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The adventurer's guide to successful escapes / by White, Wade Albert.; Epelbaum, Mariano,1975-;
"In a magical world of floating tiers, mischievous dragons, and endless bureaucracy, Anne and her friends embark on a Rightful Heir Quest to claim her place in the Hierarchy and escape horrible consequences"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Heirs; Orphans; Orphanages; Quests (Expeditions);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The library at Mount Char / by Hawkins, Scott,author.;
After she and a dozen other children found them being raised by "Father," a cruel man with mysterious powers, Carolyn and her "siblings" begin to think he might be God. When Father disappears, they square off against each other to determine who will inherit his library, which may hold the power to all Creation. As Carolyn gathers the tools she needs for the battle to come she has a play. The only trouble is that in the war to make a new God, she's forgotten to protect the things that make her human.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Libraries; Imprisonment; Magic; Orphans; Adopted children; Gods;
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The benefactor [videorecording] / by Fanning, Dakota,1994-actor.; Gere, Richard,1949-actor.; James, Theo,1984-actor.; Renzi, Andrew,film director.; Videoville Showtime.;
Richard Gere, Theo James, Dakota Fanning.Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.After the tragic death of her parents five years ago, Olivia returns to her hometown with her new husband, Luke and reconnects with her parent's old family friend, Franny. The couple are then forced to navigate the all-consuming interest of this powerful, mysterious, and possessive philanthropist.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Married people; Orphans; Parents; Philanthropists;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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The tragical tale of Birdie Bloom / by Beltz, Temre.;
Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Orphans; Witches; Friendship; Fate and fatalism;
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Mountain runaways / by Withers, Pam.;
When three siblings run away to hide in the mountains, they have to face search parties, hunger, injury <U+2014> and the danger of their team unravelling. First a Canadian Rockies avalanche kills their parents. Then Children<U+2019>s Services threatens to separate them. That<U+2019>s when the three Gunnarsson kids, Jon, Korka, and Aron, decide to run away into the mountains and fend for themselves until Jon turns eighteen and becomes their legal guardian. But can they survive all that the backcountry throws at them <U+2014> hunger, illness and injury, dangerous animals, a shadowy woods dweller, and search teams in pursuit? Above all, can they stop their feisty threesome from unravelling?LSC
Subjects: Runaway teenagers; Orphans; Brothers and sisters; Survival;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Today is the day / by Walters, Eric,1957-; Fernandes, Eugenie,1943-;
Based on real children in an orphanage in Kenya, this lovely story shows how something as simple as a birthday can mean so much to the orphans.LSC
Subjects: Birthdays; Orphans; Orphanages;
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The boy with the star tattoo : a novel / by Carner, Talia,author.;
"1942: As the Vichy government hunts for Jews across France, Claudette Pelletier, a young and talented seamstress and lover of romance novels, falls in love with a Jewish man who seeks shelter at the château where she works. Their whirlwind and desperate romance before he must flee leaves her pregnant and terrified. When the Nazis invade the Free Zone shortly after the birth of her child, the disabled Claudette is forced to make a heartbreaking choice and escapes to Spain, leaving her baby in the care of his nursemaid. By the time Claudette is able to return years later, her son has disappeared. Unbeknown to his anguished mother, the boy has been rescued by a Youth Aliyah agent searching for Jewish orphans. 1968: When Israeli naval officer Daniel Yarden recruits Sharon Bloomenthal for a secret naval operation in Cherbourg, France, he can't imagine that he is the target of the agenda of the twenty-year-old grieving the recent loss of her fiancé in a drowned submarine. Sharon suspects that Danny's past in Youth Aliyah may reflect that of her mysterious late mother and she sets out to track her boss's extraordinary journey as an orphan in a quaint French village all the way to Israel. As Danny focuses on the future of his people and on executing a daring, crucial operation under France's radar, he is unaware that the obsessed Sharon follows the breadcrumbs of clues across the country to find her answers. But she is wholly unprepared for the dilemma she must face upon solving the puzzle"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Jews; Orphans;
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Hockey night in Kenya / by Mutina, Danson.; Walters, Eric,1957-; Dávila, Claudia.;
Kitoo and Nigosi, Kenyan orphans, spend their days studying, playing soccer, helping with chores and reading from the books in their library. When Kitoo sees a copy of Sports Around the World he is fascinated by the Canadian national men's ice hockey team. The fates align and Kitoo finds a pair of beat up old roller blades, he teaches himself to skate and dreams of playing hockey like the men in his book.LSC
Subjects: Hockey stories.; Orphans; Hockey players;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Rose and the magician's mask / by Webb, Holly.;
"9+"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Orphans; Apprentices; Magic; Masks; Theft;
© 2010., Orchard Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Dinotopia. [videorecording (DVD)] : the movie / by Doi, Davis.; Griffin, Kathy.; Kennedy, Jamie,1970-; Milano, Alyssa; GoodTimes Entertainment (Firm); Hallmark Entertainment (Firm);
Editors, Scott Arundale, Bruce Cathcart ; music, Christopher Klatman, Mark Watters.Voices, Alyssa Milano, Jamie Kennedy, Kathy Griffin, Wayne Knight, Michael Clarke Duncan.Twelve-year-old Kex stows away in a lifeboat, hoping to see the world, but after being washed overboard he finds himself on an island where dinosaurs and humans coexist.G.DVD ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Animated films; Children's films; Dinosaurs; Orphans; Video recordings for children;
© c2005., Good Times Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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