Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Grim lovelies Book 1
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
When their mistress is murdered, Anouk and her fellow beasties have only three days until their enchantment ends and they are transformed back into animals, but in seeking to remain human, they threaten the hierarchy imposed by the society of magic handlers in Paris called the Haute.
Author
Formats
Description
"Spring, 1924. Recovering from a broken wartime engagement and a serious illness that left her near death, Lady Helena Montagu-Douglas-Parr vows that for once she will live life on her own terms. Breaking free from the stifling social constraints of the aristocratic society in which she was raised, she travels to France to stay with her free-spirited aunt. For one year, she will simply be Miss Parr. She will explore the picturesque streets of Paris,...
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperPerennial
Pub. Date
2009
Description
The wind has always dictated Vianne Rocher's every move, buffeting her from the French village of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes to the crowded streets of Paris. Cloaked in a new identity, that of widow Yanne Charbonneau, she opens a chocolaterie on a small Montmartre street, determined to still the wind at last and keep her daughters, Anouk and baby Rosette, safe. But the weather vane soon turns, and Zozie de l'Alba blows into their lives. Charming and enigmatic,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2021
Description
"More than two decades ago, Ashley Baxter Blake made her most grievous mistake in Paris. Now, a forgotten voice brings new information about that terrible time, causing Ashley to see that experience in a new light. Can she finally lay down yesterday's pain and move on? In Paris, Alice Michel is having dinner with her son Gabe and his new friend, Jessie Taylor, an Indiana girl who is studying abroad for the semester. Alice's life is so good now, totally...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Paris, 1939. Young, ambitious, and tempestuous, Odile Souchet has it all: Paul, her handsome police officer beau; Margaret, her best friend from England; her adored twin brother Remy; and a dream job at the American Library in Paris, working alongside the library's legendary director, Dorothy Reeder. But when World War II breaks out, Odile stands to lose everything she holds dear--including her beloved library ... Montana, 1983. Odile's solitary...
Author
Series
Aristokittens Book 1
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Publisher Annotation: Meet the Aristokittens, a trio of siblings with big (and delicious) plans! One day, while chasing each other through the streets of Paris, Marie, Berlioz, and Toulouse uncover an abandoned cafmade just for animals. After hearing stories of the cafs wondrous past, the kittens decide to reopen the place themselves. But the trio can't agree on the menu, music, and decorations. With opening day creeping closer, can the kittens avoid...
Author
Publisher
Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
When a diamond goes missing from the Louvre, it is up to nine-year-old Julieta to identify the thief, exonerate her father, and return home to Boston before her baby brother is born. Includes glossary of French and Spanish words and notes about the Regent Diamond, Athena, and works of art mentioned in the book.
Author
Series
Mother-Daughter Book Club Book 6
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
As the Mother-Daughter Book Club reads Jane Eyre, the girls and some of their mothers are involved in some serious competitions, Becca finds romance when the Wyoming pen pals come for a visit, and a wedding brings the British Berkeley brothers and even Stinkerbelle to Concord.
Author
Series
Guardian Book 6
Publisher
Covenant Communications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Cassidy Edgemont has been dead for four years. At least, that is what the world has been led to believe. After becoming unwittingly entangled in a group called the Coalition, known for using fake news to generate political unrest in the United States, Cas was offered a devastating choice: stage her own death and join her rescuers, the guardians, or risk the wrath of the organization she betrayed. She chose death. As an invisible government operative,...
Author
Series
Myron Bolitar Book 9
Publisher
Orion
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
Myron is summoned to Paris at the behest of an old lover, Terese. She is in unspecified trouble and needs his help. When he gets there, he discovers that her husband has been murdered and she is the main suspect. The interesting thing is that more than one blood-type has been discovered at the scene - and the other blood can only be attributed to her daughter. But she died 10 years before. As Myron and Terese try to find out exactly what's going on,...
Author
Publisher
John Ellsworth
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
May 1940 - Paris. On the eve of her eighteenth birthday, Claire hears the devastating news: the German army has invaded her homeland, and her beloved Paris has fallen. Within months, her life is turned upside-down. She takes in an orphaned Jewish toddler only days before her beloved German-born husband Remy is forcibly conscripted into the Nazi army. In desperation she connects with other young members of the French Resistance, determined to fight...
Author
Series
Grim Lovelies Book 2
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
Ever since she discovered her affinity for magic, seventeen-year-old Anouk has been desperate to become a witch. It's the only way to save her friends who, like Anouk, are beasties, animals enchanted into humans. But unlike Anouk, the other beasties didn't make it out of the battle at Montélimar in one piece. With her friends now trapped in their animal forms and imprisoned by Prince Rennar, Anouk is forced into a sinister deal with her sworn enemy...
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2020
Description
"The 16th novel ... finds Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Quebec investigating a sinister plot in the City of Light. On their first night in Paris, the Gamaches gather as a family for a bistro dinner with Armand's godfather, the billionaire Stephen Horowitz. Walking home together after the meal, they watch in horror as Stephen is knocked down and critically injured in what Gamache knows is no accident, but a deliberate attempt on...
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever--and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world. But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across...
58) Les misérables
Author
Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
2008
Appears on list
Description
Story of Valjean, the ex-convict who rises against all odds from galley slave to mayor, and the fanatical police inspector who dedicates his life to recapturing Valjean.
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
After the death of her son, Madeleine accepts a request from the ministry to aid in the war effort and, returning to France, confronts the devastation of World War II as she fights to take down the Nazis, find her husband and ultimately survive against inconceivable odds.
Author
Series
Publisher
Paradigm Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"Madi is counting on Paris's reputation as the City of Love. Now she just needs to figure out if it's old love or new love...Madi: After two years and zero proposals, my relationship could use a little spark. Paris during the holidays seems like just the ticket--one perfect, final opportunity for my boyfriend to take things to the next level. The fact that he's rented me the tiny servant quarters in the apartment of a very good-looking Frenchman is...
Get it from another library
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Payson Library can be requested from other libraries and delivered for you to checkout.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try a Purchase Suggestion. Submit Suggestion