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3) Lost
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English
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When their father fails to come home one day, Lola and Amit face a terrifying new reality. With no money and no idea how to look after themselves, they are made homeless and must find a way to survive on the streets. Things go from bad to worse when Lola and Amit are separated. In a race to find her brother, Lola must rely on the help of Rafi - a boy who, like her, is struggling to endure homelessness. Thrilling and hard-hitting in equal measure,...
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American girl BeForever. Kit, 1934 volume 2
Kit classic volume 2
American girl BeForever. Kit 1934 volume 2
Kit classic volume 2
American girl BeForever. Kit 1934 volume 2
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English
Description
"For Kit, the Depression has brought big changes: a houseful of boarders, tons of chores, and no birthday party. Then Aunt Millie arrives, and it looks as if her great ideas might turn things around for the Kittredges. But when Kit's taste for adventure gets her into trouble, she discovers that the Depression has hit a lot of people far worse than her own family. Can one girl make a difference for homeless kids--when even grownups have lost hope?"--...
7) Mandy
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English
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Longing for a place of her own, a ten-year-old orphan creates a secret home in a deserted cottage in the village of St. Martin's Green. Then one stormy night at the cottage, Mandy gets sick, and no one knows how to find her, except a special friend she didn't know she had.
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Wanderville volume 2
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English
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"When the town sheriff discovers the exact location of 'Wanderville, ' the orphans who live there--Jack, Frances, Harold, Alexander, and their new friends--must flee their home in the woods"--
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English
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Guy Hudgens, age 13, mysteriously tumbles into a haunted creek in Kansas, is rescued by the Hogg Fiddler Jug Band, and returned to his home in Chicago. But he has no actual home -- until he decides to take up permanent residence in the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. He successfully dodges cameras, security officers, and Child Protective Services, until an act of vandalism at the museum points national attention his way. Guy makes a decision...
10) Młot Thora
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Series
Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard volume 2
Language
Polish
Description
"Młot Thora znów zaginął. Bóg piorunów ma niepokojący zwyczaj gubienia swojej broni - najpotężniejszego oręża w dziewięciu światach. Tym razem jednak stało się coś poważniejszego: młot wpadł w ręce wroga. Jeśli Magnus Chase i jego przyjaciele nie odnajdą szybko młota, światy żywych pozostaną bez ochrony przed inwazją olbrzymów. Rozpocznie się Ragnarök i dziewięć światów stanie w płomieniach. Niestety jedyną osobą,...
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Wanderville volume 3
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English
Description
"The orphans of Wanderville have decided never again to let themselves be misled by adults offering them shiny red apples and warm beds. They're going to make their way to California and establish a more permanent spot for Wanderville, one where the Society for Children's Aid and Relief (otherwise known as S-C-A-R) will never find them. But when the orphans are suddenly left without transportation, they must locate a new means of getting to their...