orphans

After a farmer brings them a goblin egg, Ivy and Grandmother are stuck with a shrieking, mischievous baby until Ivy decides to brave the dark forest to find the goblin's family.

Eighteen-year-old Twist, one of the most daring street artists in London, does not have much, but when he finds himself on the run from the police, he knows that he could be about to lose the last thing he has left - his freedom.

"After a brutal revolution Callipolis is ravaged by famine and the Pythians are ready for revenge, so it's up to Annie, Lee, and newcomer Griff to decide what to fight for, and who to love"--Provided by publisher.

Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers a sickly cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.

"Based on a true story, a stray dog befriends an orphan boy in a refugee camp on a Greek island"--Publisher.

"Fleeing from the queen's accusation of murder and sorcery, Everley Donovan--the girl with the clock heart--must catch Killian Markham, the fugitive prince guilty of the crimes for which she's been condemned. She follows him into the realm of the Silver-Clouded Plain, where flesh-eating behemoths thrive, long-lost gods hide, and an artifact of destructive force awaits the death grip of the immortal prince. But the elusive relic threatens more than the very power that drives her clock heart. In Killian's hands, it can lead to the dismantling of the seven worlds. This is Everley's destiny: The time of reckoning is at hand"--OCLC.

"[Relates] the adventure[s] of William Tyce, a boy without parents, who grows up near a river in the rural Midwest. In a glossary-style list, he imparts his particular wisdom on subjects ranging from asphalt paths, betta fish, and mullet to mortal betrayal, nihilism and revelation"--OCLC.

After being orphaned during the influenza epidemic of 1918, eleven-year-old Lydia Pierce and her fourteen-year-old brother are taken by their grieving uncle to be raised in the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake. Includes author's note about the Shakers.

Eleven-year-old Cyrus knows that he is not cut out to be a football hero or fireman like his adopted father, but it takes a skittish stray dog to teach him that he, too, can be brave.

When Arabella is forced into a very strange orphanage, Stitch Head and Ivo leave Castle Grotteskew in a daring rescue attempt--only to find that the orphanage is run by the Mad Professor's brother and conceals a giant spider who feeds off the children's spirits.