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Twenty years ago, the humans came for their gods. In the bloody revolution, gods were all but wiped out. Ever since, the children they left behind have been imprisoned in an orphanage, watched day and night by the ruthless Guard. Any who show signs of divine power vanish from their beds in the night, all knowledge of their existence denied. No one has ever escaped the orphanage. Until now. Seventeen-year-old Hero is finally free - but at a terrible...
205) Evelyn
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English
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Inspired by a custody case brought before the Irish courts in 1955, Desmond Doyle is a father fighting for the custody of his three children after abandonment by their mother. Due to the Irish law of the time, children could not be raised by one parent in what the courts considered a broken home, thus allowing the Doyle children to be placed in church run orphanages, where neglect and cruelty were not out of the ordinary. Desmond will take his fight...
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Polish
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"Wywołująca dreszcz emocji i grozy opowieść o domu sierot na tajemniczej wyspie, zamieszkiwanym niegdyś przez równie tajemnicze dzieci. Szesnastoletni Jakub, którego dziadek był jednym z nich, przyjeżdża na wyspę, żeby za wszelką cenę odkryć przeszłość dziwnego, zniszczonego domu i jego małych mieszkańców. Czy Jakub zmierzy się z potworami ze swoich snów? Czy osobliwe dzieci ze starych fotografii pokazywanych przez dziadka naprawdę...
208) La ciudad desolada
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Español
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September 3, 1940, ten peculiar children flee an army of deadly monsters. Only one person can help them, but she's trapped in the body of a bird. The extraordinary journey that began in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children continues as Jacob Portman and his newfound friends journey to London, the peculiar capital of the world. There, they hope to find a cure for their beloved headmistress, Miss Peregrine. In this war-torn city, hideous surprises...
209) Sunny: Vol. 4
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Sunny volume 4
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English
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The fourth installment of this poignant series focused on the young lives of a group of foster children travels their trajectory from painful yearning to bittersweet belonging.
212) Take me with you
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English
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Raised in an Italian orphanage in the years following World War II, a biracial girl named Susanna and her best friend Pina want to be adopted but fear being separated.
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Neema lives in an orphanage in Tanzania. She has fun playing with her friend Joseph. She likes to learn as she plays. What will Neema larn today? By sharing Neema's story, we celebrate her many strengths and abilities. Neema has a learning disability. Interior pages designed especially for Neema. The rows of color display the beautiful sky in her country of Tanzania.
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"Throughout a career that encompasses both visually arresting art-house hits and big-budget Hollywood spectacles, director Guillermo del Toro has continually redefined and elevated the horror genre with his deeply personal explorations of myths and monsters. These three Spanish-language films, each a tale of childhood in troubled times, showcase his singular fusion of the fantastic and the real. Drawing inspiration from a rich variety of sources,...
215) The short con
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Pops and Branwell mysteries volume 1
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English
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"After the loss of her parents, Mary Branwell is thrust into a ramshackle orphanage that she discovers doubles as a detective squad run by children. Partnered with legendary kid gumshoe "Pops" Popowski, Mary finds herself solving mysteries on the streets of a crime-ridden, futuristic city."--
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Español
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"En el Quebec de los años 50, franceses e ingleses se toleran a duras penas; tal como sucede entre los padres de Maggie. El padre de Maggie es un angloparlante con grandes ambiciones para su hija que no incluyen un matrimonio con Gabriel Phénix, un joven francés y pobre que vive en la granja de al lado. Sin embargo, el corazón de Maggie le pertenece por completo. Cuando queda embarazada a los quince años, sus padres la obligan a dar a la pequeña...
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日本語
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At Grace Field House, life couldn't be better for the orphans! Though they have no parents, together with the other kids and a kind 'Mama' who cares for them, they form one big, happy family. No child is ever overlooked, especially since they are all adopted by the age of 12. Their daily lives involve rigorous tests, but afterwards, they are allowed to play outside.There is only one rule they must obey, do not leave the orphanage.
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Polish
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Książka "Dom nad błękitnym morzem" autorstwa TJ Klune'a jest powieścią dla tych czytelników, którzy mają ochotę na niezwykłą podróż do świata magii, w którym nie brakuje przygód i niebezpieczeństwa. Tutaj nic nie jest oczywiste, a misja głównego bohatera obfituje nie tylko w niezwykłe wydarzenia, ale może nawet uratować znany nam świat. Linus Barker jest pracownikiem Wydziału Nad Magicznymi Nieletnimi. Jego życie nie należy...
220) Wild orphan
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In late 1920s Missouri, when hard times force her mother to take a night job, eleven-year-old Lizbeth is placed in an orphanage, where her loneliness and worry are eased by a new, if difficult, friendship.