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Pine Island visitors / by Horvath, Polly.;
Fiona, Marlin, Natasha and Charlie McCready have been adopted by their unlikely guardian, Al, and finally settled into their new home on Pine Island in British Columbia. Fiona is struggling under the weight of trying to keep everything together, not to mention worrying about expenses, while Marlin tries to adjust to her new high school and faces rejections for her cookbook, Thirty Meals a Twelve-Year-Old Could Make and Did!. Natasha is still keeping to herself, but a new interest in the violin reveals hidden talents, while Charlie is dreaming of what kind of dog she would like. It's been an adjustment, but they are loving being with each other and having Al next door. Then they receive a letter from Mrs. Weatherspoon, who took care of them after their parents died, and she is coming to visit for three months -- an inordinate amount of time for a houseguest. Accommodating a fifth person in the tiny house is hard enough, but to their horror, Mrs. Weatherspoon arrives with a companion: her childhood friend, Jo. Jo has opinions about everything -- what they should eat, how they should behave -- and she doesn't hesitate to express them. And sweet Mrs. Weatherspoon seems to have fallen under her spell. When she and Jo announce that they are going to extend their stay even longer, Fiona and Marlin are beside themselves. Fiona hates rocking the boat, but she is going to have to find the courage to stand up to these grown-up bullies so she and her sisters can have the life they wish to lead.
Subjects: Orphans; Siblings; Families;
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Blue Bay mystery / by Warner, Gertrude Chandler,1890-1979.;
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Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Boxcar children (Fictitious characters); Orphans; Families;
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The woodshed mystery / by Warner, Gertrude Chandler,1890-1979.;
"On a farm, the Aldens find their oldest mystery yet! Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this early reader allows children to start reading with a Boxcar Children classic."--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Boxcar children (Fictitious characters); Orphans; Families;
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Vespers rising / by Riordan, Rick.;
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Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Code and cipher stories.; Brothers and sisters; Orphans; Family secrets; Quests (Expeditions);
© 2011., Scholastic Inc.,
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Lemons / by Savage, Melissa(Melissa D.);
After her mother dies in 1975, ten-year-old Lemonade must live with her grandfather in a small town famous for Bigfoot sightings and soon becomes friends with Tobin, a quirky Bigfoot investigator.LSC
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Yeti; Friendship; Single-parent families; Orphans; Grandparent and child;
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The graveyard riddle / by Thompson, Lisa(Lisa Anne),1973-;
Melody Bird is fascinated by the walled off "plague" house she discovered near the the graveyard, but she is even more fascinated by the mysterious boy, Hal, she finds living there in secret; he tells her he is a spy-in-training, a story that Melody's friends Matthew and Jake do not believe, and they set out to find out more--and uncover a riddle even more confusing than Hal's spy story.LSC
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Abandoned houses; Feral children; Orphans; Secrecy; Family secrets; Best friends;
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The midnight children / by Gemeinhart, Dan,author.;
"In the dead of night, a truck arrives in Slaughterville, a small town curiously named after its windowless slaughterhouse. Seven mysterious kids with suitcases step out of the vehicle and into an abandoned home on a dead-end street, looking over their shoulders to make sure they aren't noticed. But Ravani Foster covertly witnesses their arrival from his bedroom window. Timid and lonely, Ravani is eager to learn everything he can about his new neighbors: What secrets are they hiding? And most mysterious of all...where are the adults? Yet amid this shadowy group of children, Ravani finds an unexpected friend in the warm and gutsy Virginia. But with this friendship comes secrets revealed—and danger. When Ravani learns of a threat to his new friends, he must fight to keep them safe, or lose the only person who has ever understood him."
Subjects: Novels.; Fantasy fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction; Orphans; Runaway children; Friendship; Neighbors; Belonging (Social psychology); JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Orphans & Foster Homes.; JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories.;
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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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A tangle of knots / by Graff, Lisa(Lisa Colleen),1981-;
"Destiny leads 11-year-old Cady to a peanut butter factory, a family of children searching for their own Talents, and a Talent Thief who will alter her life forever"--Provided by publisher. Includes cake recipes.LSC
Subjects: Orphans; Baking; Ability; Identity (Psychology); Families; Identity; Family life;
© c2013., Penguin,
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The emperor's code / by Korman, Gordon.;
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Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Cahill, Amy; Cahill, Dan (Fictitious character); Brothers and sisters; Orphans; Genealogy; Family secrets; Quests (Expeditions); Voyages around the world;
© 2010., Scholastic Inc.,
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