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The viper's nest / by Lerangis, Peter.;
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Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Brothers and sisters; Orphans; Genealogy; Family secrets; Quests (Expeditions); Voyages around the world; Islands;
© 2010., Scholastic,
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Once / by Gleitzman, Morris.;
After living in an Catholic orphanage for nearly four years, a naive Jewish boy runs away and embarks on a journey across Nazi-occupied Poland to find his parents.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Separation (Psychology); World War, 1939-1945; Survival; Orphans; Jews;
© 2013., Square Fish,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Jane Eyre / by Brontë, Charlotte,1816-1855,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Romance fiction.; Governesses; Classics; Fathers and daughters; Mentally ill women; Charity-schools; Married people; Country homes; Young women; Orphans;
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She regrets nothing : a novel / by Dunlop, Andrea,author.;
"When Laila Lawrence becomes an orphan at twenty-three, the sudden loss unexpectedly introduces her to three glamorous cousins from New York who show up unannounced at her mother's funeral. The three siblings are scions of the wealthy family from which Laila's father had been estranged long before his own untimely demise ten years before. Two years later, Laila has left behind her quiet life in Grosse Pointe, Michigan to move to New York City, landing her smack in the middle of her cousins' decadent world. As the truth about why Laila's parents became estranged from the family patriarch becomes clear, Laila grows ever more resolved to claim what's rightfully hers. But will Laila ever, truly, belong in their world?"--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Orphans; Cousins; Rich people; Identity (Psychology); Young women;
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Babe [videorecording (DVD)] / by Cromwell, James; King-Smith, DickSheep-pig.Videorecording.; Noonan, Chris.; Szubanski, Magda; Universal Studios Home Video (Firm);
Animation and visual effects, Rhythm & Hues ; animal actions by Karl Lewis Miller ; director of photography, Andrew Lesnie ; production design, Roger Ford ; film editors, Marcus D'arcy and Jay Friedkin ; music, Nigel Westlake. James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski.On Hoggett's farm, every creature has a preordained purpose until the orphaned piglet Babe arrives and turns everything upside down. Canadian Home Video Rating: GDVD, Dolby Digital surround sound, full screen (1.33:1) format, interactive chapter index and other interactive features.
Subjects: Animal films; Children's films; Swine; Video recordings for children; Video recordings for the hearing impaired;
© c2003., Universal ; Distributed by Universal Studios Canada,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The ersatz elevator / by Snicket, Lemony; Helquist, Brett;
The woeful saga of the Baudelaire orphans continues as evil Count Olaf discovers their whereabouts at Esmé Squalor's seventy-one bedroom penthouse and concocts a new plan for stealing their family fortune.
Subjects: Baudelaire, Violet (Fictitious character); Baudelaire, Klaus (Fictitious character); Baudelaire, Sunny (Fictitious character); Orphans; Brothers and sisters; Humorous stories;
© 2001., HarperCollins,
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A man of honor / by Bradford, Barbara Taylor,1933-author.; prequel to:Bradford, Barbara Taylor,1933-Woman of substance.;
"The prequel to Barbara Taylor Bradford's New York Times bestselling and dazzling saga A Woman of Substance. Opening five years before the start of A Woman of Substance, A Man of Honor begins with 13-year-old Blackie O'Neill facing an uncertain future in rural County Kerry. Orphaned and alone, he has just buried his sister, Bronagh, and must leave his home to set sail for England, in search of a better life with his mother's brother in Leeds. There, he learns his trade as a navvy, amid the grand buildings and engineering triumphs of one of England's most prosperous cities, and starts to dream of greater things ... And then, high on the Yorkshire moors, in the mists of a winter morning he meets a kitchen maid called Emma Harte. In A Man of Honor, the true Blackie O'Neill is revealed. For the first time, readers discover his story: his tumultuous life, the obstacles facing him, the desire he has to throw off the impotence of poverty and move up in the world. Like his friend Emma, he is ambitious, driven, disciplined, and determined to make it to the top. And like Emma Harte, he is an unforgettable character for the millions who loved the book"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Businessmen; Irish; Man-woman relationships; Orphans; Women household employees;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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A man of honor [sound recording] / by Bradford, Barbara Taylor,1933-author.; Kelly, Aidan(Actor),narrator.; prequel to:Bradford, Barbara Taylor,1933-Woman of substance.[sound recording].; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Aidan Kelly."The prequel to Barbara Taylor Bradford's New York Times bestselling and dazzling saga A Woman of Substance. Opening five years before the start of A Woman of Substance, A Man of Honor begins with 13-year-old Blackie O'Neill facing an uncertain future in rural County Kerry. Orphaned and alone, he has just buried his sister, Bronagh, and must leave his home to set sail for England, in search of a better life with his mother's brother in Leeds. There, he learns his trade as a navvy, amid the grand buildings and engineering triumphs of one of England's most prosperous cities, and starts to dream of greater things ... And then, high on the Yorkshire moors, in the mists of a winter morning he meets a kitchen maid called Emma Harte. In A Man of Honor, the true Blackie O'Neill is revealed. For the first time, readers discover his story: his tumultuous life, the obstacles facing him, the desire he has to throw off the impotence of poverty and move up in the world. Like his friend Emma, he is ambitious, driven, disciplined, and determined to make it to the top. And like Emma Harte, he is an unforgettable character for the millions who loved the book"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Businessmen; Irish; Man-woman relationships; Orphans; Women household employees;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Giver quartet / by Lowry, Lois.; Lowry, Lois.Giver.; Lowry, Lois.Gathering blue.; Lowry, Lois.Messenger.; Lowry, Lois.Son.;
The Giver -- Gathering blue -- Messenger -- Son.The Giver: Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives. -- Gathering blue: Lame and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her squalid village to live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding of the all-powerful Guardians. -- Messenger: In this novel that unites characters from "The Giver" and "Gathering Blue," Matty, a young member of a utopian community that values honesty, conceals an emerging healing power that he cannot explain or understand. -- Son: Unlike the other Birthmothers in her utopian community, teenaged Claire forms an attachment to her baby, feeling a great loss when he is taken to the Nurturing Center to be adopted by a family unit.LSC
Subjects: Dystopias.; Control (Psychology); Orphans; People with disabilities; Artists; Community life; Healers; Mother and child; Separation (Psychology);
© [2014], Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
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The Medusa plot [sound recording] / by Korman, Gordon.; Pittu, David.;
Read by David Pittu.Unable to return to their normal lives despite the end of the Clue hunt, new Madrigal leaders Amy and Dan anxiously prepare for a retaliatory strike by the Vespers, who kidnap a number of Cahill family members and demand that Amy and Dan steal a famous painting.
Subjects: Brothers and sisters; Children's audiobooks.; Kidnapping; Adventure and adventurers; Brothers and sisters; Ciphers; Families; Good and evil; Kidnapping; Orphans;
© p2011., Scholastic Audiobooks,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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