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Orphans

Hanna’s Cold Winter

A child tells how her family and other people in Budapest help save the famous hippopotamuses in their city’s zoo from starving one difficult winter during World War II. Based on a true story.

Published: 1993,
Tags: Orphans
Categories: EuropeEurope, FictionEurope, Fiction, HungaryEurope, Fiction, Hungary, Picture BookEurope, Fiction, Hungary, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

Yellowbeak

A baby starling that had apparently tried to fly away from his nest had fallen to the ground and was frightened that someone would eat him.

Published: 1989,
Tags: Childhood, Orphans
Categories: EuropeEurope, FictionEurope, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)Europe, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9), Russia

Two Plays

Offers readers two fantastical plays, including the tale of a young girl who, upset and confused over the death of her father, conjures up a Wild Boy from magic spells and finally finds a friend who understands her pain and loss.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Knights and knighthood, Orphans
Categories: DramaDrama, England (UK)Drama, England (UK), EuropeDrama, England (UK), Europe, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

The Elephant-Headed God And Other Hindu Tales

A collection of Hindu myths featuring gods and goddesses, kings and queens, heroes and beggars, angelic beings and demons.

Published: 1992,
Tags: Gardens and gardeners, Orphans
Categories: AsiaAsia, Folklore and Fairy TalesAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, IndiaAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, India, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

The Ruby In The Smoke

Sally Lockhart takes a terrifying journey into the seamy underworld of Victorian London, in search of clues that will solve the puzzle of her father’s death.

Published: 1985,
Tags: 19th Century, Orphans, Photography
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, Historical FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Historical Fiction, Mystery and ThrillerEngland (UK), Europe, Historical Fiction, Mystery and Thriller, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

One Belfast Boy

Describes the life of Liam Leatham, a young Catholic boy, and his family as he prepares for a boxing match that he sees as the first step out of violence-plagued Belfast.

Published: 1999,
Tags: Orphans, Vietnam War, Vietnamese Americans
Categories: EuropeEurope, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Europe, Intermediate (ages 9-14), NonfictionEurope, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Northern Ireland (UK)

On Ram

The animals that Ram

Published: 1998,
Tags: Orphans, Pirates
Categories: AmericasAmericas, FictionAmericas, Fiction, MexicoAmericas, Fiction, Mexico, Primary (ages 6-9)

Naughts And Crosses

In a world where the pale-skinned Naughts are discriminated against by the politically and socially powerful dark-skinned Crosses, two teenagers test whether their love is strong enough to survive their society’s racism.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Orphans, Quests
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Adeline’s Dream

When Linna, 12, moves from Germany with her mother and brother to Canada where her father has been working, she fears that she will be forced to give up her dream of becoming an opera singer.

Published: 2006,
Tags: Orphans, Siblings
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, Historical FictionAmericas, Canada, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

The 7 Professors Of The Far North

Eleven-year-old Sam and his new friends, brother and sister Ben and Zara, set off for the Arctic to try and rescue the siblings’ great-uncle and five other professors from the mad scientist holding them prisoner.

Published: 2004,
Tags: Orphans, Romanies
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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