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Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
360 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Fleeing from the orphanage where she lives, Grace makes a deal with the witch in the nearby woods--if Grace can learn all the witch's spells, she must make Grace her apprentice--an agreement that leads to an unexpected bond, and an unimaginable sacrifice.
4) 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.
6) Wild bird
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
308 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Description
In fourteenth-century Norway, the plague has destroyed Rype's entire village, and as the sole survivor, she embarks on a sweeping adventure across Europe with the son of an English ship captain and a band of troubadours in search of a brighter future anda new home.
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
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
244 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Sixteen-year-old Novah feels like her life has been put on hold, taking care of her four younger siblings while her older sister Ariana gets to play volleyball and hang out--but when their parents are killed in a car crash Ariana and Novah will have to learn to cooperate.
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...
12) Shards of glass
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...
14) The night house
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Formats
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....
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...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
July 2018.
Physical Desc
356 pages ; 24 cm
Description
A richly compelling and deeply moving novel that traces the converging lives of a young boy who witnesses a brutal murder, the doctor who tends to him, and an elderly woman guarding her long buried past. It seems like just another night shift for Lucy, an overworked ER physician in Providence, Rhode Island, until six-year-old Ben is brought in as the sole survivor from a horrifying crime scene. He's traumatized and wordless; everything he knows has...
Author
Series
Boxcar children) volume 37
Publisher
Oasis Audio
Pub. Date
�2013
Physical Desc
6 CDs ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Boxcar children mysteries have captured the imaginations of emerging readers for more than sixty years! Join the four Alden siblings on three exciting adventures.
Author
Publisher
Oasis Audio
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
6 CDs (360 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Mystery in the sand: A friendly writer with a metal detector, the mysterious inhabitants of a tower house, and the discovery of a locket in the sand are ingredients for the Aldens' latest mystery.
Mystery behind the wall: A young Canadian visitor helps the Alden family solve a mystery involving a lost coin collection.
Bus station mystery: The Alden children, isolated in a storm at a small bus station, are led into a mystery centering on a polluted...
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Description
The Spy Game: When the Boxcar Children uncover a strange puzzle in a friend's backyard, it's just the beginning of the "spy game" - a search for clues leading to gold! The children must make sense of a mysterious old photo and a riddle. But soon the children begin to suspect that there's a mystery inside the mystery. Just who is behind the spy game, anyway? The Dog-Gone Mystery: When a dog training school opens in Greenfield, the Boxcar Children bring...
20) 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....
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