orphans

Type: 
Topical Term
Subfield: 
a
Alias: 
orphans

Tom Jones

2004
Presents Henry Fielding's 1749 novel, in which Tom Jones, a bawdy young man, is believed to be the illegitimate son of a servant girl, and after he promises to tame his wild ways, Tom competes for the affection of his upper-class neighbor Sophia Western, and eventually learns his true identity.

The Boxcar children mysteries

1963
Follows the adventures of the four orphaned Alden children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny, after they become acquainted with their grandfather and embark on a series of adventures.

Anne of Green Gables

Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.

Anne of Green Gables

Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
Cover image of Anne of Green Gables

Star Wars

2021
"The mysterious Mandalorian, a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy, walks a thin line between right and wrong far from the authority of the New Republic, in a graphic novel-style retelling of the television series, featuring final frames and dialogue from the series in . . . color"--BTCat.

When mischief came to town

In 1911, when orphaned ten-year-old Inge comes to live with her stern grandmother in a remote island village in Bornholm, Denmark, she ends up changing the climate of the town, bringing joy and laughter to her grandmother's life and finding a new family for herself to help assuage her grief over losing her mother.

Counting by 7s

Twelve-year-old genius and outsider Willow Chance must figure out how to connect with other people and find a surrogate family for herself after her parents are killed in a car accident.

Bruised

Daya Wijesinghe sees a bruise as a mixture of comfort and control, but joining a roller derby team pushes her toward big truths about love, loss, strength, and healing.

The cost of knowing

Sixteen-year-old Alex Rufus's curse of seeing the future distracts him from being and doing his best, but when he sees his little brother Isaiah's imminent death, he races against time, death, and circumstances to save him.

Black butler

"The queen's watchdog has become a fugitive, and the 'true' Earl of Phantomhive has taken up residence in the manor. The Undertaker has yet to perfect his craft, though, and Ciel knows precisely what his brother is plotting. Even on the run, the master still has his retainers--scattered to society's darkest shadows, they search for the barest shred of information to turn the tide for good"--Back cover.
Cover image of Black butler

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - orphans