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Mirror of our sorrows / by Lemaitre, Pierre,author.; Wynne, Frank,translator.;: In this final entry of the 'Paris Between-the-Wars' trilogy set in 1940, Louise Belmont runs naked down the boulevard du Montparnasse. To understand the traumatic scene she has just witnessed, she will have to plunge headlong into the madness of the Phoney War, as France, seized by the panic of a new European conflict, descends into chaos.; Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; World War, 1939-1945;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
The mad women's ball / by Mas, Victoria,author.; Wynne, Frank,translator.;: "The Salpetriere asylum, Paris, 1885. Dr Charcot holds all of Paris in thrall with his displays of hypnotism on women who have been deemed mad, hysterics, and been cast out from society. But the truth is much more complicated - these women are often simply inconvenient, unwanted wives, those who have lost something precious, or wayward daughters. For Parisian society, the highlight of the year is The Mad Women's Ball, when the great and good come to gawk at the patients of the Salpetriere dressed up in their finery for one night only. For the women themselves it is a rare moment of hope. Genevieve is a senior nurse - after the childhood death of her sister Blandine, she shunned religion and has placed her faith in Dr Charcot and science. But everything begins to change when she meets Eugenie, the 19 year old daughter of a bourgeois family who have locked her away in the asylum. Because Eugenie has a secret - she sees spirits. Inspired by the scandalous, banned work that all of Paris is talking about - The Book of Spirits - Genevieve is determined to escape from the asylum (and the bonds of her gender) and seek out those who will believe in her. And for that she will need Genevieve's help ..."--Provided by publisher.; Subjects: Historical fiction.; Salpêtrière (Hospital); Psychiatric hospitals; Women; Women;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Valour remembered : Canada and the Second World War = la participation du Canada a la Seconde Guerre mondiale / by Giesler, Patricia.;: Subjects: World War, 1939-1945;; © 1981., Ministry of Supply and Services Canada,; Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2; unAPI
Mix it up! / by Tullet, Hervé.; Franceschelli, Christopher.;: Follow the artist's simple instructions, and suddenly colours appear, mix, splatter, and vanish in a world powered only by the reader's imagination.; Subjects: Picture books.; Colors; Imagination;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Wonders of the world : natural and man-made majesties / by Dumont-Le Cornec, Elizabeth; Topalian, Laureen.; Riethmuller, Kristel.;: Profiles over seventy natural and man-made wonders from around the world.; Subjects: Curiosities and wonders; Historic buildings; Historic sites; Antiquities; Architecture; Natural monuments; Natural history; Landscape; Civilization;; © 2007., Abrams Books for Young Readers,; Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
The emporium of emotions / by Desplat-Duc, Anne-Marie.; Faure, Antonin.; Garden, Jo(Translator);: The Emporium of Emotions is a shop unlike any other. It's only for children, who can come and exchange difficult emotions for other, more pleasant ones. Would you like to swap sadness for a smile? The owner, Mr. Laughncry, has just the thing to make you feel better. Want to trade your nightmare for a word from the swear display? Take your pick! Come on in and have a browse - just be ready to pay with a tear!; Subjects: Picture books.; Emotions; Stores, Retail; Big books.;; Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
What I know about you / by Chacour, Éric,1983-author.; Strauss, Pablo,translator.;: "In a tight-knit Levantine Christian family in 1960s Cairo, Tarek's entire life is written in advance. He'll be a doctor like his father, marry, and have children. Under the watchful eye of the family's strong women, he starts to do just that -- until a patient's son, Ali, enters his life and turns it upside down. The two men's unsayable relationship sparks a series of events as dramatic as the Six-Day War and assassination of President Anwar Sadat playing out in the background."--; Subjects: Gay fiction.; Queer fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Christians; Gay men; Man-man relationships;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
The little red queen / by Fleury, Jérémie,1987-; Homel, David.;: Red is a brave little queen who rules over Garnet, a magnificent kingdom where everything is as red as a ripe tomato. One day, she sees something out of place: a blue flower! Alarmed, she puts on her suit of armour and flies off on the back of her dragon. She soon discovers that a new neighbour has built his castle on the edge of her territory: a little king named Blue... Together, the king and queen must learn how to overcome their differences and create a new kingdom where all colours can bloom!; Subjects: Picture books.; Kings and rulers; Queens; Colors; Individual differences; Friendship; Big books.;; Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
How the zebra got its stripes : Darwinian stories told through evolutionary biology / by Grasset, Léo,author.; Mellor, Barbara,translator.;: Includes bibliographical references and index.Why do giraffes have such long necks? Why are zebras striped? Why are buffalo herds broadly democratic while elephants prefer dictatorships? What explains the architectural brilliance of the termite mound or the complications of the hyena's sex life? And why have honey-badgers evolved to be one of nature's most efficient agents of mass destruction? Deploying the latest scientific research and his own extensive observations on the African savannah, Léo Grasset offers some answers to these and many other intriguing questions.; Subjects: Evolution.; Savanna animals; Savanna animals; Savanna ecology;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI

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