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1741) The orphan trains
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Learn about the homeless city children who were taken out West to have new homes in the early 1900s.
1742) Shoot 'em up
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Mr. Smith is not the best idea for looking after a child, yet after stumbling upon a blazing shoot-out, helping to birth a child amidst a hail of gunfire, and seeing the mother die before his eyes, he becomes determined to protect the young innocent at all costs. His adversaries are equally determined, and they will not stop until the newborn is dead. Now, in order to ensure that maniacal criminal mastermind Mr. Hertz and his gang of henchmen do not...
1743) The baby inheritance
Author
Series
Publisher
Love Inspired
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
An infant in need...But she's a package deal. After the tragic loss of his best friends, rancher Drew Morgan willingly accepts guardianship of their six-month-old baby--until he learns big-city professor Sadie Ross has temporary custody as well. Opposites in every way, the pair now has eight weeks together on Drew's ranch to decide who will become the permanent parent. Could this makeshift family turn into something real--before the deadline is up?...
1744) Bonjour, Lonnie
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
An African-American Jewish boy traces his ancestry with the help of the Love Bird of Paris.
1745) Fruits basket: Vol 2
Author
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"When she was roughing it in a tent pitched on Sohma family land, Tohru Honda's primary concerns were dirt and slugs. But now that she's living with the Sohmas, magical powers and ancient curses are the order of the day! With Yuki and Kyo at each other's throats like cats and ... rats, life at the Sohmas' is lively enough, but it all heats up as Hatsuharu joins the fray, spoiling for a fight! And even before the new school year can get underway, the...
Author
Series
Graveyard book (Graphic novels) volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Nobody Owens is a normal boy, except that he has been raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard.
1747) The bag of bones / bk. 2
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"... the beady-eyed, green-tongued witch Truda Hangnail spreads evil along her path to succeed Queen Bluebell, enlisting the kingdom's rats and shrinking the good witches of Wadingburn to pave her way to the throne. Luckily, a sweet-natured orphan named Loobly is witness to Truda's evil spells and sets off to fetch help."--Jacket flap.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"Describes the people and events involved in the orphan trains. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspectives of a New York City newsboy, a child trying to keep his siblings together, and a child sent west on the baby trains"--Provided by publisher.
1749) The Great Death
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
As their Alaskan village's only survivors of sickness brought by white men one winter early in the twentieth century, sisters Millie, aged thirteen, and Maura, ten, make their way south in hopes of finding someone alive.
1751) Heaven must wait
Publisher
Mackinac Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Raymond discovers that he has inherited an English countryside property. He finds that it is a crumbling church. He not only meets Rachel, but also is singled out by an orphan who believes that if he helps Raymond, he'll earn his angel wings.
Author
Series
Tales from a duck named Quacker volume 3
Publisher
RVS Books
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Description
Further adventures of Quacker, who meets an orphaned Canadian Goose.
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Sabrina: David and Linus are brothers running the family corporation. When the chauffeur's daughter comes back from Paris she finds she has the attention of David, whom she has always liked, but starts to fall in love with Linus. Includes bonus features.
The English patient: Based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje, a complicated WWII saga told in flashback sequences. A mysterious stranger is cared for by British allies unaware of his dangerous past....
Author
Series
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
An illustrated retelling of Charles Dickens's classic tale of the adventures of the orphan boy who is forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London.
Series
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Traveling with Dr. Iris Perez to Iceland to investigate activities attributed to local superstitions, the Alden siblings learn the legend of the mischievous huldufolk elves before uncovering clues that offer scientific insights into the strange phenomena.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 122
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The Aldens are thrilled to be helping out at Cogwheel Stadium as the Clayton Cogs try to win the pennant, but when the children realize someone has stolen the team's pitching signals and given them to the other team, they set out to find the spy before he ruins the team's chance at victory.
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Back at Grace Field House, Emma faces Peter with the future of the demon world hanging in the balance. Meanwhile, something unexpected is happening in the demon capital. Can the children finally escape to the human world? And what fate awaits Emma at the end of her long journey?"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Their curse might be broken, but big questions still lie ahead for the Sohma family. Now that Kyo is free to dream of his future, what will he make of it? Does growing up mean growing apart, or will his bond with Tohru only strengthen with time? Perhaps their first date will decide and at long last, the meaning of Kyoko's ominous words "I'll never forgive you" becomes clear.
1760) Blackpool lass
Author
Publisher
Sphere
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
When Grace's Ma passes away and her Da's ship sinks with all hands, Grace is utterly alone in the world. She's sent to an orphanage in Blackpool, but the master has an eye for a pretty young lass. Grace won't be his victim, so she runs, destitute, into the night. In Blackpool, she finds a home with the kindly Sheila and Peggy - and meets a dashing airman. But it's 1938, and war is on the horizon. Will Grace ever find the happiness and home she deserves?...
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