orphans

An adventurous young orphan goes to live on a farm with an elderly brother and sister.

"Mitsuki is trapped by the Lord of the Underworld and is imprisoned within his barrier. She pleads for Izumi to come help her, but the Shinigami is immobilized by his fear of releasing his last memory, the moment before his death, and will not rescue her. Is there anyone who can protect Mitsuki from the Death Master's scythe?"--p. [4] of cover.

"Mitsuki has previously refused the operation that would save her life, at the expense of her voice. However, as Mitsuki gets closer to her first concert appearance, Ms Oshige decides that she will put Mitsuki in the hospital after the event, no matter how Mitsuki feels about it. Even so, it may be too late to save Mitsuki's life, unless Takuto and Meroko are successful in changing her fate."--p. [4] of cover.

Young Mitsuki loves singing and dreams of becoming a pop star. Unfortunately, a malignant tumor in her throat prevents her from pursuing her passion. However, her life turns around when two surprisingly fun-loving harbingers of death appear to grant Mitsuki a temporary reprieve from her illness and give her singing career a magical push start.

Orphan Tohru Honda, having discovered the Zodiac secret of the Sohma clan, has trouble handling the responsibility of what she knows when two friends come for a sleepover.

A graphic novel adaptation of Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist" about a young orphan boy in nineteenth-century England who lives in the squalid surroundings of a workhouse until he becomes involved with a gang of thieves.

A graphic novel adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel in which Pip, an orphan in Victorian England, learns that a mysterious benefactor has ensured that he will be educated and raised as a gentleman.

A graphic novel adaptations of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel about David Balfour, a sixteen-year-old orphan who is kidnapped in 1751 by men hired by his uncle, but later escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish Highlanders against English rule.

"Olivia Brownlow is no damsel in distress. Born in a workhouse and raised as a boy among thieving London street gangs, she is as tough and cunning as they come. When she is taken in by her uncle after a caper gone wrong, her life goes from fighting and stealing on the streets to lavish dinners and soirees as a debutante in high society. But she can't seem to escape her past ... or forget the teeming slums where children just like her still scrabble to survive."--Provided by publisher.

"Members of The League of Beastly Dreadfuls venture to the most forbidden back alleys of Nowhere Special seeking an unbreakable glass cabinet that holds the key to Anastasia's missing grandfather"--Provided by publisher.