MOTS VOLÉS (LES) Melanie Florence - Ill.: Gabrielle Grimard - Éditions Scholastic - 2017 - 32 pp. $11.99 - ISBN: 978-1-4431-6439-9 - ages 6 and up / Level 3 Genre: Illustrated book Curious to learn more about her roots, a young Indigenous girl asks her grandfather how to say “grandfather” in Cree. That’s when he realizes he doesn’t remember how! He explains to his granddaughter that when the white people forced him to go to a residential school, he “lost his words.” The young girl decides to help him find them... POW POW, T’ES MORT! Marie-Francine Hébert - Ill.: Jean-Luc Trudel - Les 400 coups - “Carré blanc” collection - 2017 - 32 pp. $18.95 - ISBN: 978-2-89540-678-5 - ages 10 and up / Level 2 Genre: Illustrated book This is the story of two boys: Manu is dying to get home from school so he can play his war game, while Unam is dying to leave his house so he can go back to school. This dual narrative tells the story of two children living opposite lives. ATLAS NE RÉPOND PLUS Frédéric Antoine - Ill.: Jean-François Vachon - Presses Aventure - “Jimmy Tornado” series Volume 1 - 2017 - 64 pp. $16.95 - ISBN: 978-2-89751-284-2 - Available in electronic format - ages 9 and up / Level 1 Genre: Comic book To shed light on some of our planet’s mysteries, Jimmy and his half-sister, Guadalupé, a brilliant scientist, travel the globe and embark on whirlwind adventures. Prepare to be swept up in the world of an extraordinary pair of investigators. The narrator, Jimmy Tornado, is a 15-year-old . . . gorilla. Just take our word for it! GAME ON! Text and ill.: Maxim Cyr - Éditions Michel Quintin - “Victor et Igor” series Volume 3 - 2016 - 48 pp. $17.95 - ISBN: 978-2-89762-165-0 - ages 9 and up / Level 2 Genre: Comic book Victor and Igor have returned home after a short trip to Japan. What they don’t know is that Trevor, the clone that Victor created while they were there, followed them. Now they have the deal with all tricks the clone is playing on them. It’s not always fun and games when you’re a scientist-in-training! 1/4 BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS AGES 9 TO 11 Reading is an essential part of learning. Have fun exploring your local library! Our thanks to Communication-Jeunesse for researching and selecting the books: communication-jeunesse.qc.ca. These recommendationscan be adapted to your child’s interests.
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MOTS VOLÉS (LES)Melanie Florence - Ill.: Gabrielle Grimard - Éditions Scholastic - 2017 - 32 pp.$11.99 - ISBN: 978-1-4431-6439-9 - ages 6 and up / Level 3Genre: Illustrated book
Curious to learn more about her roots, a young Indigenous girl asks her grandfather how to say “grandfather” in Cree. That’s when he realizes he doesn’t remember how! He explains to his granddaughter that when the white people forced him to go to a residential school, he “lost his words.” The young girl decides to help him find them...
POW POW, T’ES MORT!Marie-Francine Hébert - Ill.: Jean-Luc Trudel - Les 400 coups - “Carré blanc” collection - 2017 - 32 pp.$18.95 - ISBN: 978-2-89540-678-5 - ages 10 and up / Level 2Genre: Illustrated book
This is the story of two boys: Manu is dying to get home from school so he can play his war game, while Unam is dying to leave his house so he can go back to school. This dual narrative tells the story of two children living opposite lives.
ATLAS NE RÉPOND PLUSFrédéric Antoine - Ill.: Jean-François Vachon - Presses Aventure - “Jimmy Tornado” series Volume 1 - 2017 - 64 pp. $16.95 - ISBN: 978-2-89751-284-2 - Available in electronic format - ages 9 and up / Level 1Genre: Comic book
To shed light on some of our planet’s mysteries, Jimmy and his half-sister, Guadalupé, a brilliant scientist, travel the globe and embark on whirlwind adventures. Prepare to be swept up in the world of an extraordinary pair of investigators. The narrator, Jimmy Tornado, is a 15-year-old . . . gorilla. Just take our word for it!
GAME ON!Text and ill.: Maxim Cyr - Éditions Michel Quintin - “Victor et Igor” series Volume 3 - 2016 - 48 pp.$17.95 - ISBN: 978-2-89762-165-0 - ages 9 and up / Level 2Genre: Comic book
Victor and Igor have returned home after a short trip to Japan. What they don’t know is that Trevor, the clone that Victor created while they were there, followed them. Now they have the deal with all tricks the clone is playing on them. It’s not always fun and games when you’re a scientist-in-training! 1/4
BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
AGES 9 TO 11
Reading is an essential part of learning.
Have fun exploring your local library!
Our thanks to Communication-Jeunesse for researching and selecting the books: communication-jeunesse.qc.ca. These recommendationscan be adapted to your child’s interests.
MAMMOUTH ROCKEveline Payette - Ill.: Guillaume Perreault - La courte échelle - 2017 - 48 pp.$16.95 - ISBN: 978-2-89774-007-8 - Available in electronic format - ages 6 and up / Level 3Genre: Comic book
Louis has to give an oral presentation on a pet. To everyone’s surprise, he decides to do his presentation on a previously unknown species of woolly mammoth: the rock mammoth, a proud ancestor of the woolly musicians of the 1970s. Everyone thought this animal was extinct, but science whiz Louis is about to reveal its existence to the world.
C’EST L’INVENTION QUI COMPTEText and ill.: Jacques Goldstyn - Bayard Jeunesse Canada/BLD Publications - “Les aventures de Van l’inventeur” collection - 2017 - 46 pp. - $17.95 - ISBN: 978-2-89770-139-0 - ages 10 and up / Level 2Genre: Comic book
Van is a budding inventor with big dreams. Generous, creative, and adventurous, he comes up with somewhat harebrained gadgets to solve his friends’ everyday problems. Even though he doesn’t always succeed, every story’s packed with humour and action!
MASQUE AMÉRINDIEN (LE)Alexandre and Mathieu Vanasse - Ill.: Martin Côté - Plantète rebelle - “Muthos” collection - 2016 - 68 pp.$19.95 - ISBN: 978-2-924174-74-6 - 1 book; 1 CD. Available in electronic format - ages 10 and up / Level 2Genre: Narrated story
Thomas is a teenager who loves music, nature, and hunting. He wishes his annoying cousins would just leave him alone. To makes things worse, he can’t get through to his dad. But everything suddenly changes when his cousins are kidnapped by a mysterious stranger with fiendish powers.
À PAS DE LOUVEEmmanuel Lauzon - Ill.: Tristan Demers - Éditions de la Bagnole - “Parc Safari” collection - 2017 - 128 pp.$16.95 - ISBN: 978-2-89714-213-1 - ages 9 and up / Level 2Genre: Non-fiction
Immerse yourself in the story of Akiak, an Arctic wolf who now lives at Parc Safari with her son, Unnuk, and two other wolf cubs. She’s happy these days, but that wasn’t always the case. Her life has been anything but ordinary. Learn more about the world of wolves as you get to know Akiak.
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Our thanks to Communication-Jeunesse for researching and selecting the books: communication-jeunesse.qc.ca. These recommendationscan be adapted to your child’s interests.
BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
AGES 9 TO 11
Reading is an essential part of learning.
Have fun exploring your local library!
QUAND EST-CE QU’ON ARRIVE?Benoît Archambault and Éric Bédard - Ill.: Benoît Archambault - Auzou - 2017 - 64 pp.$24.95 - ISBN: 978-2-7338-4309-3 - ages 9 and up / Level 2Genre: Non-fiction
Travel across Quebec with this larger-than-life family! Follow them from Saint-Jérôme to Percé, with stops in Quebec City and La Tuque, while learning loads about Quebec history along the way. Why are there cannons on the Plains of Abraham? Who was Félix Leclerc? Where does poutine come from? Find out the answers to these questions and many more!
Intended for kids, this book recounts key moments in the life of painter Jean-Paul Riopelle. How did he decide to become a painter? What was his inspiration? What painting techniques did he use? This book is illustrated with over a dozen works of art and photos. You’llwant to paintjustlikethisgreatartist!
MONTRÉAL J’AI QUELQUE CHOSE À TE DIRECollectif - Ill.: Philippe Béha - Éditions de l’Isatis - 2017 - 32 pp.$17.95 - ISBN: 978-2-924309-96-4 - Available in electronic format - ages 10 and up / Level 2Genre: Poetry
To celebrate Montreal’s 375th birthday, 14 Montreal authors from all walks of life guide us through their city. For example, we take the metro with Simon Boulerice, Élise Gravel’s cat leads us down her alley, and we savour the wonders of Jean-Talon Market with Rhéa Dufresne. Philippe Béha’s vibrant illustrations bring each story to life.
CHUTE DES GRANDS-MÈRES (LA)Christian Martin - Vents d’Ouest - “Girouette” collection - 2017 - 266 pp.$13.95 - ISBN: 978-2-89537-581-4 - Available in electronic format - ages 11 and up / Level 3Genre: Novel
When Pierre and Christian go to visit their grandmother in the hospital, they find out that she didn’t have an accident—she was attacked. And she’s not the only one! Is someone in Sainte-Praxède de Brompton targeting grandmothers? Will the boys manage to track them down and figure out their motive? 3/4
Our thanks to Communication-Jeunesse for researching and selecting the books: communication-jeunesse.qc.ca. These recommendationscan be adapted to your child’s interests.
BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
AGES 9 TO 11
Reading is an essential part of learning.
Have fun exploring your local library!
HISTOIRE DE GALETMarie Cadieux - Ill.: François Dimberton - Bouton d’or Acadie - “Étagère tout-terrain” collection - 2016 - 68 pp.$12.95 - ISBN: 978-2-89750-040-5 - Available in electronic format - ages 11 and up / Level 2Genre: Novel
It is World War II, and France is under Nazi occupation. Living conditions are difficult and unstable. Martin, a normal teenager, is staying with a sharp and resourceful old lady named Agnès. He gets drawn into the war despite himself and meets someone who will change his life.
HORTENSE CRAQUEPOTE ET MOIKarine Lambert - Ill.: Annie Rodrigue - Éditions Pierre Tisseyre - “Papillon” collection - 2015 - 168 pp.$13.95 - ISBN: 978-2-89633-333-2 - ages 9 and up / Level 1Genre: Novel
Pénélope has no idea that her life is about to change when she inherits her eccentric aunt’s house. Trained in wizardry by a witch named Hortense, Pénélope learns to live in a parallel universe that’s completely governed by the rules of magic. Her mission is to protect the seal that separates the world of humans from the world of magical creatures. Buckle up for magic potions, spells, and critters that will make your skin crawl!
NOUVELLE VIE D’ANTOINE COLLINS (LA)Alain M. Bergeron - Hurtubise - 2017 - 218 pp. $14.95 - ISBN: 978-2-89781-039-9 Available in electronic format - ages 10 and up / Level 3Genre: Novel
Can a song really change your life? That’s certainly what happened to Antoine Collins when he became a pop star. Now he can’t go anywhere without causing a commotion. Even getting to school has become quite the adventure—and it’s just the beginning of Collins’ life in the world of show biz!
VIEUX LIVRES SONT DANGEREUX (LES)François Gravel - La courte échelle - “Collection Noire” collection - 2017 - 104 pp.$12.95 - ISBN: 978-2-89774-053-5 - Available in electronic format - ages 10 and up / Level 2Genre: Novel
Boxing up dusty old books is a piece of cake, right? When the elderly librarian at Mathieu’s school offers him a weekend job, he jumps at the chance. But once he’s alone in the dark basement, he quickly realizes he’s made a serious mistake.
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Our thanks to Communication-Jeunesse for researching and selecting the books: communication-jeunesse.qc.ca. These recommendationscan be adapted to your child’s interests.
