Rose-Marie Vassallo Books

A quinze ans, Collin s'ennuie ferme : les parents, l'école, même les copains... Et voilà que son père l'emmène chez un vieux montagnard, loin de tout. Collin se retrouve confronté à la vie, à sa dureté et ses richesses.

A funny lively story about growing up and living with change, wittily written in diary format from an award-winning author.

Lady Grace, demoiselle d'honneur et enquêtrice au service de sa Majesté Elizabeth 1re"Sir Gérald a été assassiné ! Le meurtrier s'est glissé dans sa chambre cette nuit et l'a tué d'un coup de poignard dans le dos... Pire encore, le suspect est un de mes prétendants ! Je suis convaincue de son innocence et je vais le prouver. À moi de trouver le véritable coupable !"Grace Cavendish.

The Barnes & Noble Review For fans of that slippery author Lemony Snicket, Book the Ninth is here, and it's completely (but wonderfully) dreadful. When the Baudelaire Orphans finally make it out of Count Olaf's car trunk (from Book the Eighth), they wind up at the horribly perilous Caligari Carnival. Trying to avoid capture but desperate to find out more information about a possible surviving parent, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny pose as circus freaks, only to be humiliated in front of visitors and pushed to the brink of consumption by lions. Fortunately, though, the three discover a few surprises about fortune-telling Madame Lulu, who offers a faint clue about V.F.D. and even the Snicket family itself. Snicket fans will be in Ninth Heaven. Again, it's a sad state of affairs for the Baudelaires, but there are some fascinating morsels of hope, plus a few small surprises that might help link it all together. With riveting suspense, wicked intentions, and gullible freaks, The Carnivorous Carnival is definitely an installment that can't be missed. Matt Warner