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Boxcar children volume 1
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Four orphaned children run away and live in a boxcar, until they are found by their grandfather. Includes a biography and photographs of the author.
2) Heidi
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"Heidi" by Johanna Spyri is a beloved classic novel that tells the heartwarming story of a young orphan girl named Heidi, who brings joy and transformation to the lives of those around her. The story begins with Heidi being taken by her Aunt Dete to live with her reclusive grandfather, Alm-Uncle, in a small Swiss mountain village. Initially gruff and solitary, Alm-Uncle gradually warms to Heidi's innocent charm and infectious happiness. Heidi quickly...
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This edition of Anne of Avonlea includes a Foreword and Afterword by T.A. Barron
Avonlea is the prettiest little town on Prince Edward Island, which is the prettiest little island in all of Canada. Anne had come here as an orphan, a skinny redhead showing up on the steps of Green Gables with a shabby suitcase and a heart full of dreams.
Anne's dream of finding a home had come true. But now, she is a young woman, with new dreams, She has a teaching...
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Giver quartet volume 2
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IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
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Lame and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her squalid village to live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding of the all-powerful Guardians.
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Emily Starr trilogy volume 1
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When her beloved father dies, thirteen-year-old Emily Starr, orphaned and lonely, is sent to live with her mother's relatives at New Moon Farm, but despite her stern Aunt Elizabeth and malicious classmates, Emily's quick wit and lively imagination help her to form friendships and begin to feel at home.
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A series of unfortunate events volume 9
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 7
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On the run as suspected murderers, the unlucky Baudelaire orphans find themselves trapped in the Caligari Carnival, where they must masquerade as freaks in order to hide from the evil Count Olaf.
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A series of unfortunate events volume 2
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IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 5
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After narrowly escaping the menacing clutches of the dastardly Count Olaf, the three Baudelaire orphans are taken in by a kindly herpetologist with whom they live happily for an all-too-brief time.
10) Liesl & Po
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
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A mix-up involving the greatest magic in the world has tremendous consequences for Liesl, an orphan who has been locked in an attic, Will, an alchemist's runaway apprentice, and Po, a ghost, as they are pursued by friend and foe while making an important journey.
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Orphans' journey volume 4
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Through prayer, thirteen-year-old Ethan meets the challenges of moving with his adopted family to a homestead in Mexico.
12) Orphan Island
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 9
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On an island where one child is delivered each year while the eldest is taken away, nine children live under the leadership of new elder Jinny, who trains the latest newcomer and wonders what will happen when her own departure occurs.
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"Since their mama died and their pa left, Ethan, Alice, Simon, and Will Cooper have not known much of a home. But now that the orphan train has taken them to Mr. and Mrs. Rush in Nebraska, their dreams of home may become a reality. The kids discover that life on a farm is full of challenges. Ethan learns how to drive a plow, watch for snakes, and deal with bullies at the country school. Alice learns to slop the hogs and live with a big sister who...
14) Lightningborn
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Storm dragons volume 1
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Publisher Annotation: In a world in the clouds where only the rich own dragons, a poor boy named Remy finds a wild baby dragon-believed to be extinct-and becomes the focus of an evil pirate's vengeance.
15) Emily climbs
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Emily Starr trilogy volume 2
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Thirteen-year-old Emily Starr, desperate to join her friends at high school in nearby Shrewsbury, agrees to Aunt Elizabeth's requirement that she stay in town with her Aunt Ruth, despite Ruth's refusal to allow Emily to follow her dream of becoming a writer.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 14
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Through twists and turns of fate, orphaned Mary seeks knowledge of life, love, and especially what lies beyond her walled village and the surrounding forest, where dwell the unconsecrated, aggressive flesh-eating people who were once dead.
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Curiosity House volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
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Four orphans are shocked when their beloved friend, sculptor Siegfried Eckleberger, is murdered. As they investigate, they find clues that his death may be tied to the murder of a rich New York heiress as well as to their own past.
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"Nine-year-old Ethan Cooper has managed to keep his family together for a year in a Pennsylvania orphanage. Now he and his siblings are boarding a train headed west. He can't help but worry: Mr. and Mrs. Rush in Nebraska have agreed to adopt all four Cooper children, but what if they change their minds? In the meantime, Ethan and his siblings encounter their first dust storm, explore train cars, and watch friend after friend leave with new parents....
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Boxcar children volume 8
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IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
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A mysterious woman, a dog barking every night at midnight, and a puzzling note in the sand all add up to a mysterious summer in a lighthouse.
20) The BFG
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
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Captured by a giant! The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, the Fleshlumpeater, the Bonecruncher, or any of the other giants -- rather than the BFG -- she would have soon become breakfast. When Sophie hears that they are flush-bunking off in England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she...
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