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62) The end
Author
Series
A series of unfortunate events volume 13
Language
English
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Lost at sea, the Baudelaire orphans, along with the evil Count Olaf, wash up on the shore of an island populated by an oddly placid group of inhabitants, and they try to decide whether or not they are truly safe.
Author
Series
Pine Island volume 2
Language
English
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The McCready sisters have just settled into their new home on Pine Island when they get word that an unwelcome houseguest is coming to visit for months.
64) Jade fire gold
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English
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In an empire on the brink of war . . . Ahn is no one, with no past and no family. Altan is a lost heir, his future stolen away as a child. When they meet, Altan sees in Ahn a path to reclaiming the throne. Ahn sees a way to finally unlock her past and understand her lethal magical abilities. But they may have to pay a far deadlier price than either could have imagined.
65) Jane, unlimited
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Language
English
Description
"Recently orphaned Jane accepts an unexpected invitation from an old acquaintance to an island mansion where she will face five choices that could ultimately determine the course of her newly untethered life"--
66) Salka Valka
Author
Publisher
Archipelago Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Archipelago Books edition.
Language
English
Description
"On a winter night, an eleven-year-old Salv�or and her unmarried mother Sigurlaina disembark at the remote, run-down fishing village of aOseyri, where life is "lived in fish and consists of fish." The two struggle to make their way amidst the rough, salt-worn men of the town. After Sigurlaina's untimely death, Salv�or pays for her funeral and walks home alone, precipitating her coming of age as a daring, strong-willed young woman who chops off...
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Language
English
Description
In 1950s Quebec, French and English tolerate each other with precarious civility--much like Maggie Hughes' parents. Maggie's English-speaking father has ambitions for his daughter that don't include marriage to the poor French boy the next farm over. But Maggie's heart is captured by Gabriel Phénix. When she becomes pregnant at fifteen, her parents send the baby Elodie to an orphanage where she receives horrible treatment. Seventeen years later,...
69) Belladonna
Author
Series
Belladonna (Grace) volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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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.
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Language
English
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"Ba dies in the night; Ma is already gone. Newly orphaned children of immigrants, Lucy and Sam are suddenly alone in a land that refutes their existence. Fleeing the threats of their western mining town, they set off to bury their father in the only way that will set them free from their past. Along the way, they encounter giant buffalo bones, tiger paw prints, and the specters of a ravaged landscape as well as family secrets, sibling rivalry, and...
72) Bastion
Author
Series
Collegium chronicles volume 5
Publisher
DAW Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Mags travels to the Bastion in search of his parents' identity and a possible explanation for being pursued by Valdemar's enemies.
73) Intrigues
Author
Series
Publisher
Daw Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
When Mags (Magpie), a thirteen-year-old orphan chosen by one of the magical Companion horses of Valdemar and taken to the capital city, she is "recognized" by foreign secret operatives whose purpose is unknown, and then comes under suspicion.
74) A man of honor
Author
Series
Harte Family volume prequel
Language
English
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Description
"Opening five years before the start of A Woman of Substance, A Man of Honor begins with 13-year-old Blackie O'Neill facing an uncertain future in rural County Kerry. Orphaned and alone, he has just buried his sister, Bronagh, and must leave his home to set sail for England, in search of a better life with his mother's brother in Leeds. There, he learns his trade as a navvy, amid the grand buildingsand engineering triumphs of one of England's most...
75) The BFG
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Description
It tells the imaginative story of a young girl and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country. The BFG, while a giant himself, is a Big Friendly Giant and nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24-feet tall with enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and keeps to himself for the most part.
"Spielberg offers a gallery of unforgettable images to illuminate a surprisingly...
76) The velvet fox
Author
Series
Clockwork crow volume 2
Language
English
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Description
"Orphan Rhys comes face-to-face with the Velvet Fox, a creature even the Clockwork Crow fears, and must use her smarts to overcome the dangers surrounding her and protect what she loves"--
80) Iron house
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Language
English
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Description
"At the Iron Mountain Home for Boys, there was nothing but time. Time to burn and time to kill, time for two young orphans to learn that life isn't won without a fight. Julian survives only because his older brother, Michael, is fearless and fiercely protective. When tensions boil over and a boy is brutally killed, there is only one sacrifice left for Michael to make: He flees the orphanage and takes the blame with him. For two decades, Michael has...
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