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The little woodman and his dog cæsar The little woodman and his dog cæsar Mrs. Mary Martha (Butt) Sherwood A tale about a young boy who is deserted in the woods by his seven selfish brothers after their father, a woodcutter, dies. The boy survives with the help of Caesar, his dog, and many years later is… OL1087673W
Silent Night Silent Night Mary Higgins Clark When her husband was diagnosed with leukemia, Catherine Dornan and their two young sons accompanied him to New York, during the Christmas season, for a life-saving operation. Hoping to divert the boy… OL13064W
Tango Tango Eileen Beha Lost at sea while sailing with his wealthy owners, a Yorkshire terrier washes up, nearly dead, in a village on Prince Edward Island where he is nursed back to health by a lonely widow and is befriend… OL13648901W
Partners Partners Grace Livingston Hill Two lonely young people join together in saving a life and learning to love. Without friends or family, young Dale Hathaway relied on faith to brighten the lonely boarding house existence that had… OL14848616W
Take me with you Take me with you Carolyn Marsden Raised in an Italian orphanage in the years following World War II, a biracial girl named Susanna and her best friend Pina want to be adopted but fear being separated. OL14908926W
The Night Children The Night Children Kit Reed Squatters in the huge, midwestern MegaMall, fifteen-year-old Tick and his gang of lost, abandoned, or runaway children face off against a rival gang, and thirteen-year-old Jule Devereaux, whose paren… OL14920118W
The girls : a novel The girls : a novel Lori Lansens One of the world's oldest living craniopagus conjoined twins at the approach of her thirtieth birthday, bookish Rose Darlen attempts to pen her autobiography while remembering the joys and challenges… OL16046506W
Millionaire M.D. (Texas Cattleman's Club Millionaire M.D. (Texas Cattleman's Club Jennifer Greene Legendary Texas surgeon Justin Webb faced his biggest challenge - winning the heart of brash, bold and beautiful detective Winona Raye. When Winona discovered a baby abandoned at her door, the bachel… OL16047593W
Gold rush baby Gold rush baby Dorothy Clark "She didn't come to Alaska for its gold. Viola Goddard is seeking something much more precious--a fresh start. Now, entrusted with the care of an abandoned baby girl, Viola is finding new purpose and… OL16684145W
Lily Alone Lily Alone Jacqueline Wilson Lily Alone is a deceptively light tale of a big sister coping with her three siblings after their mother disappears off on holiday with a new boyfriend and the babysitter doesn't turn up. Lily takes … OL17516867W
Tango Tango Eileen Beha Lost at sea while sailing with his wealthy owners, a Yorkshire terrier washes up, nearly dead, in a village on Prince Edward Island where he is nursed back to health by a lonely widow and is befriend… OL17736012W
The swarm descends The swarm descends Jacob Grey When Caw successfully defeated the Spinning Man, he was sure that Blackstone would be safe. He was wrong. The villainous ferals have found a new leader, one who has been quietly biding her time since… OL17919436W
Downtown Downtown Norma Fox Mazer A boy's parents leave him behind when they become fugitives due to their antiwar protest bombings. Eight years later, his mother reappears and he must decide what direction his life must take. OL1841657W
Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect K… OL18766691W
The Edge of the Water The Edge of the Water Elizabeth George,Elizabeth George Fifteen-year-old Jenn McDaniel's life on Whidbey Island becomes more complicated and her relationships with old and new friends take strange turns, partly due to the arrival of a woman researching a … OL19652387W
Being Fishkill Being Fishkill Ruth Lehrer Born in the backseat of a moving car, Carmel Fishkill was unceremoniously pushed into a world that refuses to offer her security, stability, love. At age thirteen, she begins to fight back. Carmel Fi… OL19721834W
Truth or dare Truth or dare Fern Michaels When the call comes, the Men of the Sisterhood drop everything to help their friends. This time it's Cyrus, their four-legged hound dog and unofficial mascot. While member Joe Espinosa is driving alo… OL19734828W
Bridge to haven Bridge to haven Francine Rivers Having been abandoned as a newborn and found and raised by Pastor Ezekiel Freeman in the small California town of Haven, Abra Matthews feels like she doesn't belong and at the age of seventeen runs o… OL19975881W
Survival strategies of the almost brave Survival strategies of the almost brave Jen White After their mother's recent death, twelve-year-old Liberty and her eight-year-old sister, Billie, are sent to live with their father, whom they haven't seen since they were very young. Things are fin… OL20006975W
This raging light This raging light Estelle Laure Seventeen-year-old Lucille is struggling to get through each day, paying bills and looking after her little sister, Wren, while her father is institutionalized after a breakdown and her mother is "on… OL20017190W
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