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David Copperfield David Copperfield Charles Dickens David Copperfield is the eighth novel by Charles Dickens. The novel's full title is The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rooke… OL10322056W
Novels (Great Expectations / Oliver Twist / Tale of Two Cities) Novels (Great Expectations / Oliver Twist / Tale of Two Cities) Charles Dickens Contains: - [Great Expectations](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8721462W) - [Oliver Twist](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8193478W) - [Tale of Two Cities](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL87… OL14869391W
Closing Time Closing Time Joe Queenan A deeply funny and affecting memoir about a great escape from a childhood of povertyJoe Queenans acerbic riffs on movies, sports, books, politics, and many of the least forgivable phenomena of pop cu… OL14951996W
Childhood poverty Childhood poverty M. F. C. Bourdillon,Jo Boyden "The Young Lives project is a long-term study of childhood poverty in developing countries. International experts follow two groups of children in poor communities in four countries as they grow into… OL16451459W
An invisible thread An invisible thread Laura Schroff He asked for spare change; she kept walking. But something made her turn around and go back. They met nearly every week for years, and built an unexpected, life-changing friendship that has today spa… OL16485637W
Children bound to labor Children bound to labor Ruth Wallis Herndon,John E. Murray The history of early America cannot be told without considering unfree labor. At the center of this history are African and Native American adults forced into slavery; the children born to these unfr… OL18729744W
Child poverty in large families Child poverty in large families Jonathan Bradshaw xiii, 49 pages : 30 cm OL19449392W
'We ain't got no drink, Pa' 'We ain't got no drink, Pa' Hilda Kemp Growing up in the slums of 1920s and 30s Bermondsey, Hilda Kemp's childhood was one of chaos and fear. Hilda knew what it was to grow up in desperate poverty, what it was to feel hunger. The eldest o… OL20869333W
Same scenery, different lifestyle Same scenery, different lifestyle Davis, Jim v, 74 p. ; 22 cm OL2274847W
Children, school, and work Children, school, and work Georges Kristoffel Lieten Chiefly on the social and economic conditions of poor children; study based on surveys in the rural and urban areas of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, and Rajasthan. OL24024545W
Mama Maggie Mama Maggie Marty Makary Since 1997, Maggie Gobran and her organization Stephen's Children have been changing lives in Cairo's notorious zabala, or garbage slums. Her innovative, transformational work has garnered worldwide … OL24284345W
State of Kentucky end-of-year report State of Kentucky end-of-year report Community Health Foundation (Evanston, Ill.) Report evaluates Kentucky's Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) Program. OL24985887W
Putting all students on the graduation path Putting all students on the graduation path Robert Balfanz,Nettie E. Legters "This issue ... offers perspectives and strategies for engaging American youth in learning, keeping them on the graduation path, and preparing them for success in college and career"--Back cover. OL26173201W
The prince and the pauper The prince and the pauper Nicole Vittiglio When chance brings Edward Tudor and Tom Canty together, they decide for fun to switch clothes and places. Exchanging their roles as heir of the throne of England and as a pauper's son, they learn how… OL28597240W
Hubert, le restavèk Hubert, le restavèk Gabriel Osson "Malgré que le phénomène des restavèks ait été officiellement aboli en 2003, des centaines de milliers d'enfants continuent d'être exploités et forcés à travailler dans des conditions sous-humaines d… OL32486696W
Tom Sawyer Abroad Tom Sawyer Abroad Mark Twain Tom's plan to become famous involves Huck Finn and his friend Jim in a crusade to the Holy Land by balloon ascension. OL413674W
Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children Salman Rushdie The original stage adaptation of Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children, winner of the 1993 Booker of Bookers, the best book to win the Booker Prize in its first twenty-five years.In the moments of uph… OL457162W
Life on the Mississippi Life on the Mississippi Mark Twain At once a romantic history of a mighty river, an autobiographical account of Twains early steamboat days, and a storehouse of humorous anecdotes and sketches, here is the raw material from which Mark… OL53959W
Tom Sawyer Abroad, Tom Sawyer Detective and Other Stories Etc. Etc. Tom Sawyer Abroad, Tom Sawyer Detective and Other Stories Etc. Etc. Mark Twain Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures? I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg. No, he wasn't. It on… OL54013W
The tiny kite of Eddie Wing The tiny kite of Eddie Wing Maxine Trottier "This is the story of young boy who manages to overcome financial hardships with the power of his imagination. Eddie Wing dreams of flying beautiful silk kites like all the other kids, but his family… OL705555W
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