Biographical noteVictor Hugo (1802-85) was the most forceful, prolific and versatile of French nineteenth-century writers. He wrote Romantic costume dramas, many volumes of lyrical and satirical verse, political and other journalism, criticism and several novels, the best known of which are Les Misérables (1862) and the youthful Notre-Dame de Paris (1831). A royalist and conservative as a young man, Hugo later became a committed social democrat and during the Second Empire of Napoleon III was exiled from France, living in the Channel Islands. He returned to Paris in 1870 and remained a great public figure until his death: his body lay in state under the Arc de Triomphe before being buried in the Panthéon. Main descriptionNow a major musical film from Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper (The King's Speech), starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway, and also featuring Amanda Seyfreid, Helena Bonham-Carter and Sacha Baron-Cohen, Victor Hugo's Les Misérables is one of the great works of western literature.Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman), an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. But his attempts to become a respected member of the community are constantly put under threat: by his own conscience, when, owing to a case of mistaken identity, another man is arrested in his place; and by the relentless investigations of the dogged Inspector Javert (Russell Crowe). It is not simply for himself that Valjean must stay free, however, for he has sworn to protect the baby daughter of Fantine (Anne Hathaway), driven to prostitution by poverty. Victor Hugo (1802-85) wrote volumes of criticism, Romantic costume dramas, satirical verse and political journalism but is best remembered for his novels, especially Notre-Dame de Paris (1831), also known as The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Misérables (1862) which was adapted into one of the most successful musicals of all time. 'All human life is here'Cameron Mackintosh, producer of the musical Les Misérables'One of the half-dozen greatest novels of the world'Upton Sinclair'A great writer - inventive, witty, sly, innovatory' A. S. Byatt, author of Possession
Enclosed under a vast dome, Snowglobe is the last place on Earth that's warm. Outside Snowglobe is a frozen wasteland, and every day, citizens face the icy world to get to their jobs at the power plant, where they produce the energy Snowglobe needs. Their only solace comes in the form of twenty-four-hour television programming streamed directly from the domed city.
The residents of Snowglobe have everything: fame, fortune, and above all, safety from the desolation outside their walls. In exchange, their lives are broadcast to the less fortunate outside, who watch eagerly, hoping for the chance to one day become actors themselves.
Chobahm lives for the time she spends watching the shows produced inside Snowglobe. Her favorite? Goh Around, starring Goh Haeri, Snowglobe's biggest star-and, it turns out, the key to getting Chobahm her dream life.
Because Haeri is dead, and Chobahm has been chosen to take her place. Only, life inside Snowglobe is nothing like what you see on television. Reality is a lie, and truth seems to be forever out of reach.
Translated for the first time into English from the original Korean, Snowglobe is a groundbreaking exploration of personal identity, and the future of the world as we know it. It is the winner of the Changbi X Kakaopage Young Adult Novel Award.
Madeline Whittier is allergic to the outside world. So allergic, in fact, that she has never left the house in all of her seventeen years. But when Olly moves in next door, and wants to talk to Maddie, tiny holes start to appear in the protective bubble her mother has built around her. Olly writes his IM address on a piece of paper, shows it at her window, and suddenly, a door opens. But does Maddie dare to step outside her comfort zone?
Perfect for fans of Kasie West and Jenn Bennett, this «sweet and funny» (Kerry Winfrey, author of Waiting for Tom Hanks) teen rom-com follows a hopelessly romantic teen girl and her cute yet obnoxious neighbor as they scheme to get her noticed by her untouchable crush.
Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really saw her before he moved away. Now that he's back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radar-and maybe snag him as a prom date-even befriend Wes Bennet.
The annoyingly attractive next-door neighbor might seem like a prime candidate for romantic comedy fantasies, but Wes has only been a pain in Liz's butt since they were kids. Pranks involving frogs and decapitated lawn gnomes do not a potential boyfriend make. Yet, somehow, Wes and Michael are hitting it off, which means Wes is Liz's in.
But as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz noticed by Michael so she can have her magical prom moment, she's shocked to discover that she likes being around Wes. And as they continue to grow closer, she must reexamine everything she thought she knew about love-and rethink her own ideas of what Happily Ever After should look like.
Reminded me not just what it's like to be young and in love, but what it's like to be young and in love with a book' John Green, author of The Fault in our Stars
Un meurtrier sévit dans un pensionnat chic... Qui sera sa prochaine victime ? This Book Kills est, dans la catégorie littérature jeunesse, le polar-évènement de l'année 2023. Il séduira les amateurs de Holly Jackson et Karen McManus.
Un meurtrier sévit dans un pensionnat chic... Qui sera sa prochaine victime ? This Book Kills est, dans la catégorie littérature jeunesse, le polar-évènement de l'année 2023. Il séduira les amateurs de Holly Jackson et Karen McManus.
Soyons clairs dès le départ : je n'ai pas tué Hugh Henry Van Boren. Je n'ai même pas été complice... du moins pas sciemment.
Hugh Henry Van Boren, l'un des élèves les plus populaires et les plus riches du lycée de Jess Choudhary, a été retrouvé mort. Ses condisciples sont sous le choc et s'interrogent sur l'identité du coupable. Jess, sommée d'adopter un profil bas sous peine de retrait de sa bourse d'étude, se retrouve au centre de l'enquête, celle-ci ayant révélé que Hugh est mort exactement de la même façon que l'un des personnages d'une nouvelle écrite par l'adolescente.
C'est alors que Jess reçoit un texto la remerciant d'avoir inspiré l'assassin.
Le temps presse, et Jess sait que si elle ne parvient pas à résoudre ce mystère, elle aura enfin un point commun avec Hugh Henry : elle sera morte elle aussi.
From Olivie Blake, the bestselling author of The Atlas Six, One For My Enemy is a captivating fantasy story of ambition, sacrifice and the enduring power of family legacies.
In New York City, two rival witch families fight for the upper hand.
The Antonova sisters are beautiful, cunning and ruthless, and their mother - known only as Baba Yaga - is the elusive supplier of premium intoxicants. Their adversaries, the influential Fedorov brothers, serve their crime boss father. Named Koschei the Deathless, his enterprise dominates the shadows of magical Manhattan.
For twelve years, the families have maintained a fraught stalemate. Then everything is thrown into disarray. Bad blood carries them to the brink of disaster, even as fate draws together a brother and sister from either side. Yet the siblings still struggle for power, and internal conflicts could destroy each family from within. That is, if the enmity between empires doesn''t destroy both sides first.
This paperback edition includes illustrated endpapers from artist Lasq.Draws plus interior illustrations from Little Chmura.
Praise for Olive Blake :
''Olivie Blake is a mind-blowing talent'' - Chloe Gong, author of These Violent Delights
''Sign me up for anything she writes'' - Cosmopolitan
Based on the characters Simon and Baz who featured in Rainbow Rowell''s bestselling Fangirl, Carry On is a ghost story, a love story, a mystery and a melodrama. It has just as much kissing and talking as you''d expect from a Rainbow Rowell story - but far, far more monsters.
Simon Snow just wants to relax and savour his last year at the Watford School of Magicks, but no one will let him. His girlfriend broke up with him, his best friend is a pest and his mentor keeps trying to hide him away in the mountains where maybe he''ll be safe. Simon can''t even enjoy the fact that his room-mate and longtime nemesis is missing, because he can''t stop worrying about the evil git. Plus there are ghosts. And vampires. And actual evil things trying to shut Simon down. When you''re the most powerful magician the world has ever known, you never get to relax and savour anything.
''Come for the make-outs and stay for the magic'' - The Atlantic
"Royal Blood is The Princess Diaries meets What A Girl Wants meets Gossip Girl." Culturefly.
"An addictively fun one-sitting read for 14+ fans of Karen McManus." THE GUARDIAN.
Kicked out of her American boarding school, Evan is sent to live with her estranged father, the King of England. Her existence as his illegitimate daughter is top secret - until someone leaks it to the press. Suddenly she's the focus of a thousand lurid headlines, plus the hatred of her stepmother the Queen and half-sister Princess Maisie.
Then the royal scandal intensifies... After Evan is seen disappearing with a journalist's son at a party, he is found dead and she becomes the primary suspect in a murder investigation. Did "the Killer Princess" really do it? It seems that only the Queen's gorgeous nephew Kit will help Evan clear her name. But can she really trust anyone at the palace?
Totally addictive and packed full of glamour, scandal and romance, Royal Blood is The Princess Diaries with murder, for fans of One Of Us Is Lying, Red, White And Royal Blue and The King Is Dead.
*Now a major film starring Yara Shahidi and Charles Melton* The New York Times bestselling love story from Nicola Yoon, author of Everything, Everything. I'm definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Falling in love with him won't be my story.
Fantasy/Graphic novels/Fantasy & magical realism/Comic strip fiction / graphic novelsThe bestselling Coraline, now in a graphic novel format, with illustrations by P. Craig Russell. When Coraline moves to a new house she is fascinated by the fact that it's only half a house. Divided into flats years before, the other flat is not quite as cosy and safe as her own. Ages: 12+.
An imprisoned prince. A vengeful queen. And a battle that will determine the future of Elfhame.
Prince Oak is paying for his betrayal. Imprisoned in the icy north and bound to the will of a monstrous new queen, he must rely on charm and calculation to survive.
With High King Cardan and High Queen Jude ready to use any means necessary to retrieve their stolen heir, should Oak attempt to regain the trust of the girl he's always loved, or remain loyal to Elfhame and hand over the means to end her reign-even if it means ending Wren, too...
With war looming and treachery lurking in every corner, neither Oak's guile nor his wit will be enough to keep everyone he loves alive. He will have some terrible choices to make.
Enter a land of gods and monsters, soldiers and mercenaries, secrets and wishes-the explosive #1 internationally bestselling fantasy debut in a new trilogy for fans of The Witcher and Gideon the Ninth Gods are forbidden in the kingdom of Middren. Formed by human desires and fed by their worship, there are countless gods in the world-but after a great war, the new king outlawed them and now pays «godkillers» to destroy any who try to rise from the shadows.
As a child, Kissen saw her family murdered by a fire god. Now, she makes a living killing them and enjoys it. But all this changes when Kissen is tasked with helping a young noble girl with a god problem. The child's soul is bonded to a tiny god of white lies, and Kissen can't kill it without ending the girl's life too.
Joined by a disillusioned knight on a secret quest, the unlikely group must travel to the ruined city of Blenraden, where the last of the wild gods reside, to each beg a favor. Pursued by assassins and demons, and in the midst of burgeoning civil war, they will all face a reckoning. Something is rotting at the heart of their world, and they are the only ones who can stop it.
From the internationally bestselling author of Vespertine comes a heart-stopping new sequel novella to the breathtaking fantasy Sorcery of Thorns . This is the perfect read for fans of Cassandra Clare, Sarah J. Maass A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES series, and Holly Black! Elisabeth Scrivener is finally settling into her new life with sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn. Now that their demon companion Silas has returned, so has scrutiny from nosy reporters hungry for gossip about the citys most powerful sorcerer and the librarian who stole his heart. But something strange is afoot at Thorn Manor: the estates wards, which are meant to keep their home safe, are acting up and forcibly trapping the Manors occupants inside. Surely it must be a coincidence that this happened just as Nathaniel and Elisabeth started getting closer to one another . . . ? With no access to the outside world, Elisabeth and Nathaniel have to work together to discover the source of the magic before theyre due to host the citys Midwinter Ball. Faced with a house filled with unexpected secrets, the couple will have to lean on their connection like never before to set things right before its too late . . . Praise for New York Times bestselling Sorcery of Thorns : ''A bewitching gem . . . I absolutely loved every moment of this story'' Stephanie Garber , #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series ''If you loved the Hogwarts Library . . . youll be right at home at Summershall'' Katherine Arden , New York Times bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale ''An enthralling adventure replete with spellbinding characters, a slow-burning love story, and a world worth staying lost in'' Kirkus Reviews, starred review
The highly anticipated second installment in the most sizzling and epic romantasy series. Perfect for fans of Red Queen and The Hunger Games. Paedyn Gray is completely Ordinary, and yet shes the most wanted criminal in the kingdom of Ilya. She may have survived the brutal Purging Trials, but now shes fleeing something far deadlier. After conspiring with the Resistance and killing the king, Paedyn is prey to the prince she was once falling for. With Prince Kai on the hunt for his fathers murderer, hes forced to become every bit the Enforcer he was raised to be even if that means betraying the woman he equally loves and loathes. Tangled in a web of lies and longing, a cat-and-mouse game ensues between the two, all while Paedyn uncovers truths from her past that changes everything she thought she knew . . .Packed full of spicy tension and littered with edge-of-your-seat betrayal, the thrilling second book in The Powerless Trilogy depicts the battle between duty and desire, and how easily both can destroy you.
Un chevalier énigmatique, surgi d'une forêt profonde, en quête d'une reine enlevée par un être de l'autre monde ; un auteur qui, tout soucieux qu'il est de complaire à sa mécène, délègue à un autre clerc le soin d'achever son récit ; un titre provocant qui, rattaché à l'univers arthurien,
annonce le bouleversement des valeurs établies au nom de l'amour ; un roman déconcertant qui multiplie à loisir les jeux de pistes, brouille à plaisir les repères convenus, ménage des silences. Avec le Chevalier de la Charrette, Chrétien invente une formule et une figure romanesques
inédites, celle d'un roman qui cherche à définir la place du fin'amant dans le monde arthurien et, dans l'ombre de Tristan, celle du chevalier amoureux fou de la reine qui lui donne son identité - et pas seulement son nom - et dicte sa conduite, en soumettant sa carrière héroïque aux exigences de la passion. Le romancier champenois réunit tous les ingrédients pour créer un couple mythique, dont le Lancelot en prose s'attachera à relater le parcours en plongeant dans les arcanes du désir et de la jouissance. Mais cette " lecture " rétroactive qui, sans nul doute, trahit notre approche en comblant systématiquement les blancs laissés en suspens dans le texte en vers ne saurait masquer ni la profonde originalité, ni la part irréductible de mystère d'où naît peut-être le roman.
De la production littéraire du Moyen Âge français, le lecteur moderne ne connaît guère que quelques noms et quelques oeuvres, la plupart justement célèbres. Le pari de cette nouvelle collection est de leur donner une plus large diffusion en proposant des éditions remises à jour, assorties de traductions originales et de tout ce qui peut en faciliter la compréhension. Mais il a paru tout aussi important d'associer à ces valeurs établies des oeuvres moins connues, souvent peu accessibles, capables cependant de susciter à leur tour le plaisir de la découverte.
Grâce à cette célèbre enquête de Sherlock Holmes, les élèves de collège pourront lire en VO, une histoire aussi mystérieuse que passionnante. Pour une meilleure compréhension, tous les textes ont été adaptés et des traductions des mots les plus difficiles figurent dans les marges.
Blood will be shed, hearts will be stolen, and true love will be put to the test in A CURSE FOR TRUE LOVE, the breathtaking conclusion to Stephanie Garber's #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Once Upon A Broken Heart trilogy
Two villains, one girl, and a deadly battle for happily ever after.
Evangeline Fox ventured to the Magnificent North in search of her happy ending, and it seems as if she has it. She's married to a handsome prince and lives in a legendary castle. But Evangeline has no idea of the devastating price she's paid for this fairytale. She doesn't know what she has lost, and her husband is determined to make sure she never finds out. . . . but first he must kill Jacks, the Prince of Hearts.
A new cover look for the number one bestselling CHERUB series! In the first title, James hits rock bottom before he's offered a new start in an intriguing organisation ...
Ce récit de fantasy exubérant et lyrique, inspiré de contes populaires, est l'oeuvre d'un nouvel auteur bourré de talent. Son univers magique et joyeux rappelle Neil Gaiman et les films du Studio Ghibli.
Il y a plus de dieux et de demi-dieux dans le monde que d'étoiles dans le ciel... mais ils ne sont visibles que par ceux qui, comme Anise Star, croient encore en eux.
Anise a pour mission d'aider les humains et les demi-dieux à vivre en harmonie. Lorsque l'infâme M. Babbitt tente de la déloger, avec les demi-dieux qui l'habitent, de sa maison des Bois blancs, elle se rend à la capitale pour demander l'aide du roi... mais elle devra d'abord le convaincre que les demi-dieux existent encore.
Anise se met en route aux côtés de son loyal chien-demi-dieu Wolf. Au cours d'un périple aussi dangereux que fascinant, elle va rencontrer le musicien magique Robin et le dieu-renard Whin, mais aussi devoir déjouer les ruses de la reine-pie et d'un monstre au poison mortel. Ces épreuves lui apprendront qu'elle doit sauver non seulement les demi-dieux du Bois blanc, mais aussi ceux du monde entier.
-?Les " Premiers romans " bilingues : une série illustrée en couleurs ponctuée de termes, d'expressions et de questions en anglais (niveau A1), avec un mémento contenant la traduction pour accompagner l'enfant dans sa lecture.
- Trois enquêtes à résoudre avec Kate et son frère Tom en plein coeur de l'Australie.
Périple à Kangaroo Island Alors qu'ils s'apprêtent à visiter Kangaroo Island, Tom et Kate entendent parler d'un cambriolage qui a eu lieu non de loin de là. Méfiance, les voleurs seraient encore dans les environs...Tom et Kate sauront-ils les démasquer ?
Sauvons les koalas !
Un feu s'est déclaré dans une forêt, mettant en danger les animaux qui l'occupent. Tom et Kate n'hésitent pas à donner un coup de main au refuge qui accueille les blessés. Les enfants parviendront-ils à faire la lumière sur l'origine de l'incendie ?
La fantômette de l'opéra Lors d'une répétition du Fantôme de l'opéra, de mauvais tours sont joués à la cantatrice vedette. Tom et Kate découvriront-ils qui en veut à la diva avant le début du spectacle ?
