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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Mister Creecher Mister Creecher Chris Priestley In 1918 London, fifteen-year-old Billy, a pickpocket, meets Mr. Creecher, a monstrous giant, and their relationship swiftly turns from pure convenience to a strong bond as they journey northwards on … OL15897255W
The wild man The wild man Mark Barratt In Victorian England, Joe Rat has escaped the clutches of the criminal mastermind, Mother, and is trying to make an honest living in a better part of London, but when a rich philanthropist tracks dow… OL16484302W
Kid Moses Kid Moses Mark R. Thornton "This is the deceptively simple story of Moses, a street child who scrounges a living on the harsh streets of Dar es Salaam. His ingrained need to be free takes him deep into the Tanzanian wilderness… OL16713940W
Seeking Mother Seeking Mother Kimberly Rae It has been several years since Jasmina and Samir were first enslaved in Kolkata. Now a new Christian living with missionaries, Jasmina agrees to help Amrita and a new friend in a dangerous plan to b… OL17318665W
Tigerman Tigerman Nick Harkaway "Sergeant Lester Ferris is a good man in need of a rest. After a long career of being shot at, he's about to be retired. The mildly larcenous, backwater island of Mancreu is the ideal place to serve … OL19983022W
Hyūman repurika Hyūman repurika Noeru Ioka A leader of street kids on the 23th-century earth takes in a handsome young man who has lost his memory. OL28589107W
Milkweed (Black Apples) Milkweed (Black Apples) Jerry Spinelli He’s a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Runt. Happy. Fast. Filthy son of Abraham. He’s a boy who lives in the streets of Warsaw. He’s a boy who steals food for himself and the other orphans. He’… OL77077W
Can't get there from here Can't get there from here Todd Strasser Teenage novel. Maybe lives with a tribe of homeless teens – runaways and throwaways, kids who have no place to go other than the cold city streets, and no family except for one another. Abused, ab… OL999008W