382-3 Langues : Américain (ame) Langues originales : Américain (ame) Résumé : "Young Eric Kirby is in Jurassic Park with live, dangerous dinosaurs. His parents want to get him out - but how ?
Dr. Alan Grant knows about dinosaurs. He also knows that he doesn't want to visit Jurassic Park again !" (quatrième de couverture)Age : A partir de 10 ans Jurassic Park III. [texte imprimé] / Michael Crichton, Auteur . - Penguin Books, 2001 . - p. 40.
ISBN : 978-0-582-50382-3
Langues : Américain (ame) Langues originales : Américain (ame)
Résumé : "Young Eric Kirby is in Jurassic Park with live, dangerous dinosaurs. His parents want to get him out - but how ?
Dr. Alan Grant knows about dinosaurs. He also knows that he doesn't want to visit Jurassic Park again !" (quatrième de couverture)Age : A partir de 10 ans Exemplaires(1)
Code-barres Cote Support Localisation Section Disponibilité 34212 CRI 0308 JUR Livre Littérature en anglais Romans Disponible Just So Stories. / Rudyard Kipling
Titre : Just So Stories. Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), Auteur Editeur : Macmillan and Company Limited Année de publication : 1966 Importance : 158 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Age : A partir de 10 ans Just So Stories. [texte imprimé] / Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), Auteur . - Macmillan and Company Limited, 1966 . - 158 p.
Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)
Age : A partir de 10 ans Exemplaires(1)
Code-barres Cote Support Localisation Section Disponibilité 34858 KIP 1209 JUS Livre Littérature en anglais Romans Disponible Kidnapped / Robert Louis Stevenson
Titre : Kidnapped Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), Auteur Editeur : Penguin Books Année de publication : 2007 Importance : p. 232 ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-14-144179-5 Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Age : A partir de 10 ans Kidnapped [texte imprimé] / Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), Auteur . - Penguin Books, 2007 . - p. 232.
ISBN : 978-0-14-144179-5
Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)
Age : A partir de 10 ans Exemplaires(1)
Code-barres Cote Support Localisation Section Disponibilité 32756 STE 2205 KID Livre Littérature en anglais Romans Disponible Kim. / Rudyard Kipling
Titre : Kim. Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), Auteur Editeur : Macmillan and Company Limited Année de publication : 1969 Importance : 313 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Résumé : "Kim is one of the most successful evocations of Indian life ever written, and at the same time is an adventure story which has captured the imaginiations of générations of readers. The Young hero, Kim, is an orphan whose sharp wits lead him to a career with the secret service of British India, Under the tutelage of a native agent, Hurree Babu. He travels the dusty roads of northern India in search of information, listening to the talk of the bazaars and encampments, and meeting many strange and unforgettable characters." (quatrième de couverture) Age : A partir de 10 ans Kim. [texte imprimé] / Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), Auteur . - Macmillan and Company Limited, 1969 . - 313 p.
Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)
Résumé : "Kim is one of the most successful evocations of Indian life ever written, and at the same time is an adventure story which has captured the imaginiations of générations of readers. The Young hero, Kim, is an orphan whose sharp wits lead him to a career with the secret service of British India, Under the tutelage of a native agent, Hurree Babu. He travels the dusty roads of northern India in search of information, listening to the talk of the bazaars and encampments, and meeting many strange and unforgettable characters." (quatrième de couverture) Age : A partir de 10 ans Exemplaires(1)
Code-barres Cote Support Localisation Section Disponibilité 34852 KIP 1209 KIM Livre Littérature en anglais Romans Disponible Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare. / Charles and Mary Lamb
Titre : Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare. Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Charles and Mary Lamb, Auteur Editeur : Longman Group Ltd Année de publication : 1933 Importance : 125 p. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 582528518 Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Résumé : "Charles and Mary Lamb were a brother and sister who lived in London a hundred and fifty years ago. They were both very kind. They had very many friends and uses to entertain most of London literary society on every Wednesday evening.
At that time children were not allowed to go to the theatre, so they could not see the wonderfyl plays of William Shakespear; Charles and Mary were very fond of children, and together they wrote these Tales from Shakespeare, which are the stories of Shakespeare's plays. You can read others in More Tales from Shakespeare.
This book at once became a great favourite, and has remained so ever since. The Lambs were among the first people to try to write children's books to please and delight children, and not to tell them to wash their faces, or to be quiet and good, perhaps this is why their books have been so popular.
William Shakespeare has been recognized for four hundred years as the greatest poet ever known in Europe. Many people learn English only in order to read his works. He lived from 1564 to 1616. Perhaps you will be able to read Shakespeare's original plays yourself soon." (quatrième de couverture)Age : A partir de 10 ans Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare. [texte imprimé] / Charles and Mary Lamb, Auteur . - Longman Group Ltd, 1933 . - 125 p.
ISSN : 582528518
Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)
Résumé : "Charles and Mary Lamb were a brother and sister who lived in London a hundred and fifty years ago. They were both very kind. They had very many friends and uses to entertain most of London literary society on every Wednesday evening.
At that time children were not allowed to go to the theatre, so they could not see the wonderfyl plays of William Shakespear; Charles and Mary were very fond of children, and together they wrote these Tales from Shakespeare, which are the stories of Shakespeare's plays. You can read others in More Tales from Shakespeare.
This book at once became a great favourite, and has remained so ever since. The Lambs were among the first people to try to write children's books to please and delight children, and not to tell them to wash their faces, or to be quiet and good, perhaps this is why their books have been so popular.
William Shakespeare has been recognized for four hundred years as the greatest poet ever known in Europe. Many people learn English only in order to read his works. He lived from 1564 to 1616. Perhaps you will be able to read Shakespeare's original plays yourself soon." (quatrième de couverture)Age : A partir de 10 ans Exemplaires(1)
Code-barres Cote Support Localisation Section Disponibilité 34906 LAM 0200 LAM Livre Littérature en anglais Romans Disponible Lord of the Flies. / William Golding
Titre : Lord of the Flies. Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : William Golding (1911-1993), Auteur Editeur : London [England] : Faber and Faber Limited Année de publication : 1996 Importance : 271 p. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-571-05686-6 Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Résumé : "A plane crashes on a desert island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued. By day they inhabit a land of bright fantastic birds and dark blue seas, but at night their dreams are haunted by the image of a terrifying beast. As the boys' delicate sense of order fades, so their chrildish dreams are transformed into Something more primitive, and their behaviour starts to take on a murderous, savage significance." (quatrième de couverture) Age : A partir de 10 ans Lord of the Flies. [texte imprimé] / William Golding (1911-1993), Auteur . - London [England] : Faber and Faber Limited, 1996 . - 271 p.
ISBN : 978-0-571-05686-6
Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)
Résumé : "A plane crashes on a desert island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued. By day they inhabit a land of bright fantastic birds and dark blue seas, but at night their dreams are haunted by the image of a terrifying beast. As the boys' delicate sense of order fades, so their chrildish dreams are transformed into Something more primitive, and their behaviour starts to take on a murderous, savage significance." (quatrième de couverture) Age : A partir de 10 ans Exemplaires(1)
Code-barres Cote Support Localisation Section Disponibilité 35622 GOL 0409 LOR Livre Littérature en anglais Romans Disponible A Love for Life / Penny Hancock
Titre : A Love for Life Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Penny Hancock, Auteur Editeur : Cambridge University Press Année de publication : 2000 Importance : 112 p. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-521-79946-1 Langues : Anglais (eng) Age : A partir de 10 ans A Love for Life [texte imprimé] / Penny Hancock, Auteur . - Cambridge University Press, 2000 . - 112 p.
ISBN : 978-0-521-79946-1
Langues : Anglais (eng)
Age : A partir de 10 ans Exemplaires(1)
Code-barres Cote Support Localisation Section Disponibilité 31995 HAN 0315 LOV Livre Littérature en anglais Romans Disponible Lucky Jim / Amis Kingsley
Titre : Lucky Jim Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Amis Kingsley (1922), Auteur Editeur : Penguin Books Année de publication : 1954 Importance : p. 250 Langues : Anglais (eng) Age : A partir de 10 ans Lucky Jim [texte imprimé] / Amis Kingsley (1922), Auteur . - Penguin Books, 1954 . - p. 250.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
Age : A partir de 10 ans Exemplaires(1)
Code-barres Cote Support Localisation Section Disponibilité 31304 KIN 0719 LUC Livre Littérature en anglais Romans Disponible Macbeth / William Shakespeare
Titre : Macbeth Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Auteur Editeur : Penguin Books Année de publication : 1967 Importance : p. 137 ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-14-070705-2 Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : "Shakespeare’s Macbeth is one of the greatest tragic dramas the world has known. Macbeth himself, a brave warrior, is fatally impelled by supernatural forces, by his proud wife, and by his own burgeoning ambition. As he embarks on his murderous course to gain and retain the crown of Scotland, we see the appalling emotional and psychological effects on both Lady Macbeth and himself. The cruel ironies of their destiny are conveyed in poetry of unsurpassed power. In the theatre, this tragedy remains perennially engrossing." (Amazon.co.uk) Age : A partir de 10 ans Macbeth [texte imprimé] / William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Auteur . - Penguin Books, 1967 . - p. 137.
ISBN : 978-0-14-070705-2
Langues : Anglais (eng)
Résumé : "Shakespeare’s Macbeth is one of the greatest tragic dramas the world has known. Macbeth himself, a brave warrior, is fatally impelled by supernatural forces, by his proud wife, and by his own burgeoning ambition. As he embarks on his murderous course to gain and retain the crown of Scotland, we see the appalling emotional and psychological effects on both Lady Macbeth and himself. The cruel ironies of their destiny are conveyed in poetry of unsurpassed power. In the theatre, this tragedy remains perennially engrossing." (Amazon.co.uk) Age : A partir de 10 ans Exemplaires(1)
Code-barres Cote Support Localisation Section Disponibilité 33814 TH SHA 1105 MAC Livre Littérature en anglais Romans Disponible Memoirs of a Geisha / Arthur Golden
Titre : Memoirs of a Geisha Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Arthur Golden, Auteur Editeur : Vintage Année de publication : 1998 Importance : 428 p. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-09-977151-7 Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : Pas de résumé disponible Age : A partir de 10 ans Memoirs of a Geisha [texte imprimé] / Arthur Golden, Auteur . - Vintage, 1998 . - 428 p.
ISBN : 978-0-09-977151-7
Langues : Anglais (eng)
Résumé : Pas de résumé disponible Age : A partir de 10 ans Exemplaires(1)
Code-barres Cote Support Localisation Section Disponibilité 34092 GOL 0405 MEM Livre Littérature en anglais Romans Disponible