orphans

After a close call with an assassin in Barcelona, Danny is more convinced than ever that his parents---star performers of the Mysterium circus---died under suspicious circumstances.

"A mysterious cult mesmerises legions of followers with glorious rituals of song and dance. But the unbridled passion it inspires gives Queen Victoria cause for concern, and she urges Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his expert butler, Sebastian, to do some digging. Ciel has his own reasons for taking this lot to task, but the discovery of the cult's penchant for blood means the Queen's Watchdog must take swift action. When Sebastian goes probing behind the stage and into the shadows, however, he is met by a girl standing in his way, glinting sword at the ready..."--Back cover.

"Sefia and Archer's adventure continues as Archer searches for a way to combat his nightmares of his time with the impressors and Sefia becomes more and more consumed by her study of the Book"--Provided by publisher.

Jack, his genius siblings, and inventor Hank Witherspoon go to Hawaii and help technology billionaire Ashley Hawking find out who is sabotaging her revolutionary electric plant that harvests energy from the deep ocean. Includes facts about the deep ocean, the scientific process, and green power, as well as instructions for an experiment.

Fifteen-year-old MI6 agent Alex Rider travels around the world on a dangerous mission to destroy the deadly terrorist organization, Scorpia, once and for all.

Peter, an orphan boy, and his friend Molly fight off thieves and pirates in order to keep the secret safe away from the diabolical Black Stache and his evil associate Mister Grin.

After her mother dies in 1975, ten-year-old Lemonade must live with her grandfather in a small town famous for Bigfoot sightings and soon becomes friends with Tobin, a quirky Bigfoot investigator.

Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, who is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm. The siblings, who asked for a boy to help them with their farm work, are determined to send her back to the orphanage, but Anne quickly changes their minds.

Told through journal entries, a psychotherapist's notes, court records, and other media, relates the story of Carly, a teen who was institutionalized after her parents' death, but released to Elmbridge High School where her second personality emerged named Kaitlyn, believed to be responsible for a deadly fire at the school.

Continuing her search for her fugitive brother, Tiger, in the months following her mother's death on Shelter Island, Wally, the daughter of a ruthless Russian assassin, struggles to outmaneuver her father's tactics and stop a deadly conspiracy.