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Since its publication, Quidditch Through the Ages has been one of the most popular books in the Hogwarts library. Read by Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and many more, it is the essential guide to the wizarding world's favourite game.

The third book in the #1 New York Times best-selling series from Jeff Kinney, The Last Straw is sure to please young readers. Greg Heffley makes a New Year's resolution to help others improve, but his brand of truthful advice doesn't go over well. Plus, Greg's dad thinks military school might be just the attitude adjustment Greg needs.

Twelve-year-old Ben Ripley is not exactly the best student spy school has ever seen - he keeps flunking Advanced Self Preservation. But outside of class, Ben is pretty great at staying alive. His enemies have kidnapped him, shot at him, locked him in a room with a ticking time bomb, and even tried to blow him up with missiles. And he's survived every time. After all that unexpected success, the CIA has decided to activate Ben for real.

En attendant de pouvoir rejouer au hockey sur glace, Ti-Guy et ses amis sont invités à participer à l’incroyable grand jeu que leur ont préparé leurs entraîneurs. Ils devront faire preuve d’esprit d’équipe pour décoder les énigmes qui leur sont proposées. Pourront-ils à réunir tous les indices, et ainsi accéder à l’épreuve ultime ? Quelle surprise les attend à la toute fin ? C’est ce que tu t’apprêtes à découvrir !

Leo tries to lead his team to glory in some of the most exciting, high-stakes soccer in the world. Last season, Leo and his teammates saved the Lewisham Knights by avoiding a last-place finish in the U14 Premier League. Their future looks bright—until they learn the adult Knights have dropped down to the second division, again putting the future of the U14s in jeopardy.

This collection of 18 campfire stories include funny stories about farts and summer camp. There are spooky tales of graveyards, blood-red rivers, and stories about Bigfoot. There are true stories about being lost in Yellowstone National Park and an inspiring Native American legend of Tsali. There are scary tales to make your hair stand on end. The book also includes some urban legends which have been passed down from generation to generation. There are some tales that might make you jump out of your skin.

On dit que la nuit porte conseil, mais pour Geneviève, elle est surtout porteuse d’inspiration. Parmi les rêves et les étoiles se cachent des mots, des histoires, des aventures qu’elle a hâte de mettre sur papier une fois libérée des bras de Morphée. Installée à son bureau avec un thé, une doudou et une tête remplie d’idées, Geneviève peut enfin se laisser aller. Le problème, c’est qu’elle a tellement de projets en tête qu’il lui faudrait quatre mains pour écrire deux fois plus vite !

Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods - all by himself. With only a penknife, a ball of cord, 40 dollars, and some flint and steel, he intends to survive on his own. Sam learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that changes his life forever.

For anyone who loves sailing and adventure, Arthur Ransome's classic Swallows and Amazons series stands alone. Originally published over a half-century ago, the twelve books are still eagerly read by children and adults alike – by all those captivated by the world of adventure and imagination. Such longevity is not only due to Ransome’s unparalleled gift of storytelling, but also his championing of qualities such as independence and initiative; virtues that appeal to every generation, whether young or old.

When snow shuts down Greg Heffley’s middle school, his neighborhood transforms into a wintry battlefield. Rival groups fight over territory, build massive snow forts, and stage epic snowball fights. In the crosshairs are Greg and his trusty best friend, Rowley Jefferson. It’s a fight for survival as Greg and Rowley navigate alliances, betrayals, and warring gangs in a neighborhood meltdown.

Les Castors de Bâton-sur-Glace ont beaucoup de mal à performer contre le club des Vipères, malgré la venue de nouveaux joueurs. Il faut dire que Ti-Guy et ses amis ont eu leur lot de surprises ces derniers jours. Avec le départ d’un coéquipier, l’arrivée inattendue d’une autre équipe et le comportement étrange de Marc Aubut, le capitaine ne sait plus où donner de la tête. Les Castors sont les plus forts. Vraiment? C’est ce qu’on va voir!

He wasn't born with the name Maniac Magee. He came into this world named Jeffrey Lionel Magee, but when his parents died and his life changed, so did his name. And Maniac Magee became a legend. Even today kids talk about how fast he could run; about how he hit an inside-the-park "frog" homer; about how no knot, no matter how snarled, would stay that way once he began to untie it. But the thing Maniac Magee is best known for is what he did for the kids from the East Side and those from the West Side.

À l'arrivée des vacances d'hiver, toute la gang des tuques se retrouvent pour un "talent show". François les Lunettes est sur le point de gagner comme chaque année puisqu'il a conçu la meilleure luge au monde. Or c'est Zac le nouveau qui a gagné le concours. La luge de François s'est désintégrée devant tous au moment de sa prestation. Quelle humiliation ? Comment est-ce possible ? A-t-il été victime de sabotage ? Aidé de ses amis, il décide de faire la lumière sur ce mystère et de lancer un défi au nouveau, mais à quel prix !

Born and raised in a small town, Leo K. Doyle has never seen the ocean or stepped foot on a plane. But Leo is a star soccer player with big dreams in life. Rock-star, Olympic gold, dragon-slaying dreams. While Leo has a pet lizard named Messi and longs to make the pros one day, he has no idea how to achieve this goal—until a professional scout pays a chance visit to one of Leo’s games and extends an invitation to try out for the London Dragons youth squad, known as The Academy.

Ça y est, Ti-Guy quitte sa famille pour participer à un stage de soccer en France. À la suite de son premier entraînement, on lui annonce une nouvelle surprenante. Une nouvelle qui risque de changer ses objectifs! Loin de se laisser décourager par le défi qui l’attend, Ti-Guy décide de fournir encore plus d’efforts. Si tout se passe bien, peut-être entendra-t-il la foule scander: Allez, les verts!

In this (more or less) sequel to the adventures of Coot Club, Arthur Ransome returns once more to his beloved Norfolk Broads where trouble is again brewing for Joe, Bill, and Pete, the three boatbuilders' sons who live aboard the Death and Glory, and the three Coots, Tom, Dorothea and Dick. The problem seems to be that boats are constantly being set adrift and all the evidence points squarely at the three Death and Glories. In a clever bit of detective work, the Big Six manage to exonerate themselves and catch the villains.

For most of her 12 years, Astrid has done everything with her best friend, Nicole. But after Astrid falls in love with roller derby and signs up for derby camp, Nicole decides to go to dance camp instead. And so begins the most difficult summer of Astrid's life as she struggles to keep up with the older girls at camp, hang on to the friend she feels slipping away, and cautiously embark on a new friendship. As the end of summer nears and her first roller derby bout (and junior high!) draws closer, Astrid realizes that maybe she is strong enough to be a roller girl.

The Women's World Cup coming to Southern California, everyone is soccer-crazy -- especially Mia Tang! The U.S. is playing China in the finals, and Mia feels like her two identities are finally coming together. Less exciting, though? The fact that her P.E. teacher wants Mia to get out of the soccer field, too -- or fall short of the grade she needs to earn a spot at journalism camp. But as always, Mia Tang is ready with a plan: she'll track down the two women's teams, interview them, and write an A-grade article for P.E. instead!

Sixth-grader Milo Neal plans to do a science project on "The Complete Life Cycle of a Link in the Food Chain". But when he brings his specimen - a baby chick - to class, everyone falls in love with the cute ball of fluff. Soon she has a name: Henrietta. Not only is Henrietta the class pet, she's even chosen as mascot for the school hockey team! How can Milo finish his project, which calls for frying up his specimen and serving it to the judges of the science fair?

Ti-Guy et ses amis sont coincés dans l’aréna depuis plusieurs heures en raison d’une méga tempête de neige. En plus, ils viennent d’apprendre qu‘ils devront y passer la nuit ! Pourvu que le réseau électrique de la ville tienne le coup. Les garçons en ont déjà bien assez avec les étranges bruits qui proviennent de derrière la porte défendue. Les joueurs sont peut-être braves, mais ils s’apprêtent tout de même à vivre une montagne russe d’émotions. Survivront-ils à Nuit blanche à l’aréna ?