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Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky"...

By L.A. MeyerReduced to begging and thievery in the streets of London, a thirteen-year-old orphan disguises herself as a boy and connives her way onto a British warship set for high sea adventure in...

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Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp

By Rick YanceyThrough a series of dangerous and violent misadventures, teenage loser Alfred Kropp rescues King Arthur's legendary sword Excalibur from the forces of evil. Reserve this title

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The Invention of Hugo Cabret

By Brian SelznickWhen twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover...

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If the Witness Lied

By Caroline B. CooneyTorn apart by tragedies and the publicity they brought, siblings Smithy, Jack, and Madison, aged fourteen to sixteen, tap into their parent's courage to pull together and protect...

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The Graveyard Book

By Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean (Illustrator)In one night, Jack’s life is changed forever. He’s only a toddler, but he escapes the grisly murderer who slays his entire family, wanders through the fog,...

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The Mysterious Benedict Society

By Trenton Lee Stewart and Carson Ellis (Illustrator)Four young recruits infiltrate the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened and disable the source of secret subliminal messages which have made...

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Alabama Moon

By Watt KeyAfter the death of his reclusive father, ten-year-old Moon Blake survives alone in the Alabama wilderness. When he fails to escape government officials, he ends up in reform school where he...

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Locomotion

By Jacqueline WoodsonIn a series of poems, eleven-year-old Lonnie writes about his life after the death of his parents, separated from his younger sister, living in a foster home, and finding his...

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H.I.V.E.: Higher Institute of Villainous Education

By Mark WaldenSwept away to a hidden academy for training budding evil geniuses, Otto, a brilliant orphan, Wing, a sensitive warrior, Laura, a shy computer specialist, and Shelby, an infamous jewel...

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Tantalize

By Cynthia Leitich SmithWhen multiple murders in Austin, Texas, threaten the grand re-opening of her family's vampire-themed restaurant, seventeen-year-old, orphaned Quincie worries that her best...

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Jade Green

By Phyllis Reynolds NaylorWhile living with her uncle in a house haunted by the ghost of a young woman, recently orphaned Judith Sparrow wonders if her one small transgression causes mysterious...

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Tantalize

By Cynthia Leitich SmithWhen multiple murders in Austin, Texas, threaten the grand re-opening of her family's vampire-themed restaurant, seventeen-year-old, orphaned Quincie worries that her best...

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Journey to the River Sea

By Eva IbbotsonSent with her governess to live with the dreadful Carter family in exotic Brazil in 1910, Maia endures many hardships before fulfilling her dream of exploring the Amazon River. J Fic...

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Paint the Wind

By Pam Muñoz RyanAfter 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...

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Peter and the Starcatchers

By Dave BarryDon't even think of starting this book unless you're sitting in a comfortable chair and have lots of time. A fast-paced, impossible-to-put-down adventure awaits as the young orphan Peter...

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Dave At Night

By Gail Carson LevineWhen orphaned Dave is sent to the Hebrew Home for Boys where he is treated cruelly, he sneaks out at night and is welcomed into the music- and culture-filled world of the Harlem...

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The Copper Lady

By Alice RossAfter helping Monsieur Bartholdi build the Statue of Liberty, a Parisian orphan stows away on the ship carrying the statue to America. J Fic RosReserve this title

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Dave At Night

By Gail Carson LevineWhen orphaned Dave is sent to the Hebrew Home for Boys where he is treated cruelly, he sneaks out at night and is welcomed into the music- and culture-filled world of the Harlem...

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Paint the Wind

By Pam Munoz RyanAfter 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...

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Friday Book Flick: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

How 'bout a spooky supernatural tale to send chills down your spine on a hot summer day? Check out this trailer for Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs.read more

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