The Orphan's Tale

The Orphan's Tale
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Publisher : MIRA
Total Pages : 378
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781460396421
ISBN-13 : 1460396421
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis The Orphan's Tale by : Pam Jenoff

Look for Pam Jenoff’s new novel, The Woman with the Blue Star, an unforgettable story of courage and friendship during wartime. A New York Times bestseller! “Readers who enjoyed Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale and Sara Gruen’s Water for Elephants will embrace this novel. “ —Library Journal “Secrets, lies, treachery, and passion…. I read this novel in a headlong rush.” —Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train A powerful novel of friendship set in a traveling circus during World War II, The Orphan’s Tale introduces two extraordinary women and their harrowing stories of sacrifice and survival. Sixteen-year-old Noa has been cast out in disgrace after becoming pregnant by a Nazi soldier and being forced to give up her baby. She lives above a small rail station, which she cleans in order to earn her keep… When Noa discovers a boxcar containing dozens of Jewish infants bound for a concentration camp, she is reminded of the child that was taken from her. And in a moment that will change the course of her life, she snatches one of the babies and flees into the snowy night. Noa finds refuge with a German circus, but she must learn the flying trapeze act so she can blend in undetected, spurning the resentment of the lead aerialist, Astrid. At first rivals, Noa and Astrid soon forge a powerful bond. But as the facade that protects them proves increasingly tenuous, Noa and Astrid must decide whether their friendship is enough to save one another—or if the secrets that burn between them will destroy everything. Don’t miss Pam Jenoff’s new novel, Code Name Sapphire, a riveting tale of bravery and resistance during World War II. Read these other sweeping epics from New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff: The Woman with the Blue Star The Lost Girls of Paris The Ambassador’s Daughter The Diplomat’s Wife The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach The Kommandant’s Girl The Winter Guest

An Orphan's Tale

An Orphan's Tale
Author :
Publisher : Holt McDougal
Total Pages : 284
Release :
ISBN-10 : UCAL:B4446973
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis An Orphan's Tale by : Jay Neugeboren

The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice

The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice
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Publisher : Bantam
Total Pages : 530
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780553904413
ISBN-13 : 0553904418
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice by : Catherynne Valente

Catherynne M. Valente enchanted readers with her spellbinding In the Night Garden. Now she continues to weave her storytelling magic in the next book of Orphan’s Tales—an epic of the fantastic and the exotic, the monstrous and mysterious, that will transport you far away from the everyday. . . . Her name and origins are unknown, but the endless tales inked upon this orphan’s eyelids weave a spell over all who listen to her read her secret history. And who can resist the stories she tells? From the Lake of the Dead and the City of Marrow to the artists who remain behind in a ghost city of spice, here are stories of hedgehog warriors and winged skeletons, loyal leopards and sparrow calligraphers. Nothing is too fantastic, anything can happen, but you’ll never guess what comes next in these intimately linked adventures of firebirds and djinn, singing manticores, mutilated unicorns, and women made entirely of glass and gears. Graced with the magical illustrations of Michael Kaluta, In the Cities of Coins and Spice is a book of dreams and wonders unlike any you’ve ever encountered. Open it anywhere and you will fall under its spell. For here the story never ends and the magic is only beginning. . . .

The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden

The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden
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Publisher : Spectra
Total Pages : 500
Release :
ISBN-10 : UVA:X030196536
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden by : Catherynne Valente

A lonely girl who has been hidden away in a secret garden encounters a curious prince and begins to tell him fantastical tales to keep him near.

The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach

The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach
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Publisher : MIRA
Total Pages : 380
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780778317548
ISBN-13 : 0778317544
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach by : Pam Jenoff

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan's TaleSummer 1941 Young Adelia Montforte flees fascist Italy for America, where she is whisked away to the shore by her well-meaning aunt and uncle. Here, she meets and falls for Charlie Connally, the eldest of the four Irish-Catholic boys next door. But all hopes for a future together are soon throttled by the war and a tragedy that hits much closer to home. Grief-stricken, Addie flees--first to Washington and then to war-torn London--and finds a position at a prestigious newspaper, as well as a chance to redeem lost time, lost family...and lost love. But the past always nips at her heels, demanding to be reckoned with. And in a final, fateful choice, Addie discovers that the way home may be a path she never suspected.

The Orphan Master's Son

The Orphan Master's Son
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Publisher : Random House Incorporated
Total Pages : 465
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780812992793
ISBN-13 : 0812992792
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis The Orphan Master's Son by : Adam Johnson

The son of a singer mother whose career forcibly separated her from her family and an influential father who runs an orphan work camp, Pak Jun Do rises to prominence using instinctive talents and eventually becomes a professional kidnapper and romantic rival to Kim Jong Il. By the author of Parasites Like Us.

Abandoned and Forgotten

Abandoned and Forgotten
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Publisher : Wheatmark, Inc.
Total Pages : 442
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781587366932
ISBN-13 : 1587366932
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Abandoned and Forgotten by : Evelyne Tannehill

Much has been written about World War II, but not often do we hear about the immeasurable suffering of the Germans who wanted no part of Hitler's regime. Abandoned and Forgotten is the memoir of a young girl growing up in the then-German province of East Prussia by the Baltic Sea. Orphaned at the age of nine and left to fend for herself in a hostile world, Evelyne Tannehill witnessed firsthand what happens when law and order break down and self-preservation becomes the only thing that matters. Her journey is a poignant example of how resilient the human spirit can be, even in the face of war's greatest horrors.

The Orphan Keeper

The Orphan Keeper
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Publisher : Turtleback Books
Total Pages : 0
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0606407448
ISBN-13 : 9780606407441
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis The Orphan Keeper by : Camron Wright

Seven-year-old Chellamuthu's life--and his destiny--is forever changed when he is kidnapped from his village in Southern India and sold to the Lincoln Home for Homeless Children. His family is desperate to find him, and Chellamuthu anxiously tells th

Orphan Island

Orphan Island
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 162
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780062443434
ISBN-13 : 0062443437
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis Orphan Island by : Laurel Snyder

A National Book Award Longlist title! "A wondrous book, wise and wild and deeply true." —Kelly Barnhill, Newbery Medal-winning author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon "This is one of those books that haunts you long after you read it. Thought-provoking and magical." —Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series In the tradition of modern-day classics like Sara Pennypacker's Pax and Lois Lowry's The Giver comes a deep, compelling, heartbreaking, and completely one-of-a-kind novel about nine children who live on a mysterious island. On the island, everything is perfect. The sun rises in a sky filled with dancing shapes; the wind, water, and trees shelter and protect those who live there; when the nine children go to sleep in their cabins, it is with full stomachs and joy in their hearts. And only one thing ever changes: on that day, each year, when a boat appears from the mist upon the ocean carrying one young child to join them—and taking the eldest one away, never to be seen again. Today’s Changing is no different. The boat arrives, taking away Jinny’s best friend, Deen, replacing him with a new little girl named Ess, and leaving Jinny as the new Elder. Jinny knows her responsibility now—to teach Ess everything she needs to know about the island, to keep things as they’ve always been. But will she be ready for the inevitable day when the boat will come back—and take her away forever from the only home she’s known? "A unique and compelling story about nine children who live with no adults on a mysterious island. Anyone who has ever been scared of leaving their family will love this book" (from the Brightly.com review, which named Orphan Island a best book of 2017).

Orphan Train

Orphan Train
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 337
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780062101204
ISBN-13 : 006210120X
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis Orphan Train by : Christina Baker Kline

The #1 New York Times Bestseller Now featuring a sneak peek at Christina's forthcoming novel The Exiles, coming August 2020. “A lovely novel about the search for family that also happens to illuminate a fascinating and forgotten chapter of America’s history. Beautiful.”—Ann Packer Between 1854 and 1929, so-called orphan trains ran regularly from the cities of the East Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest, carrying thousands of abandoned children whose fates would be determined by pure luck. Would they be adopted by a kind and loving family, or would they face a childhood and adolescence of hard labor and servitude? As a young Irish immigrant, Vivian Daly was one such child, sent by rail from New York City to an uncertain future a world away. Returning east later in life, Vivian leads a quiet, peaceful existence on the coast of Maine, the memories of her upbringing rendered a hazy blur. But in her attic, hidden in trunks, are vestiges of a turbulent past. Seventeen-year-old Molly Ayer knows that a community service position helping an elderly woman clean out her home is the only thing keeping her out of juvenile hall. But as Molly helps Vivian sort through her keepsakes and possessions, she discovers that she and Vivian aren't as different as they appear. A Penobscot Indian who has spent her youth in and out of foster homes, Molly is also an outsider being raised by strangers, and she, too, has unanswered questions about the past. Moving between contemporary Maine and Depression-era Minnesota, Orphan Train is a powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of second chances, and unexpected friendship.