orphans

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The storyteller

"As Sefia and Archer watch Kelanna start to crumble to the Guard's will, they will have to choose between their love and joining a war that just might tear them apart"--Provided by publisher.

The dark in-between

After meeting an angel fallen to earth to regain his wings, sixteen-year-old Casey finds herself in Limbo, a place between the living and the dead, where angels and demons battle for souls and where Casey tries to save her best friend Liddy, the victim of a tragic accident.

Cold white sun

"A teenage boy stands outside the Calgary bus station, alone, on a frigid night. He has no winter clothes, no identification, and he speaks little English. His name is Hakim, but who is he, and where did he come from?"--Provided by publisher.

Great Expectations

1985
Great Expectations tells the story of Pip, an orphaned boy who is suddenly whisked off to London to be educated as a gentleman. It takes him many years to discover who his benefactor is, and when he does he gets a shock.

Oliver Twist

Videocassette
Charles Dickens' tale of loyalty and greed. A poor young man receives a secret inheritance without knowing why. Entering the upper crust of society, he finds the true worth of man, his honor-and the surprising truth of his inheritance..

Then there were five

1987
Mona, Rush, Randy, and Oliver form a friendship with Mark. They want to help him because he is an orphan living with a cruel guardian.

Nightshade

Teen spy Alex Rider is sent to a maximum security facility in Gibraltar to impersonate Julius Grief while seeking information about a new criminal organization called Nightshade.
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The Shackleton sabotage

"The Aldens travel to Australia and Antarctica. But someone they count on is working for their rivals, the Argents! Can the children keep the artifacts out of the wrong hands?"--Back cover.
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The detour of the elephants

"The Alden siblings continue their mission to return lost artifacts around the world by visiting the Great Wall of China and an elephant reserve in Thailand, among other sites, but halfway around the world trouble seems closer than ever."--OCLC.
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The clue in the papyrus scroll

"The Aldens arrive in Egypt but the agent they're supposed to meet has gone missing! With the help of a puzzle in a papyrus scroll, they figure out their next mission to deliver a tiny ancient pharaoh statue to an archaelogist at the Pyramids! Along the way they outwit a thief who tries to steal all the treasure"--Amazon.com.
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