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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Les Misérables Les Misérables Victor Hugo In this story of the trials of the peasant Jean Valjean--a man unjustly imprisoned, baffled by destiny, and hounded by his nemesis, the magnificently realized, ambiguously malevolent police detective… OL1063588W
Bud, Not Buddy Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis,Alberto Jimenez Rioja,aa,Reginald André Jackson It's 1936, in Flint, Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud's got a few things going for him: 1. He has his own suitcase filled with his own i… OL115602W
The Miserable Mill The Miserable Mill Lemony Snicket Dear Reader, I hope, for your sake, that you have not chosen to read this book because you are in the mood for a pleasant experience. If this is the case, I advise you to put this book down instan… OL15104047W
The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel volume 2 The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel volume 2 P. Craig Russell,Neil Gaiman,Philip Craig Russell,Mónica Faerna The concluding volume of the graphic novel adaptation of the book about a boy, raised by the inhabitants of the local graveyard who rally to protect him from a league of villains named Jack who seek … OL17062750W
Contar de 7 en 7 Contar de 7 en 7 Holly Goldberg Sloan 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. OL20047284W
Urchin of the riding stars Urchin of the riding stars Margaret McAllister A group of animals, led by an orphaned squirrel, learns about friendship and loyalty when they band together to defend their island kingdom against evil forces. OL2171632W
22 huérfanos 22 huérfanos Philip Hopsman,Tjibbe Veldkamp The new director of the orphanage limits the kids' fun until a mysterios elephant appears. OL27029974W
En el Tiempo de la Luz En el Tiempo de la Luz Benjamin Alire Sáenz Tras la muerte de sus padres en un accidente automovilistico, el joven Andres Segovia y sus hermanos se ven obligados a mudarse a Mexico con el resto de la familia. Esta decision, a pesar de haber si… OL276017W
Ojos de ángel Ojos de ángel Teresa Medeiros Orphaned and cheated of her inheritance, Emily finds herself stranded on a New Zealand beach, where her only companion is Justin Connor, who is fiercely protective of his island paradise. "Lo último… OL29229524W
Lily y sus tías culebra Lily y sus tías culebra Patricia Suárez Lily no tiene una familia común y corriente. Vive bajo la tutela de dos seres insensibles y malvados que dicen ser sus tias: Dídi y Eudora Culebra. Sí, ése es el apellido de las tías de Lily y parece… OL29257741W
The Maze of Bones The Maze of Bones Rick Riordan,David Pittu,Ethan Young Amy and Dan, members of the powerful Cahill family, try to uncover the thirty-nine clues which will reveal the secrets of their lineage and find out what really happened to their parents. OL492645W
The Invention of Hugo Cabret The Invention of Hugo Cabret Brian Selznick ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND THIEF, twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks wit… OL50231W
Across the Nightingale Floor Across the Nightingale Floor Lian Hearn,Mercedes Nunez Already a sensation around the world, this first book of the Otori Trilogy is a brilliantly imagined, wholly seductive tale of war, passion, and intrigue, evoking the spirit of medieval Japan. It is… OL5786084W
The Graveyard Book The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman Bod is an unusual boy who inhabits an unusual place—he's the only living resident of a graveyard. Raised from infancy by the ghosts, werewolves, and other cemetery denizens, Bod has learned the antiq… OL679348W
The Secret Garden The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett A ten-year-old orphan comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors where she discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden. OL69612W
Paint The Wind Paint The Wind Pam Muñoz Ryan After her overprotective grandmother has a stroke, Maya, an orphan, leaves her extremely restricted life in California to stay with her mother's family on a remote Wyoming ranch, where she discovers … OL8118237W