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2) Belladonna
Author
Publisher
Umbriel
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
350 pages ; 23 cm
Description
Nineteen-year-old orphan Signa Farrow confronts Death--and her own deathly powers--when she investigates the mysterious murder of a relative at the Thorn Grove estate.
Author
Series
Paper dragons volume 1
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
375 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
Training as a Silhouette, an apprentice to the immortals, 12-year-old orphan Yeung Zhi Ging gets a chance to prove her worth when an evil spirit called Fui Gwai returns, giving her the opportunity to use her newfound powers to save her friends and the world beyond.
Author
Series
Remixed classics volume 8
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
274 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
In this queer reimaging of The secret garden, fifteen-year-old orphan Mary sets off to live in the Georgian Bay wilds where she discovers family secrets both wonderful and horrifying.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
470 pages ; 20 cm
Description
Twelve-year-old Jack, freed from a dismal orphanage, makes his way to the elusive and impossible Imagine Nation, where a mentor saves him from dissection and trains him to use his superpower, despite the virus he carries that makes him a threat.
Author
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 25 cm
Description
1940, England: Evelyne Redfern, known as "The Parisian Orphan" as a child, is working on the line at a munitions factory in wartime London. When Mr. Fletcher, one of her father's old friends, spots Evelyne on a night out, Evelyne finds herself plunged into the world of Prime Minister Winston Churchill's cabinet war rooms. However, shortly after she settles into her new role as a secretary, one of the girls at work is murdered, and Evelyne must use...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
276 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"Olga is an orphan and a thief, relying on trickery and sleight of hand to make her way in the world. But it’s magic, not thievery, that could get her into trouble. When Olga and her partner-in-crime Pavel learn of a valuable jewel kept in a secluded castle, Olga sees an opportunity to change their lives: a prize so big, they’d never have to steal again. But the castle is not as it seems, ruled by an enchanter who hosts grand balls every...
Author
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
504 pages ; 21 cm
Description
"The Academia, once an elite proving ground for the rulers of the world, has been frozen for centuries. Now its strange slumber has ended, and a new Chancellor, an orange-eyed dragon, has reopened its lecture halls and readied its dorms. In order to thrive once more, however, the Academia needs fresh blood—new students with a passion and talent for learning. One such student, Robin, has the perfect recruit in mind: his friend Raven, an orphan...
Author
Publisher
B/Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, S. A. U
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
215 pages ; 19 cm
Description
Marin no ha vuelto a hablar sobre su antigua vida desde el día que decidió dejar todo atrás. Nadie sabe la verdad. Ni siquiera su mejor amiga, Mabel. Pero incluso a miles de kilómetros de la costa de California, en Nueva York, Marin todavía siente el peso de la tragedia de la que ha tratado de huir. Ahora, meses más tarde, a solas en un dormitorio vacío, durante las vacaciones de invierno, Marin espera. Mabel está a punto de llegar, y con...
10) The night house
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
245 pages ; 22 cm
Description
From the internationally best-selling author, a twisted, multi-layered spin on the classic horror novel In the wake of his parents' tragic deaths in a house fire, fourteen-year-old Richard Elauved has been sent to live with his aunt and uncle in the remote, insular town of Ballantyne. Richard quickly earns a reputation as an outcast, and when a classmate named Tom goes missing, everyone suspects the new, angry boy is responsible for his disappearance....
11) Beholder
Author
Publisher
Push, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
340 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"No one survived the party at the penthouse. Except Athan. Athanasios "Athan" Bakirtzis has made it far in life relying on his charm and good looks, even securing an invitation to a mysterious penthouse soiree for New York City's artsy elite. But when he sneaks off to the bathroom, he hears a slam, followed by a scream. Athan peers outside, only to be pushed back in by a boy his age. The boy gravely tells him not to open the door, then closes Athan...
12) Sangre azul
Author
Publisher
Debolsillo
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
299 pages ; 23 cm
Description
"La Segunda Guerra Mundial obliga a una joven princesa a marcharse a un lugar donde el amor cambiara su vida para siempre. Londres, 1943. Las bombas caen sobre la ciudad y el rey y la reina deciden enviar a su hija menor a vivir en el campo con una familia de confianza. Tercera en la linea de sucesion al trono, la princesa Charlotte, de diecisiete anos, acepta a reganadientes usar un nombre falso a su llegada a Yorkshire. Pronto, Charlotte empieza...
13) Wand
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Formats
Description
Eleven-year-old Mira meets a mysterious girl who grants her three wishes, but when none bring Mira the sense of belonging she is looking for, she ventures into another world to find her true family.
Author
Series
Shakespeare stealer volume 2
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
vi, 265 pages ; 20 cm
Description
In plague-ridden 1602 England, a fifteen-year-old orphan boy, who has become an apprentice actor, goes on the road with Shakespeare's troupe, and finds out more about his parents along the way.
16) Champion of fate
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Series
Formats
Description
"Aristene are an order of mythical female warriors. Though heroes might be immortalized in legends, it's the Aristene who guide their paths to victory. They are the Heromakers. Raised by the order after being orphaned, Reed grew up surrounded by her future sisters-in-arms and the incredible stories of their quests. She's been counting the days until her initiation, and now one final test stands in her way: shepherding her first hero to glory on the...
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