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Promesse à un jaguar est le récit initiatique de Jacob, un enfant bègue, constamment menacé par la brute de l'école jusqu'au jour où il apprend à se défendre, et de Balam un jeune jaguar constamment menacé par les chasseurs et la déforestation, jusqu'au jour où il fera la connaissance de son protecteur. Rendus à l'âge adulte, leurs chemins se croise au coeur de la jungle brésilienne du Pantanal. Promesse à un jaguar est un roman destiné aux jeunes lecteurs de 13 à 18 ans mais qui pourra aussi plaire aux adultes.

10 Histoires 10 Situations dangeureuses 10 Enfants braves 30 Minutes pour s'échapper George est coincé dans un avion en chute libre sans moteur et sans pilote. Milla est recouverte de déchets radioactifs et sa combinaison de sécurité commence à manquer d'oxygène. Otto est dans les plus sombres profondeurs de l'océan, où une chose affamée rôde... Lisez chaque histoire de 30 minutes de danger en 30 minutes* de temps de lecture! *Selon la vitesse moyenne de lecture

Ce qu'il voulait, c'était de simples vacances loin de ses problèmes matrimoniaux et du stress de son travail. Il en avait assez. Il voulait s'en aller, seulement quelques jours, pour faire un peu de camping avec ses amis. Des vacances durant lesquelles il pensait pouvoir boire et se distraire; reconnecter avec la nature qu'il n'avait connue qu'à distance, dans le confort de son foyer de la grande ville. Il n'avait certainement pas prévu de se blesser, de se perdre ou encore de devoir affronter la dureté de la nature sauvage.

Une guerre civile et un virus meurtrier forcent la fermeture des frontières du Québec. Un homme endeuillé de sa femme et de sa fille, qui vit aux États-Unis, entreprend le périlleux voyage au coeur de cette zone embrasée par le conflit. Son épouse a laissé derrière elle des indices d'une mystérieuse double vie... L'horreur culmine lorsqu'il ouvre la boîte de Pandore qu'est son passé.

The long-awaited new book in the award-winning cross-Canada adventure series finds fifteen-year-old Dylan Maples on the hunt for New Brunswick's Phantom Ship. Things aren't going so well for fifteen-year-old Dylan Maples. He's sick of his own reflection, his parental units are driving him nuts, and, worst of all, he's trying to come to terms with the unexpected death of one of his best friends. Now, to top things off, he's been roped into a family trip to stay with family friends in New Brunswick.

When Trixie's starfreighter, Noah's Ark, drops out of jump space in an uncharted part of the universe, she believes the Earth-like planet on her viewer represents hope and salvation for her motley crew and the ragtag settlers aboard her ship.
Kostas, ex Space Marine, the expert survivalist recruited for this expedition, doesn't believe in coincidences, and knows that when something looks too good to be true, it usually is.

Digger Doyle was eight when his father set off on a secret adventure but did not return. Three years later, a page from his father's ancient book is sent to Digger from northern Japan -- a page only he can read. With his wild cousins, he sails to Japan and meets the super smart Yukiko Satori. Together they venture into the shadowy woods around the eerie Mount Osore to search for a ferocious creature called a Kappa and any clues as to the whereabouts of Digger's father. The forest is dying. The river is poison. Animals are fleeing. Something is terribly wrong.

Newfoundland. 1942. Hitler's U-boats ravage the Atlantic, sinking warships and merchant vessels alike. The world's fate hinges on the fight for this ocean, and Germany has launched a daring operation that promises to tip the scales in its favour. The Allies's best chance is Frank Carousel, a Canadian military policeman, and Jack, a two-fisted, Newfoundland cop. Their adventure will take them from Newfoundland's rocky coast to the alleys of its rapidly changing capital city, St. John's.

Things aren't going so well for fifteen-year-old Dylan Maples. He's sick of his own reflection, his parental units are driving him nuts, and, worst of all, he's trying to come to terms with the unexpected death of one of his best friends. Now, to top things off, he's been roped into a family trip to stay with family friends in New Brunswick.

Scott Lang, also known as Ant-Man, is just getting settled in to his new home when his daughter is targeted by a villain and he must go back to crime-fighting to save her.