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1) Compulsion
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Heirs of Watson Island trilogy volume 1
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After the death of her disfigured, shut-in mother, Barrie Watson moves to her aunt's South Carolina plantation, which is guarded by an ancient spirit who cursed one of the island's three founding families and gave the others magical gifts that become compulsions.
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Autrefois, avant l'arrivée des européens dans ce qui deviendrait le Canada, il n'y avait au pays qu'un seul, immense lac, autour duquel des milliers de huards vivaient paisiblement. Mais à chaque printemps, un géant semait le trouble, et se nourrissait des oeufs des huards. Alors, ces animaux légendaires lui tendirent un piège...
Cet album magnifiquement illustré est inspiré d'une légende autochtone, et a fasciné le public depuis sa première...
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Entertaining, thought-provoking depictions of classic Bible stories. Renowned mythologist Bernard Evslin finds a powerful balance of tradition and modernity in his strongly realized retellings of Old Testament stories. His rendition reflects the literary style of the King James Bible and stays true to the Old Testament worldview and spirit, but also uses streamlined descriptions and dialogue, to balance the archaic language that can deter contemporary...
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Muriel and Morgan are twins, siblings so close that sometimes it's a struggle to find their own identities. With their ailing mother and narcissistic father, their life is challenging enough-and then Aunt Mallory dies in a mysterious boating accident, revealing a family curse. The twins set out to uncover the truth about their family and what really happened to their aunt. They learn that everything they believe to be reality is just an illusion,...
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When Vanessa travels to a remote island off the coast of Canada, she finds herself drawn into a world of ruthless whale hunters and criminals. Armed only with her camera and her faithful shrunken head, she must fight for her life to escape capture. But what happens when she comes face to face with a terrifying sea-serpent? Could this be the monster that locals have been telling her about? Thrilling and exciting, Pacific Giants is the third book in...
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Trois ans après son premier séjour au Vieux-Nemaska, Nathan est de retour en territoire Eeyou Istchee. Invité par son ami cri Petâpan à se joindre à la brigade de canots qui fait revivre l'époque héroïque des Voyageurs et de la traite des fourrures, Nathan s'attend à des vacances de canot-camping pépère. Il n'a pas pris toute la mesure du défi que présentait ce voyage à la mémoire des ancêtres de Petâpan. Le monstre légendaire cannibale...
7) Moon shadow
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"On the night of her thirteen birthday, Lucia Frank's shadow half slips out and begins to act in ways that Lucia has always wanted but been afraid to do. Now Lucia is becoming the girl she's always wanted to be -- fearless and assertive -- but is there another cost to bear?"--
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