O'Toole, Annette 1953-

Keeping the promise ( visu )
6 editions published between 1997 and 2009 in English and held by 458 libraries worldwide
Left alone to guard the family's wilderness home in eighteenth-century Maine, a boy is hard-pressed to survive until local Indians teach him their skills

Cat people by Jacques Tourneur( visu )
11 editions published between 1982 and 2014 in English and held by 449 libraries worldwide
A young woman is victim of a heritage that transforms her into a deadly panther when she makes love

The Christmas box by Richard Paul Evans( visu )
13 editions published between 1993 and 2003 in English and held by 425 libraries worldwide
A family is trying to make ends meet. They accept a caretaker position in one of the grand old homes in town, whose owner seems a bit aloof. When the secrets of the Christmas box are revealed a valuable lesson is learned

The Christmas box ; Timepiece ( visu )
8 editions published between 1997 and 2003 in English and held by 326 libraries worldwide
Christmas box: A touching story of a widow and the young family who moves in with her. Together they discover the first gift of Christmas and learn what Christmas is really all about. Timepiece: This follow-up of "The Christmas Box" begins on the wedding eve of Richard's daughter, Jenna, when he gives her Mary's rose gold watch and tells her the story of Mary's life. Mary came to work for David Parkin, a wealthy businessman, during World War II. Despite Mary's lack of social position, David fell in love with her. At their wedding, David gave Mary a timepiece which was brought to him by his friend Lawrence Flynn. Their lives seem to be on track when suddenly one surprising incident threatens to tear them apart. They learn to discover the timeless truths about the gift of sharing, the power of forgiveness, and the greatest miracle of all-- each other

4 film favorites Superman ; Superman the movie ; Superman II ; Superman III ; Superman IV: the quest for peace ( visu )
4 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 275 libraries worldwide
Superman IV: Archvillain Lex Luthor, determined to make the world safe for nuclear arms merchants, creates a new being to challenge the Man of Steel, the radiation-charged Nuclear Man. The two super-powered foes clash and Superman saves the Statue of Liberty, repulses a volcanic eruption of Mount Etna, rebuilds the demolished Great Wall of China and performs many more spectacular feats

Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman( visu )
3 editions published between 2000 and 2002 in English and held by 232 libraries worldwide
When a rich kid destroys a diner while driving recklessly, he is sentenced to a summer of manual labor in a small town and finds love

Jewels by Pierre Cavassilas( visu )
5 editions published between 1992 and 2005 in English and held by 198 libraries worldwide
Divorcee Sarah Thompson meets William, Duke of Whitfield, while touring Europe on the eve of World War II. They marry and settle in France. When the war ends, Sarah and William buy jewelry from their neighbors to help the rebuilding effort, the beginning of a family jewelry business. When her husband dies and son Phillip moves aggressively to expand his role in the family business, Sarah struggles to control the simmering rivalry between her children, while her daughter Isabelle's husband schemes to get part of the jewelry empire for himself. As Sarah strives to keep the family and business together, a man from her past teaches her that it may be possible to love again

Stephen King's It by Stephen King( visu )
7 editions published between 1993 and 2002 in English and Chinese and held by 186 libraries worldwide
It can be anything. A fanged monster that won't stay on the movie screen. Something ominous lurking in the basement. A malevolent force in a small New England town takes the shape of a clown, but It isn't clowning around. Instead, It terrifies youngsters with their innermost fears, bringing some to their untimely doom -- until a group of wily neighborhood kids fight back