New Releases by Paula Fox

Roman - relation parent-enfant - vagabondage - assistance sociale.

Eight-year-old Maurice's struggle to protect his bedroom full of treasured junk from unsympathetic parents undergoes a transformation when the family moves to the country.

An eleven-year-old boy gains a new understanding of himself and his father after a trip to Florida with unusual people.

Only his strange great-aunt seems to understand the thoughts of a boy who has spent his life concealing his emotions, on an eerie, snowy night after rescuing a dog that dislikes him.

First published in 1970 to great acclaim, this novel stands as one of the most dazzling and rigorous examples of the storyteller's craft in postwar American literature--a novel that, according to Irving Howe, ranks with "Billy Budd" and "The Great Gatsby".

Ten-year-old James skips school to go to his secret place, a deserted house, where he is found by three teenage boys who force him to join their dognapping ring.

Carrie tente de comprendre son demi-frère de 19 ans, Ben de 6 ans son aîné, qui déroute sa mère et son beau-père, en écrivant partout: "Les poissons-lunes vivent dans la mer". Ils partent tous les deux pour Boston rencontrer le père de Ben. Le fils découvre des affinités avec cet homme marginal et décide de demeurer avec lui, de le seconder dans ses entreprises. Les personnages ébauchés et les sujets effleurés révèlent quelques facettes de l'"American way of life."

Ethan is not allowed to walk across the street, so when his ball rolls away he devises a clever way to retrieve it.

Carrie's half brother Ben has long felt rejected by his father until, on a strange visit in Boston, he is able to see that his father really needs him.

A dog writes his recent master a letter to explain why he ran away, and in it tells of his life with different masters--a rancher, a shepherd, a wealthy Boston woman, a circus clown, an American boy, and a blind, elderly Frenchman.

A little boy who can't spell or ever seem to please his parents spends a week with a kooky babysitter and makes a special friend.