Raum, Elizabeth.
Summary: "Describes the people and events involved in the orphan trains. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspectives of a New York City newsboy, a child trying to keep his siblings together, and a child sent west on the baby trains"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 362.734 RAUSummary: Examines the efforts of the Children's Aid Society in New York, organized by minister Charles Loring Brace, which from 1853 to 1929 sent over 100,000 unwanted and orphaned children from the city to homes in rural America.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2006
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ORPDavis, Katie
Summary: Recounts the story of a young woman's moving to Uganda and founding Amazima ministries, a nonprofit organization to feed and educate children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Howard Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.73 DAVTakaya, Natsuki
Summary: "Tohru's feelings for Kyo come to the forefront as she desperately searches for a way to break the curse. If she can't find a cure in time, Kyo will be locked away by the Sohma for the rest of his life. Graduation is fast approaching, meaning major decisions that will affect not only Tohru and Kyo but all of the members of the Sohma Zodiac. After all of this heartbreak, is a happy ending even...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 FRUCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Young Adult Manga, Call number: YA FIC TAKShirai, Kaiu
Summary: "The children of the Grace Field House orphanage must escape a macabre fate before it's too late. Life at Grace Field House is good for Emma and her fellow orphans. While the daily studying and exams they have to take are tough, their loving caretaker provides them with delicious food and plenty of playtime. But perhaps not everything is as it seems... In order to save a dying family member,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 PROBartók, Mira
Summary: In this extraordinary debut novel with its deft nod to Dickensian heroes and rogues, Mira Bartók tells the story of Arthur, a shy, fox-like foundling with only one ear and a desperate desire to belong, as he seeks his destiny.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BARCreech, Sharon.
Summary: Two orphaned peasant children discover a mysterious pouch, the contents of which lead them to the majestic Castle Corona, where their lives may be transformed forever.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Children's Audio 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: CD J CREDePrince, Michaela
Summary: "At the age of three, Michaela DePrince found a photo of a ballerina that changed her life. She was living in an orphanage in Sierra Leone at the time, but was soon adopted by a family and brought to America. Michaela never forgot the photo of the dancer she once saw, and quickly decided to make her dream of becoming a ballerina come true."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR RED DEPLerangis, Peter.
Summary: It's no longer a game. The body count is rising. Shaken by recent events, Amy and Dan flee to a distant land and trace the footsteps of their most formidable ancestor yet: a military leader of mythic proportions. Yet just as the siblings begin to master the art of ancient warfare, they confront a dangerous enemy that can't be felled with a sword: the truth. With the stakes higher than ever, Amy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2010
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC LERCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SPICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC CLUMarsden, Mariah
Summary: "Locked doors. Unseen magic. The most contrary of friends. Ten-year-old Mary Lennox arrives at her uncle's secluded estate on the Yorkshire moors with a scowl and a chip on her shoulder. But as she begins to explore her new home alongside ragtag companions--a cocky robin redbreast, a sour-faced gardener, and a boy who can talk to animals--Mary uncovers long-buried family secrets and learns that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2021
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Summary: "In order to cut off their enemies' lifelines, the Phantomhive staff has scattered in all directions. To the north, Mey-Rin, having infiltrated Baron Heathfiel's manor, engages in battle with the masterful maid, Jane! Meanwhile, in the east, at a sanatorium for veterans, Baldo and Lau receive a rough welcome from the nurse celebrated as a miracle healer"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A homeless orphan in Kenya becomes a lucrative businessman, only to give it all up and open an orphanage that today serves over 2,000 Kenyan children.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Brainstorm Media 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MULKaguri, Twesigye Jackson.
Summary: A founder of the Nyaka and Kutamba AIDS Orphans Schools describes how he returned to his native Uganda after college and was compelled by the dire circumstances of his village's AIDS orphans to make tuition-free education available.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 372 KAGLowry, Lois.
Summary: In this tongue-in-cheek take on classic themes in children's literature, the four Willoughby children set about to become "deserving orphans" after their neglectful parents embark on a treacherous around-the-world adventure, leaving them in the care of an odious nanny.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2008
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Summary: Retells the Inuit folk legend of an orphan who learns to be self-sufficient from a mystical polar bear.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Inhabit Media 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 QAUUmino, Chica
Summary: "Rei is ill after a few stressful tournaments but rushing to his aide are the Kawamoto sisters. They hold an intervention and spirit him away to their place after they find that he was sick and had forgotten to charge his phone. Even when times are down for the young shogi phenom, there are still old friends that are out there to watch over him however the pieces fall"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Denpa
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 741.5 MARWorley, Rob M.
Summary: The Aldens are having a delicious time helping out at a pizza parlor! They toss dough in the kitchen and even invent a new kind of pizza. But when a blackout and other problems hurt business, they begin to wonder if someone is trying to shut down the pizzeria. It's piping hot mystery for the Boxcar Children!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Co. 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 WORYukimura, Makoto
Summary: "Thorfinn's travels have taken him from Iceland to England, Denmark, the distant trading posts of the Byzantine Empire, and back home again. On the journey, he has amassed scars, losses, and sins to atone for, but also found strength in his friends, in his new wife, and in the dream that he's never let go, of a new land free of brutality and slavery. At last, the moment has come to set foot on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC 2022
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 VINOzaki, Kaori
Summary: Natsuru Nanao decides to forego soccer camp for the summer and instead spends his time with Rio Suzumura and her kid brother in their rickety house, a home that contains a dark secret that threatens their happiness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertical Inc. 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 GODShirai, Kaiu
Summary: "Life at Grace Field House has been good for Emma and her fellow orphans. While the daily studying and exams they had to take were tough, their loving caretaker provided them with delicious food and plenty of playtime. But when they discover the horrifying truth about why they are being kept at the orphanage, their lives change forever... With the queen now dead, chaos envelops the demon world....
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 PROCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC PROUrasawa, Naoki
Summary: In this the final volume, Dr. Kenzo Tenma tries to stop Johan's rampage, with help from Grimmer and Inspector Lunge, as Nina prepares for a final confrontation with her twin brother.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media 2008
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 MONYamazaki, Kore
Summary: "Chise has been summoned to the Dragon Aerie to begin crafting her very own wand, but her journey has more to offer than she had anticipated: magincal wonders, enlightening visions, and perhaps most importantly, insight into Elias' pas and the secrets he has been reluctant to reveal about himself. Yet while Chise finds some answers about the inhuman mage's history, mysterious beings are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 ANCCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Young Adult Manga, Call number: YA FIC YAMAvi
Summary: As Crispin tries to fulfill Bear's dream of moving to Iceland, he must leave Troth behind at a convent that needs a healer but, after falling in with thieves posing as musicians, he makes a new friend, Owen, and together they continue the arduous journey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC AVICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Avi 2010Pemberton, Steve
Summary: "An inspiring, suspenseful memoir for kids and tweens, A Chance in the World (Young Readers Edition) is the astonishing true story of Steve Pemberton, a discarded boy who, while uncovering the secrets of his past, discovers his own inner strength, the power of kindness, and the freedom to build a better future for himself and others"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2021