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1) Eragon
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eragon is an orphaned farm boy whose destiny is sealed forever when a mystic stone chooses him for its keeper. This is no ordinary stone, this is the last surviving egg of the dragon race. Eragon is now the new Dragon Rider, the boy who will be a savior to the repressed peoples of the Kingdom. The Kingdom is ruled by the wicked King Galbatorix and his evil wizard Durza. Eragon, together with his mentor, Brom, the gracious dragon Saphira and the beautiful...
3) Bright eyes
Series
Shirley Temple volume 06
Language
English
Description
Shirley is the little darling of a group of aviators, who splits her time between her pilot godfather, Loop, and her long-suffering mother, a housemaid for a selfish, wealthy family. When a tragic accident leaves Shirley orphaned, Loop sets out to adopt Shirley-- until he learns he's not the only one determined to keep the adorable youngster.
4) Hugo
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tells the tale of an orphan boy living a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station. When Hugo encounters a broken machine, an eccentric girl, and the cold, reserved man who runs the toy shop, he is caught up in a magical, mysterious adventure that could put all of his secrets in jeopardy.
Series
Shirley Temple volume 12
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Rescued by kindly mounted police officers after barely surviving an Indian attack on the Canadian frontier, orphan Susannah befriends the Mounties, especially Inspector Montague. Moreover, Susannah proves a capable negotiator between the tribes and the Mounties.
7) Heidi
Series
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Story of a girl sent to live with her hermit grandfather in the Alps, where her influence reconciles her grandfather to the town. Then her aunt takes her away from the grandfather she has come to love, to live in Frankfurt as the companion of a crippled girl whom Heidi encourages to try walking again.
8) Rails & ties
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Tom Stark is a train engineer unable to face his wife's illness. Then a terrifying railway collision leaves a little boy orphaned. Tom takes the boy into his home and - step by step, moment by moment - learns how to bond with the wife he adores by opening up his heart to a boy who desperately needs the security of a devoted family.
9) Heidi
Series
Shirley Temple volume 1
Language
English
Description
When her aunt tires of caring for her, orphan Heidi goes to live in the Alps with her gruff grandfather, who comes to adore her. Eventually placed with another family, Heidi fights to join her grandfather again.
10) Les misérables
Language
English
Description
Jean Valjean is paroled after serving 19 years in prison for stealing some bread. He tries to steal silverware, but is set straight by a bishop. Nine years later, Valjean is now a wealthy industrialist and mayor. He eventually befriends Fantine, a single mother turned prostitute and risks all when he helps her after she's nearly arrested by police officer Javert. Javert was a guard at the prison Valjean was in and is suspicious that the mayor and...
11) Mama
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A supernatural thriller that tells the haunting tale of two little girls who disappeared into the woods the day that their parents were killed. When they are rescued years later and begin a new life, they find that someone or something still wants to come tuck them in at night.
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
The Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, Curly) are on a mission. Left on the doorstep of an orphanage run by nuns, the young trio grows up finger-poking, nyuk-nyuking, and woo-woo-wooing their way into trouble. Now years later, with the orphanage forced to close its doors, the Three Stooges embark on a wacky mission to save it. Hilarious mischief and mayhem ensue.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Sarah Cain is sweet, successful, slightly self-absorbed and a city girl through and through. But when the untimely death of her sister draws her to Amish country for a funeral, she makes a discovery that will change her life: she is now the legal guardian to five Amish nieces and nephews! Desperately trying to juggle the kids, her career and her comfort level, Sarah must reevaluate her priorities as she prepares for the biggest culture shock of everyone's...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Out for revenge against his double-crossing former partner, the roguish German Shepherd Charlie, finds himself guardian to a lonely little orphan named Anne-Marie. Her astounding ability to talk to animals leads this unlikely pair on an adventure packed with thrills, laughter, tears, and true love.
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Join a brilliant young inventor named Lewis as he sets off on a time-traveling journey to find the family he never knew. In the world of 2037, hip-hoppin' frogs and dogs that wear glasses are as common as talking dinosaurs. In an amazing twist, Lewis discovers that the fate of the future rests in his hands, but he can't save it alone. He meets the wacky Robinson family, who help him learn to keep moving forward and never stop believing in himself....
16) Life of Pi
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A young Pi Patel, overcoming a cataclysmic shipwreck, finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with the only survivor, a ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.
17) Despicable me 2
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Recruited by the Anti-Villain League, Gru helps them deal with a powerful new super criminal.
18) Les misérables
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Jean Valjean is paroled after serving 19 years in prison for stealing some bread. He tries to steal silverware, but is set straight by a bishop. Nine years later, Valjean is now a wealthy industrialist and mayor. He eventually befriends Fantine, a single mother turned prostitute and risks all when he helps her after she's nearly arrested by police officer Javert. Javert was a guard at the prison Valjean was in and is suspicious that the mayor and...
19) Candleshoe
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to Candleshoe, a stately English manor where a swashbuckling pirate hid a fortune in Spanish doubloons centuries ago. And that's what young orphan Casey and a sly con man are determined to find. But first she must dupe Candleshoe's widowed owner into believing she's her long-lost granddaughter! Casey eventually discovers there may be even greater treasure at Candleshoe--the love of a happy family"--Container insert.
20) Curly Sue
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Chicago. Another town, another innocent scam for vagabond Bill Dancer and the curly-topped orphan he's cared for since infancy. This time, however, Bill hits the jackpot and his newest con whisks them both from the poorhouse to the penthouse with lots of laughs along the way.
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