Orphans Home

Is it too much to ask for an ordinary, boring life? Bai Jian is a typical Chinese boy growing up in a big city. But his life is far from typical: his mother abandoned him when he was a baby, and his father, Hei Jian, is always out of work, always fighting with his long parade of girlfriends, always getting the two of them involved in some harebrained scheme.

Man smider da ikke børn i skraldespanden, tænker Kaja og hendes bror Lars, da de finder en lille nyfødt pige i en skraldespand. De beslutter sig for at tage sig af hende alene, så der ikke er nogen voksne, der kan svigte hende igen. Det bliver ikke nemt for de to søskende at holde pigen skjult for omverdenen - eller at finde ud af, hvor i alverden hun kommer fra... Den danske forfatter Bent Haller (f. 1946) er oprindeligt uddannet som maler og grafiker fra Det jyske Kunstakademi, men har desuden skabt sig en spændende karriere som forfatter.

At the turn of the century, there were many orphans, due in part to the fact that abortion was illegal, so women who had been indiscriminate or had other issues gave their children to the Catholics to raise in an orphanage. The nuns were good to the children, and the children enjoyed three wholesome meals each day, wore clean clothes, and slept in warm beds with 60 other boys in a dormitory. But when the good nuns had to deal with 500 boys, there was no time for love.

Velvet is a laundress in a Victorian steam laundry. With both her mother and father dead, she is an orphan and has to rely upon her own wits to make a living. The laundry's work is back-breaking and Velvet is desperate to create a better life for herself. Then Velvet is noticed by Madame Savoya, a famed medium, who asks Velvet to come to work for her. Velvet is dazzled at first by the young yet beautifully dressed and bejewelled Madame.

When 12-year-old Prince Lev Lvov goes to live with his aunt at Falcon House, he takes his rightful place as heir to the Lvov family estate. Prince Lev dreams of becoming a hero of Russia like his great ancestors. But he'll discover that dark secrets haunt this house. Prince Lev is the only one who can set them free. Will he be the hero his family needs?

I have loved Rosa since I met her in high-school English, even though the odds have always been stacked against us: She’s the child of criminals, resigned to a bleak future; I’m the heir to a successful construction company, unafraid to go after what I want. And I want Rosa. Always and forever.

Bei ihrer Ru¨ckkehr nach Winterhaus erwartet Elizabeth mehr als eine unangenehme Überraschung. Gehört das neue attraktive Mädchen an der Seite ihres guten Freundes Freddy zu den Strippenziehern, die Gracella und ihre böse Magie wiedererwecken wollen? Und die Rätsel um die Vergangenheit des Hotels häufen sich erneut. Eine unheimlich prickelnde Fortsetzung des erfolgreichen ersten Bandes ›Winterhaus‹. Elizabeth sieht eine unbeschwerte Zeit vor sich, als sie diesmal nach Winterhaus fährt.

Hazel has always known she was different, but she doesn’t know where she came from. When her best friend Pete is kidnapped by strange creatures, she must gather her courage and enter Goblyn Wood, a forest inhabited by fairies. But their magic is being drained away, and Hazel soon realises that her own power is the key to saving both Pete and her new friends. Embarking on an epic journey of discovery, can Hazel restore the balance of the fairy realm?

Yesterday Crumb is no ordinary girl. She was born with fox ears that have cursed her to a lonely life working in the circus, and her origins are a complete mystery. But she is about to escape into the adventure of a lifetime when she learns that she's a strangeling who's lost her magic. Taken in by Miss Dumpling the flamboyant Tea Witch, Yesterday is introduced to a magical, walking teashop filled with fantastical customers, a flying teapot turtle called Pascal and powerful spells in every teacup!

Lost Kids: toddlers found on the outskirts of town. When no one claims them, they grow up at the Neighborlee Children's Home. Some are adopted, some develop superpowers, and some vanish without explanation. Lanie is a Lost Kid. She teams up with Kurt and Felicity, two other Lost Kids, to figure out what they are, and why they are. Mutants? Escaped genetic experiments? Alien visitors? Sometimes they protect the magic, the weird and wonderful of Neighborlee, from the world - and sometimes they have to protect the world from the mysteries and dangers of Neighborlee.

When Hazel Quince ventured into Goblyn Wood, she discovered that she was part-fairy and that the Fae have been hoarding magic. Now, on a mission for the rebels to prove this, and rescue her friend Pete, she needs to travel to the Fae Dominion. But when she arrives, it’s a glorious paradise and Pete is happy. Soon, Hazel begins to forget about her mission. And in the world outside, the threat to Goblyn Wood is increasing.

El joven Thomas Blackpole es huérfano y desea con todas sus fuerzas librarse de su condena en Panópticon, la infame cárcel de Lundenwich. Tras unos meses durísimos entre rejas, la oferta de empleo de la misteriosa señora Wickfield pondrá patas arriba su vida y su percepción de cuanto le rodea.

Carley usa el humor y su inteligencia de la calle para mantener sus muros emocionales altos y gruesos. Pero el día en que entra en adopción temporal y se muda con los Murphy, es como que le cayera un balde de agua fría encima. Esta familia cariñosa y muy activa le muestra a Carley una vida familiar estable que ella nunca pensó podría existir, y se siente como una extraterrestre en ese hogar perfecto.

Fablehouse is a children’s home like no other. Heather and her friends who live here have magic at their fingertips. The children have a powerful friend in Pal, an Arthurian knight who teaches them to harness the powers they find within themselves. But not everyone the children meet is on their side. Fablehouse is threatened by an inspector who is searching for a reason to close down this safe haven for mixed-race children. The kids and their devoted carer Miss Isolde vow to save their home, but Pal is distracted.

Marinus er syv år. Han bor på et børnehjem, og i skolen føler han sig tit anderledes end de andre børn. Marinus kan i det hele taget ikke ret godt lide at gå i skole. Han vil meget hellere være sammen med sin ven Løve, der er en trebenet hund, og som indimellem har brug for Marinus‘ hjælp. En dag får Marinus at vide, at han skal flytte hjem til en plejefamilie. Hvordan kommer det mon til at gå? Vibeke Marx (f.

Buried, by my family's fame. Dying to escape the limelight, and finally, I do. Being raised as a Jayne, I'm under constant scrutiny. The rock band my brothers formed makes it impossible to stay under the radar. Paparazzi, tabloids, rabid fans - you name it and I've got it. It all makes me sick. But getting shipped off to crazy Aunt Betty's house in my senior year of high school isn't any better. After all, there isn't a stray kid or pet in the world that my aunt wouldn't take in. Then I meet her. She's cautious, suspicious, and not interested in me at all. But that's fine by me.

Amid a war torn land, hidden deep within an enchanted forest, hides an orphanage where miracles abound. It s a magical place built by a resolute king who is determined to defeat an evil sorcerer waging bitter war against his people. Victory just might take a miracle, and so the orphanage may very well hide the key to winning the war. A young girl named Kelsey also desperately needs a miracle. She embarks on a quest to find the mysterious and hidden orphanage.

Devin doesn’t remember life before the world got hot; he has grown up farming the scorched earth with his grandfather in their remote valley. When his grandfather dies, Devin heads for the city. Once there, among the stark glass buildings, he finds scores of children, just like him, living alone on the streets. They tell him rumors of a place for abandoned children, with unlimited food and toys and the hope of finding a new family. But only the luckiest get there. An act of kindness earns Devin an invitation to the home, but it’s soon clear that it’s no paradise....

A tale of two cities Gloucester and London. A tale of two boys Toby, saved from an African slave ship, and Aaron, the illegitimate son of the heir to a great estate. A tale of fathers and sons Otis, dealing in the vilest trade of all, and his son Meshak, not quite of this world; Sir William Ashbrook, landowner, and Alexander, the son he disinherits... An epic journey fraught with every danger and excitement, until love triumphs over hate and corruption, from bestselling author Jamila Gavin.

With feudal wars raging through the Japanese countryside, it is no place for children, particularly homeless orphans like six-year-old Saru, who grow up fast and hard in the cold city. When begging does not fill his stomach, stealing and cunning do the trick. The only warmth Saru knows is from a kindly priest who allows him to sleep under his little Shinto shrine in the winter, and Neko, his adopted kitten. Living day-by-day, Saru gives little thought to the future or the course his life might take.