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1561) We are wolves
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
When the Russian Army marches into East Prussia at the end of World War II, the Wolf family flees, but Liesl, Otto, and their baby sister Mia are separated from their mother and they are forced to do dangerous things in order to survive.--
Author
Series
Stepping on roses volume 8
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
When Sumi asks Nozomu to stop buying the land where she and Soichiro live, he agrees, but only if she will leave Soichiro and become his wife instead, forcing Sumi to decide between living in poverty with Soichiro or in luxury with Nozomu.
Author
Series
The 39 clues volume 1
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"At the reading of their grandmother's will, Dan and Amy Cahill are given the choice of receiving a million dollars or uncovering the 39 clues hidden around the world that will lead to the source of the family's power, but by taking on the clues, they end up in a dangerous race against their own family members. Maze of bones is the first in a series of 10 books"--
1564) A little princess
Publisher
Warner Bros. Pictures
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
After an exotic childhood spent in India, young Sara Crewe finds herself in New York, immured in Miss Minchin girls' school as her father sails off to World War I. When he is lost, a severe reversal of fortune ensues. Thanks to him, Sara knows that "All girls are princesses ... even if they wear rags or are not pretty or smart." Summoning all the qualities of a true princess, patrician and bereft Sara uses her creativity and sense of self-worth to...
1565) Fruits basket: Vol. 1
Author
Series
Fruits basket volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, plucky high schooler Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out...into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Sohma clan, and it isn't long before the owners discover her secret. But as Tohru quickly finds out when the family offers to take her in, the Sohmas have a secret of their own--when embraced by the opposite sex,...
1567) Under the broken sky
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
When Soviet troops invade Japanese-occupied Manchuria during the last days of World War II, twelve-year-old Natsu Kimura must care for her younger sister as they struggle to survive and return to Japan.
Author
Series
Stepping on roses volume 9
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In order to save herself from destitution, Sumi agrees to marry the wealthy yet distant Soichiro, but she becomes torn when Soichiro's childhood friend Nozomu expresses romantic interest in her.
Author
Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"August, 1943. Fourteen-year-old Massimo is all alone. Newly orphaned and fleeing from Rome after surviving the American bombing raid that killed his parents, Massimo is attacked by thugs and finds himself bloodied at the base of the Montecassino. It is there in the Benedictine abbey's shadow that a charismatic and cryptic man calling himself Pietro Houdini, the self-proclaimed 'Master Artist and confidante of the Vatican,' rescues Massimo and brings...
1570) The magician's daughter
Author
Publisher
Redhook
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"It is 1912, and for the last seventy years magic has all but disappeared from the world. Yet magic is all Biddy has ever known. Orphaned as a baby, Biddy grew up on Hy-Brasil, a legendary island off the coast of Ireland hidden by magic and glimpsed by rare travelers who return with stories of wild black rabbits and a lone magician in a castle. To Biddy, the island is her home, a place of ancient trees and sea-salt air and mysteries, and the magician,...
1571) Colombiana
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
" ... a young woman ... has grown up to be an assassin after witnessing the murder of her parents as a child. Turning herself into a professional killer, she remains focused on her ultimate goal: to hunt down and get revenge on the mobster responsible for her parents' deaths"--Container.
Publisher
Vision Video
Pub. Date
©2003
Language
English
Description
After hearing about the conditions in Mozambique, Heidi and Rolland Baker decided to go there and work with the poorest of the poor. They made a difference by adopting a dilapidated orphanage. This documentary shows how Heidi and Rolland are a powerful inspiration for many in Mozambique, Africa and around the world.
Publisher
Midwest Tape
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Argo": Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.
"Birdman": A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.
"Green book": A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American...
1574) Fruits basket: Vol. 2
Author
Series
Fruits basket volume 2
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"When she was roughing it in a tent pitched on Sohma family land, Tohru Honda's primary concerns were dirt and slugs. But now that she's living with the Sohmas, magical powers and ancient curses are the order of the day! With Yuki and Kyo at each other's throats like cats and... rats, life at the Sohmas' is lively enough, but it all heats up as Hatsuharu joins the fray, spoiling for a fight! And even before the new school year can get underway, the...
1575) Survivor in death
Author
Series
In Death series volume 20
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the Swisher family of 2059 New York City is murdered, lieutenant Eve Dallas, her partner Peabody, and her husband Roarke investigate while protecting the family's lone survivor and witness, a terrified nine-year-old girl.
Author
Series
Warren the 13th volume 1
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old orphan Warren's pride and joy is his family's hotel, but he's been miserable ever since his evil Aunt Anaconda took over the management. Anaconda believes a mysterious treasure known as the All-Seeing-Eye is hidden somewhere on the grounds, and she'll do anything to find it"--
1577) Anne of Green Gables
Author
Language
English
Description
The magic of L.M. Montgomery's treasured classic is reimagined in a whimsically-illustrated graphic novel adaptation perfect for newcomers and kindred spirits alike. When Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert decide to adopt an orphan who can help manage their family farm, they have no idea what delightful trouble awaits them. With flame-red hair and an unstoppable imagination, 11-year-old Anne Shirley takes Green Gables by storm. Anne's misadventures bring...
1578) The Carmel Sheehan story
Author
Series
Carmel Sheehan volume s 1-3
Publisher
[Jean Grainger]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Carmel Sheehan was raised in an orphanage in Dublin, and always believed what she was told, that her unmarried mother abandoned her as a newborn. Forty years later, living in rural Ireland, in an unfulfilling marriage, and she has no reason to suspect that version of her past was untrue, until she gets a Facebook message one day from a stranger claiming it was all lies. In this gripping boxed set, Carmel begins a journey of discovery that takes her...
1579) Let the wind rise
Author
Series
Sky fall series volume 3
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
When Audra is imprisoned by Raiden and the Stormers she is forced to sever the bond between her and Vane, while Vane, frantic that he is losing her, can only turn to former enemies to rescue Audra.
1580) The night war
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"During World War II, twelve-year old Miriam secretly spirits other Jewish people out of Nazi-occupied France after being separated from her family and forced into hiding"--
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