orphans

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orphans

The good thief

a novel
Young Ren, an orphan in nineteenth-century New England, is rescued from the orphanage by Benjamin Nab, who claims to be Ren's brother; but as time goes on Ren begins to question who he can and cannot trust.

The Forest of Hands and Teeth

Through twists and turns of fate, orphaned Mary seeks knowledge of life, love, and especially what lies beyond her walled village and the surrounding forest, where dwell the Unconsecrated, aggressive flesh-eating people who were once dead.

Wither

After modern science turns every human into a genetic time bomb with men dying at age twenty-five and women dying at age twenty, girls are kidnapped and married off in order to repopulate the world.

Jane Eyre

In early nineteenth-century England, an orphaned young woman accepts employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall, a country estate owned by the mysteriously remote Mr. Rochester.

The journey home

Two orphan sisters in the late 1800s leave New York on the orphan train to seek a new home in the West.

1 mundo manga

ni?os en la guerra : [de ni?os a hombres]
Fifteen-year-old Rei, an aspiring martial artist whose teacher is more interested in developing the young man's his heart, mind, and spirit than his fighting skills, is sent to rescue a group of children who have been orphaned by war.

1 mundo manga

la educaci?n de las ni?as : [lecciones de vida]
Rei, a fifteen-year-old orphan who dreams of becoming a martial artist, finds his teacher more interested in developing his heart, mind, and spirit, and an unexpected transformation teaches him important lessons about women and the animal kingdom.

1 mundo manga

corrupci?n : [el costo de la avaricia]
Rei, a fifteen-year-old orphan who dreams of becoming a martial artist, finds his teacher more interested in developing his heart, mind, and spirit, but he must learn a lesson in patience when he sets out to find his sister and encounters a tragedy that even his heroic actions cannot prevent.

El blanco

After the death of her aunt, Emily finds that her life has been a lie and she has to search for the truth about where she came from and who she is.

Num8ers

th3 cha0s
Adam, who sees the dates people will die and feels the pain of their deaths when he looks in their eyes, returns to London, and he wonders if catastrophe is coming when many people's numbers are in January 2027, particularly on New Year's Day.

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