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Tomlinson's wake / by White, Randy Wayne,author.;
In the wake of a killer hurricane, Doc Ford's best friend, Tomlinson, insists that he died when his beloved sailboat hit a reef off the Mosquito Coast of Honduras. He now lives to tell the tale, but only because he was brought back to life--temporarily--by a runaway orphan who is the direct descendent of the last king of the ancient Mayan people. Corrupt politicians want the child out of the picture before he catalyzes a revolution among the Indigenous population. But the boy, a charismatic twelve-year-old, has gone underground with the help of Tomlinson and a network of street urchins. They're all on the run and in the crosshairs when Ford arrives and picks up his friend's trail. This is not his first trip to the most dangerous country in Mesoamerica, and no one is better equipped to deal with flesh traffickers, paramilitary killers, an archaeologist addicted to sex and a homicidal giant known locally as Iron Baby. Their spiritual home on Sanibel Island, Dinkin's Bay Marina, has already suffered the death of one key member, and Ford is determined not to burden that quirky little family with yet another funeral wake. What no one is prepared for, however, is a cataclysmic earthquake that hits the area with the impact of a meteor that nearly destroyed all life on earth more than sixty million years ago.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Ford, Doc (Fictitious character); Earthquakes; Marine biologists; Orphans; Teenage boys; Women archaeologists;
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Batman. [graphic novel] / by Busiek, Kurt,author.; Leon, John Paul,artist,colourist.; Klein, Todd,letterer.;
"Bruce Wainwright, a comic book-reading kid obsessed with the Caped Crusader, loses his parents in a violent crime ... and in the real world, no superheroes exist to save the day. Batman: Creature of the Night, written by Kurt Busiek (Astro City) and drawn by John Paul Leon (Mother Panic) is a standalone story set outside of regular continuity in 1968 Boston, Massachusetts. The survivor of the brutal murder of his parents, young Bruce sees grief and rage build inside himself ... until something strange starts taking wing in the Gotham night! Something similar to the comics he's been reading his whole life. As life begins to imitate art, will Bruce Wainwright be able to live up to his fictional namesake? A deliberate spiritual companion to the beloved Superman: Secret Identity, Batman: Creature of the Night puts a new spin you've never seen before on the legend of Batman--and the dark emotions that drive him!"--
Subjects: Superhero comics.; Graphic novels.; Batman (Fictitious character); Superheroes; Good and evil; Murder; Orphans; Revenge;
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A place to hide / by Balson, Ronald H.,author.;
"Theodore "Teddy" Hartigan is the scion of a wealthy Washington, D.C. family who place him into a comfortable job at the State Department and a placid diplomat's career. In 1938, as Hitler's inexorable rise continues, Teddy is re-assigned to the US Consulate in Amsterdam to replace fleeing staff. Teddy's job is to process visa applications, and by 1939, refugees from Nazi-conquered Poland, Austria, and other countries are desperate to secure safe passage to America. As Hitler sweeps through France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, and Holland, the screws tighten and law after virulent law is passed to threaten the lives, indeed the very existence of the Jewish people. When Teddy and his girlfriend Sara are introduced to an orphaned young girl named Katy, who has been abandoned on the grounds of a nursery school, they agree to adopt her. Teddy comes to realize that he holds the key to saving lives, whether five, fifty, or five hundred--and makes the dangerous and selfless decision to join with underground groups and use his position at the Consulate to rescue those with no other avenue of escape."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Diplomats; Jews; Orphans; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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One of Us : A Novel. by Chaon, Dan.;
'One of Us' is a thrilling tale about orphaned twins on the run from their murderous uncle who find refuge in a bizarre traveling carnival.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Historical fiction.; FICTION / Family Life / Siblings; FICTION / Historical; FICTION / Psychological;
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The end / by Snicket, Lemony; Helquist, Brett;
The Baudelaire orphans find themselves on a tropical island where they encounter a fearsome storm, a suspicious beverage, a herd of wild sheep, and a haunting secret about their parents.
Subjects: Baudelaire, Violet (Fictitious character); Baudelaire, Klaus (Fictitious character); Baudelaire, Sunny (Fictitious character); Brothers and sisters; Orphans; Humorous stories; Humorous fiction;
© c2006., HarperCollins,
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Cinder & glass / by De la Cruz, Melissa,1971-;
For this princess, winning the crown is no fairytale. Cendrillon de Louvois has more grace, beauty, and charm than anyone else in France. While she was once the darling child of the king's favorite adviser, her father's death has turned her into the servant of her stepmother and cruel stepsisters--and at her own chateau, too! Cendrillon--now called Cinder--manages to evade her stepmother and attend the ball, where she catches the eye of the handsome Prince Louis and his younger brother Auguste. Even though Cendrillon has an immediate aversion to Louis, and a connection with Auguste, the only way to escape her stepmother is to compete with the other women at court for the Prince's hand. Soon, as Cendrillon glows closer to Auguste and dislikes the prince more and more, she will have to decide if she can bear losing the boy she loves in order to leave a life she hates.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Princes; Orphans; Household employees; Courts and courtiers; Mate selection; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); Stepfamilies;
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Houseboat mystery / by Dunn, Joeming W.; Dunn, Ben.; Warner, Gertrude Chandler,1890-1979.Houseboat mystery.;
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Subjects: Mystery comic books, strips, etc.; Graphic novels.; Boxcar children (Fictitious characters); Orphans; Brothers and sisters; Houseboats;
© 2011., Albert Whitman,
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The lighthouse mystery / by Dunn, Joeming W.; Dunn, Ben.; Warner, Gertrude Chandler,1890-1979.Lighthouse mystery.;
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Subjects: Mystery comic books, strips, etc.; Graphic novels.; Boxcar children (Fictitious characters); Orphans; Brothers and sisters; Lighthouses;
© 2010., Albert Whitman,
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Miral [videorecording] / by Abbass, Hiam.; Ben Ammar, Tarek.; Dafoe, Willem.; Decraene, Franȯis-Xavier.; Gautier, Eric,1961-; Jebreal, Rula.; Jebreal, Rula.Strada dei fiori di Miral.Videorecording.; Kilik, Jon.; Pinto, Freida,1984-; Redgrave, Vanessa,1937-; Schnabel, Julian,1951-; Siddig, Alexander,1965-; Welfling, Juliette.; Alliance Films.; Canal+ España (Firm); Cine͡cine͡ma (Firm); Eagle Pictures (Firm); Er Productions (Firm); India Take One Productions (Firm); Pathé Productions.; Weinstein Company.;
Executive producer, François-Xavier Decraene ; cinematography, Eric Gautier ; editing, Juliette Welfling.Freida Pinto, Hiam Abbass, Willem Dafoe, Vanessa Redgrave, Alexander Siddig.After she rescues dozens of children who survived a massacre in Jerusalem in 1948, Palestinian Hind Husseini establishes an orphanage that helps thousands of other children left homeless by violence. But the success of her peace-through-education institution is tested when pupil Miral gets a taste of radical politics in the region's refugee camps.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; PAL, region 2 ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; widescreen presentation.Official selection, Venice Film Festival, 2010
Subjects: Jebreal, Rula.; Arab-Israeli conflict; Feature films.; Orphanages; Orphans; Palestinian Arabs; Schoolgirls; Terrorists;
© c2011., Weinstein Company ; Distributed by Alliance Films,
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Plum / by Hayes, Sean,1970-; Icenogle, Scott.; Thompson, Robin(Illustrator);
While trying to save Christmas for her fellow orphans, lonely Plum is magically transported to the Land of Sweets, where her pure heart saves the day for King Christopher, King Patrick, and their subjects.Ages 4-8.LSC
Subjects: Orphans; Kings and rulers; Fairies; Loneliness; Magic; Kindness; Adoption; Christmas stories.;
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