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Leaving the Bellweathers Leaving the Bellweathers Kristin Clark Venuti The young Bellweathers–fourteen-year-old Spider, thirteen-year-old Ninda, and the ten-year-old triplets, Brick, Spike, and Sassy–and their equally peculiar parents have brought constant chaos to the … OL14981469W
Possessed Possessed Kate Cann Sixteen-year-old Rayne escapes London, her mother, and boyfriend for a job in the country at Morton's Keep, where she is drawn to a mysterious clique and its leader, St. John, but puzzles over whethe… OL15468461W
Prisoners in the palace Prisoners in the palace Michaela MacColl Recently orphaned and destitute, seventeen-year-old Liza Hastings earns a position as a lady's maid to sixteen-year-old Princess Victoria at Kensington Palace in 1836, the year before Victoria become… OL16260931W
The Traitor in the Tunnel The Traitor in the Tunnel Y. S. Lee Queen Victoria has a little problem: there's a petty thief at work in Buckingham Palace. Charged with discretion, the Agency puts quickwitted Mary Quinn on the case, where she must pose as a domestic… OL16662774W
Love by the Morning Star Love by the Morning Star Laura L. Sullivan Mistaken for one another when they are sent to the grand English country estate of Starkers on the brink of World War II, Hannah, a distant relative hoping to be welcomed by the family, and Anna, sen… OL17679306W
Diamonds & deceit Diamonds & deceit Leila Rasheed "In the second book in the At Somerton series, Rose grows into her new titled position in the Averley family, while Ada must decide between saving her family or betraying her heart"-- OL17874920W
The Emerald Shore The Emerald Shore Barbara Mariconda "Lucy travels to Ireland in her magical house-turned-ship to find the pirate treasure that will end the magical curse haunting her family once and for all"-- OL17895828W
Meet Samantha Meet Samantha Susan S. Adler In 1904, nine-year-old Samantha, an orphan living with her wealthy grandmother, and her servant friend Nellie have a midnight adventure when they try to find out what has happened to the seamstress w… OL1869630W
Amelia Bedelia's Family Album Amelia Bedelia's Family Album Peggy Parish,Lynn Sweat Amelia Bedelia entertains Mr. and Mrs. Rogers by showing them her family album and describing what her relatives do. OL1932890W
Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia Peggy Parish,Lynn Sweat Amelia Bedelia helps out by teaching a class but she takes the list of activities very literally. Planting bulbs becomes planting light bulbs. Practising a play becomes practising playing. Using appl… OL1932956W
Amelia Bedelia and the Baby Amelia Bedelia and the Baby Peggy Parish Amelia Bedelia follows to the letter the list of instructions for looking after the Lanes' baby. OL1932969W
Come Back, Amelia Bedelia Come Back, Amelia Bedelia Peggy Parish Because she does exactly as she is told, Amelia Bedelia is fired from one job after another. OL1932974W
Thank You, Amelia Bedelia Thank You, Amelia Bedelia Peggy Parish,Fritz Siebel Preparing for the arrival of an important visitor, a wacky housekeeper follows her employer's instructions with humorous results. OL1932991W
Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor Herman Parish,Lynn Sweat A series of misunderstandings leads the literal-minded Amelia Bedelia to run for mayor. OL1984624W
Calling Doctor Amelia Bedelia Calling Doctor Amelia Bedelia Herman Parish When the literal-minded Amelia Bedelia helps out at her doctor's office one busy day, nothing seems to go quite right until Amelia begins to treat the impatient patients. OL1984650W
The servant The servant Fāṭimah Sharaf al-Dīn Fatena, a young servant girl, has her life changed when she meets Marwen, a young wealthy man, who drives her to challenge Lebanese societal standards. OL19971825W
The gallery The gallery Laura Marx Fitzgerald In 1929 New York City, twelve-year-old housemaid Martha O'Doyle suspects that a wealthy recluse may be trying to communicate with the outside world through the paintings on her gallery walls. OL20030429W
Daodiao shui Daodiao shui Sally Grindley After her father's death, Lu Si-Yan's uncle sells her to a rich family who expect her to work as their servant until she is old enough to marry their son, but when she runs away things only get worse. OL20982441W
Timber Creek Station Timber Creek Station Ali Lewis Danny Dawson lives on a cattle station in the Australian outback. Usually the annual cattle muster excites Danny, but everything is different now. Because Danny's beloved older brother died in an acc… OL21296804W
The littlest Magi The littlest Magi Chris Auer The smallest servant in King Herod's household follows the Magi and the star to a stable in Bethlehem, where he discovers a new kind of king, in whose kingdom the great and the small will stand side … OL5701655W
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