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Series
Miss Peregrine volume 1
Language
English
Description
A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. And a strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes...
Author
Series
New Americana volume 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When news of her grandfather’s stroke sends Jo Beth Ellis back to the family farm, she finds it in danger of foreclosure. Lone Oaks Crossing is in rough shape, but Jo has big plans—she’ll use her expertise as a Derby-winning horse trainer to reinvent the property as a healing retreat. But renovating while trying to keep her independent grandfather in check is a huge job for one woman—and even more challenging when she...
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 1
Publisher
Reserve(s)
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
Four orphaned children, afraid to go live with their grandfather, set up housekeeping in an abandoned boxcar and are doing fine until one of them becomes ill.
Author
Series
Iris and Walter volume 3
Publisher
Harcourt
Language
English
Description
Iris's baby sister Rose is a very, very fussy baby, and Grandpa takes Iris out for a special day without the baby. When Baby Rose turns out to be a fussy child and not nearly as much fun as a new doll, Iris thinks about ways to get a new sister to take her place, but with some help from her family and friends, Iris begins to appreciate her role as a big sister and learns to love Baby Rose despite all the work involved. Iris thought that having a baby...