Montreal West Children's Library

'The World's Greatest Detective' by Caroline Carlson

4/9/2021

Detectives’ Row is full of talented investigators, but Toby Montrose isn’t one of them. He’s only an assistant at his uncle’s crime-solving business, and he’s not sure he’s even very good at that. But he sees his chance to prove he could be by entering Hugh Abernathy’s crime-solving contest in his uncle’s place.
Toby’s friend Ivy is the best detective around—or at least she thinks so. But she can’t show off her sleuthing skills and take the title because she’s not allowed to join the investigators’ ranks. Even though the competition is being held at her house.
Then a detective is found murdered before the games begin and his death becomes the World’s Greatest Mystery. And Toby and Ivy may be the only two who can crack the case.
(goodreads.com)

'Les enquêtes d'Esther et Ben: Le manoir aux secrets' - Roxane Turcotte et Sabrina Gendron

3/29/2021

Dormir dans un manoir, c'est presque passer la nuit dans un château ! Esther et Ben en rêvaient, et c'est aujourd'hui que ça se passe ! Des fantômes hantent-ils ce lieu mystérieux ? Quel secret se cache dans la chambre 304 ? De surprises en indices, les deux amis enquêtent, au coeur de la Montérégie ...
(www.quialu.ca)

February 12th, 2021

2/12/2021

It's 1914, and Darleen Darling's film adventures collide with reality when a fake kidnapping set up by her studio becomes all too real. Suddenly Darleen finds herself in the hands of dastardly criminals who have just nabbed Miss Victorine Berryman, the poor-little-rich-girl heiress of one of America's largest fortunes. Soon real life starts to seem like a bona fide adventure serial, complete with dramatic escapes, murderous plots, and a runaway air balloon. Will Darleen and Victorine be able to engineer their own happily-ever-after, or will the villains be victorious?
(goodreads.com)

'Alma: Le vent se lève' de Timothée de Fombelle

1/22/2021

1786. Quittant la vallée d'Afrique qui la protégeait du reste du monde, Alma, 13 ans, part seule à la recherche de son petit frère disparu. Pendant ce temps, à La Rochelle, le jeune Joseph Mars embarque clandestinement sur La Douce Amélie, l'imposant navire de traite du cruel capitaine Gardel. Il est en quête d'un immense trésor, mais c'est Alma qu'il va découvrir...
(gallimard-jeunesse.fr/)

'Pirate Stew' by Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell

12/4/2020

Pirate Stew! Pirate Stew!
Pirate Stew for me and you!
Pirate Stew, Pirate Stew
Eat it and you won’t be blue
You can be a pirate too!
Marvelously silly and gloriously entertaining, this tale of pirates, flying ships, doughnut feasts and some rather magical stew is perfect for all pirates, both young and old.
With a deliciously rhyming text from master storyteller Neil Gaiman and spellbinding illustrations by the supremely talented Chris Riddell, this is the picture book of the year!
(https://www.goodreads.com/)

'Enterrer la lune' de Andrée Poulin et Zonali Zohra

11/12/2020

Dans un village de l’Inde rurale, Latika, une fillette courageuse et déterminée, profite de la venue d’un représentant du gouvernement pour tenter de concrétiser un de ses rêves : faire construire des toilettes publiques qui lui permettraient de fréquenter l’école, même après sa puberté. Ce roman en vers libres met en scène une héroïne forte et expose avec beaucoup de sensibilité les effets du manque d’installations sanitaires sur la vie des femmes dans certaines régions du monde.
(groupecourteechelle.com)

'The Little Ghost Who Lost her BOO!' by Elaine Bickell

10/13/2020

Poor Little Ghost has lost her scary BOO, so she sets out on a nighttime hunt to find it. She searches high and low, but it’s nowhere to be found! Will she ever find her lost BOO?
With bold and gorgeous art accompanied by bouncy, rhyming text, The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo is a charming, not-so-spooky read aloud perfect for Halloween or any time of year!
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com

'La gardienne du Musée' - Simon Boulerice et Lucie Crovatto

9/17/2020

Une mystérieuse gardienne de musée qui voudrait tant être heureuse. Un portrait mal aimé qui cache un grand secret. Un petit garçon au foulard rouge qui voit beaucoup plus loin que le bout de son nez... On entre dans ce livre comme dans un musée, transporté par la beauté des œuvres d'art, bouleversé par la pureté de l'enfance qui peut tout changer.
(http://www.leseditionsdelabagnole.com)

'Cub' by Cynthia L. Copeland

9/12/2020

Twelve-year-old Cindy has just dipped a toe into seventh-grade drama—with its complicated friendships, bullies, and cute boys—when she earns an internship as a cub reporter at a local newspaper in the early 1970s. A (rare) young female reporter takes Cindy under her wing, and Cindy soon learns not only how to write a lede, but also how to respectfully question authority, how to assert herself in a world run by men, and—as the Watergate scandal unfolds—how brave reporting and writing can topple a corrupt world leader. Searching for her own scoops, Cindy doesn’t always get it right. But whether she’s writing features about ghost hunters, falling off her bicycle and into her first crush, or navigating shifting friendships, Cindy grows wiser and more confident through every awkward and hilarious mistake.
(www.goodreads.com)

'The Girl with the Cat' by Beverley Brenna; illustrated by Brooke Kerrigan

7/21/2020

Nine-year-old Caroline visits the local art gallery and makes an extraordinary discovery. It's a sculpture of a girl named Nina with a cat named Sammy on her lap, sitting in a rocking chair. There is no Do Not Touch sign like on the paintings - Caroline can actually push the chair back and forth, and pat Sammy. Then one day a sign is placed on the sculpture: Moving Soon. Here begins the inspiring story of one girl's successful fight to save Saskatoon's famous Mendel Gallery sculpture, rallying an entire city to her side, proving to all that one person can really make a difference, even against soaring odds. This is all a true story. Caroline was a real girl. And the sculpture is still in Saskatoon today.
(Chapters.Indigo.ca)

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