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Anne of Green Gables volume 7
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English
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When widower, John Meredith and his four children move to a new town, they quickly bond with Jem, Walter, Nan, Di, Shirley and Rilla Blythe. Despite their questionable reputation, they become close friends spending time at a place called, Rainbow Valley.
Anne and Gilbert Blythe are happily married with six children. Similar to their parents, Jem, Walter, Nan, Di, Shirley and Rilla are bright, kind and extremely perceptive. They soon meet a new...
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Emily Starr trilogy volume 1
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English
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When Emily's father dies, leaving her an orphan, she is sent to live with a stern aunt in Prince Edward Island, where her resourcefulness and love of writing help her adjust to a new way of life.
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Sisters Grimm volume 1
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English
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Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always believed to be dead.
4) Oliver Twist
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English
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"Oliver Twist, a poor orphan, escapes the miserable workhouse, only to fall into the clutches of a band of pickpockets. Can he remain the good-hearted boy that he is?"--
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A series of unfortunate events volume 1
Pub. Date
c1999.
Language
English
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After the sudden death of their parents, the three Baudelaire children must depend on each other and their wits when it turns out that the distant relative who is appointed their guardian is determined to use any means necessary to get their fortune.
6) The ape star
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English
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In this an award-winning chapter book about outsiders and unconventional love, an orphan girl is adopted by a gorilla who lives in a junkyard and a surprising friendship grows between them. A dirty old Volvo pulls up in front of the orphanage and out steps a gorilla. She's as thick as a barrel with a head like an overgrown pear. Of all the orphanage's 51 children, it is Jonna who, to her horror, is chosen by the gorilla. She had been dreaming of a...
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A series of unfortunate events volume 3
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
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Catastrophes and misfortune continue to plague the Baudelaire orphans after they're sent to live with fearful Aunt Josephine who offers little protection against Count Olaf's treachery.
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A series of unfortunate events volume 2
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
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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.
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Boxcar children volume 59
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English
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The Boxcar children investigate the disappearance of a student's research paper from an observatory and the subsequent disappearance of another student.
10) Dancing shoes
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Shoes volume 9
Pub. Date
1985.
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English
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After her mother's death, Rachel and her adopted sister Hilary are taken in by Aunt Cora, who runs a dancing school where Rachel's spoiled cousin Dulcie is the star pupil.
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A series of unfortunate events volume 4
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
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Accidents, evil plots, and general misfortune abound when, in their continuing search for a home, the Beaudelaire orphans are sent to live and work in a sinister lumber mill.
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Molly Moon volume 5
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English
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Having acquired the skill of morphing, Molly Moon can inhabit any creature she wants but, unless she can find the ancient book of hypnotism in time, she risks never getting back into her own body.
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A series of unfortunate events volume 12
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
The Baudelaire orphans disguise themselves as employees of the Hotel Denoument and find themselves pursued by the evil Count Olaf and others. Lemony Snicket returns with the last book before the last book of his New York Times bestselling Series of Unfortunate Events.
18) The missing
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Shadow House volume 4
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English
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Five children have been lured into Shadow House, all for different reasons, and they must determine if someone is trying to help them escape or trap them there forever.
19) The sword thief
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The 39 clues. Main series volume 3
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English
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When Amy and Dan Cahill's quest to find the million dollars takes them to Japan, they must decide whether or not to enter into an alliance with their uncle, Alastair Oh, whose motives for helping them are extremely questionable.
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Boxcar children volume 1
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English
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Four orphans take shelter in an old, red boxcar during a storm, and, determined to make it on their own, they turn it into a safe, cozy home.
Because they do not want to be separated, four orphaned children run away and live in an old abandoned boxcar
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