by Roni Schotter (1996)
As it gradually gets harder to make a living, Uncle Gurney leaves his family and the tailoring business and heads West with his nephew Theo's drawings to complete a mysterious project.
Serge Bloch
A small boy taking a walk picks up a little line he finds lying on the sidewalk. Putting it in his pocket, he forgets about it entirely. But the little line has other ideas . . .Enter the magical, creative world of the renowned French artist, Serge Bloch, where anything can happen, and the discovery of an ordinary little line can result in the most marvelous adventure.
Marie-Francine Hébert
Peccadille demande à ses parents décédés de réaliser son souhait : avoir un ami "sur mesure". C'est ainsi qu'elle dessine un prince gentil qui la laisse décider de tout sans jamais s'opposer. Tout l'inverse de Nanana, le roi des égoïstes! Mais un ami qui dit toujours oui, ça peut causer des ennuis ... -- Récit à l'enseigne de l'imaginaire et du rêve, mettant en scène un personnage attachant; l'écriture est simple, mais alerte; d'amusantes illustrations pimentent le texte. [SDM].
Scott Westerfeld
Now that the world is in a complete cultural renaissance, fifteen-year-old Aya Fuse, an Extra, just wants to lay low, so when she discovers the secret lives of the Sly Girls, she wants to report their story, but Aya knows that would propel her into celebrity--a status she's not prepared for.
Matthew Reilly
A legend of the ancient world decrees that every 4,500 years, a terrible solar event will wreak worldwide destruction . . . But whoever sets the Golden Capstone atop the Great Pyramid at Giza will avert disaster and gain the ultimate prize: a millennium of world dominance. Now the Sun is turning once again and nation will battle nation to retrieve the missing Capston . . . But a group of small nations, led by super-soldier Jack West Jr., bands together to prevent any one country from attaining this frightening power. Thus the greatest treasure hunt of all time begins -- an adrenaline fueled race on a global battlefield. From the Colossus of Rhodes to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to the Great Egyptian Pyramid itself, unlock the thrills of Seven Deadly Wonders.