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81) Jane
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In this contemporary retelling of "Jane Eyre," an orphaned nanny becomes entranced with her magnetic and brooding employer, a rock star with a torturous secret from his past.
82) Ballet shoes
Author
Series
Shoes volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
233 p. ; 20 cm.
Description
Determined to make a name for themselves, three adopted sisters living in London train for the ballet and the stage and in the process discover that each has a special talent.
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Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
218 p. ; 21 cm.
Description
In Victorian England an orphaned boy goes to stay with his strange guardian in a desolate, moated manor house during a cold and snowy Christmas, where he soon realises that the house and its grounds harbor many secrets, dead and alive.
84) Bastion
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Series
Publisher
DAW Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
342 pages ; 24 cm.
Description
Mags travels to the Bastion in search of his parents' identity and a possible explanation for being pursued by Valdemar's enemies.
88) The secret war
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Series
Jack Blank adventures volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
529 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
Twelve-year-old Jack may be the Imagine Nation's only hope of fending off a new Rustov attack, with the help of his fellow superheroes-in-training, but the virus he carries, and Jonas's suspicions, provide new complications.
90) The dark fable
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Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
369 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Evie Wilder is an orphan who has gone through most of her life unnoticed...until she's caught up in a dramatic heist and captures the attention of the Dark Fable. They have chosen her for a reason: she can turn invisible. This skill would make Evie a treasured asset to the legendary group of thieves known for spiriting away obscure and occult artifacts. Evie cannot resist their allure and is eager to join this newfound family. But she discovers...
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Series
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
226 p. ; 20 cm.
Description
When orphaned Katherine learns that the teeth collected by the scorned Tooth Fairy contain memories of childhood, she enlists the help of the Guardians to get her tooth back and remember her parents.
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Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
230 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
"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.
93) The vile village
Author
Series
A series of unfortunate events volume 7
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
256 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Description
Under a new government program based on the saying "It takes a village to raise a child," the Baudelaire orphans are adopted by an entire town, with disastrous results.
94) Little
Author
Publisher
RIverhead Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
436 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"The wry, macabre, unforgettable tale of an ambitious orphan in Revolutionary Paris, befriended by royalty and radicals, who transforms herself into the legendary Madame Tussaud" --
95) Armageddon
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Series
Daniel X volume 5
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Description
Daniel faces dastardly Number Two, who has slowly been amassing an underground army of aliens to help him enslave Earth's population in preparation for the arrival of Number One, the most powerful alien in the universe and Daniel's arch-nemesis.
Author
Series
A series of unfortunate events volume 8
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
255 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Description
On the run after being falsely accused of murder, the three Baudelaire orphans find themselves in the Heimlich Hospital, with the evil Count Olaf in close pursuit.
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Series
Adventurers wanted volume 5
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Description
Wizard-in-training Alex Taylor must help his mentor Whalen track down Whalen's nephew Jabez who was once being trained by Whalen but who now has chosen a path into dark magic.
100) Paint the wind
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After her overprotective grandmother has a stroke, Maya, an orphan, leaves her extremely restricted life in California to stay with her mother's family on a remote Wyoming ranch, where she discovers a love of horses and encounters a wild mare that her mother once rode.
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