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2) Zoo girl
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Publisher
Distributed [in the USA] by Trafalgar Square Pub
Pub. Date
2012, c2011
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Description
Feeling lost and alone in the children's home where she lives, a little girl is accidentally left behind during a field trip to the zoo and enjoys snuggling in the tiger cage so much that she does not want to return.
Author
Publisher
Clavis Publishing Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Description
Paloma feels lonely after her best friend moves away. Then she meets Noah, who’s out with his wagon. Joining him, she learns that being kind is the best cure for loneliness.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
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Description
Andrew's been feeling stuck. For years he's worked a thankless public health job, searching for the next of kin of those who die alone. Luckily, he goes home to a loving family every night. At least, that's what his coworkers believe. Then he meets Peggy. A misunderstanding has left Andrew trapped in his own white lie and his lonely apartment. When new employee Peggy breezes into the office like a breath of fresh air, she makes Andrew feel truly...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Wonderland
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
Mars is lonely--his father, the sun, denies him a pet and his sibling planets will not play with him--but when rovers Spirit and Opportunity arrive from Earth, he finally has playmates. Includes facts about the solar system, Mars, and the Mars rovers.
10) Song for a whale
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Description
"From fixing the class computer to repairing old radios, twelve-year-old Iris is a tech genius. But she's the only deaf person in her school, so people often treat her like she's not very smart. If you've ever felt like no one was listening to you, then you know how hard that can be. When she learns about Blue 55, a real whale who is unable to speak to other whales, Iris understands how he must feel. Then she has an idea: she should invent a way to...
11) Lotus & Feather
Author
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm
Description
A lonely girl finds a friend when she and her grandfather rescue a wounded crane.
Author
Publisher
Melville House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
273 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
Vivian doesn't feel like she fits in--and never has. As a child, she was so whimsical that her parents told her she'd been "left by fairies". Now, living alone in Dublin, the neighbors treat her like she's crazy, her older sister condescends to her, social workers seem to have registered her as troubled, and she hasn't a friend in the world. So, she decides its time to change her life: she begins by advertising in the newspaper for a friend. Not...
14) Little dog, lost
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
197 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
A boy, a dog, and an old man are lonely before the boy plans a rally, the dog looks for a boy, and all the townspeople run to the old man's aid when lightning strikes his home and something miraculous happens.
Author
Series
Angelic intervention volume 8
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Description
Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy know that an angel's work is never done, especially during a time as wondrous as New Year's Eve. With an apprentice angel, Will, under their wings, they descend upon Times Square in New York City eager to join in the festivities. And when Will spies two lonely strangers in the crowd, he decides midnight is the perfect time to lend a heavenly helping hand. Lucie Farrara and Aren Fairchild meet after bumping into each other--seemingly...
16) Elsie's bird
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 x 29 cm.
Description
Young Elsie must find a way to adapt to her new home on the Nebraska prairie after she and her father leave their comfortable city life in Boston.
17) The outsider
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Series
Publisher
Random House Worlds
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
240 pages ; 22 cm
Description
In the world of video game Minecraft, Jeremy lives in the biggest city in the Overworld, surrounded by tall buildings, redstone wonders, and many people, but still he feels lonely and wants a friend.
18) Herman and Rosie
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Formats
Description
In New York City, a "groovy little jazz number" brings together a lonely crocodile and deer.
Author
Series
Zombie problems volume 1
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
229 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
When August DuPont, eleven, leaves his eccentric Aunt Hydrangea's crumbling mansion for the first time ever, he meets family, makes a friend, and attracts a zombie.
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Description
"A love story and a journey through music, the exquisite and perfectly pitched new novel from the bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy"--
"It's 1988. The CD has arrived. Sales of the shiny new disks are soaring on high streets in cities across the country. Meanwhile, down a dead-end street, Frank's music shop stands small and brightly lit, jam-packed with records of every kind. It...
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