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Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Denounced by her 1950 Tennessee community as an old maid, 30-something Ivorie Walker hides her loneliness and grief over her mother's death behind good-humored independence before advocating on behalf of a feral boy who has been stealing vegetables from her garden.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
Fifteen-year-old Miss Penelope Lumley, a recent graduate of the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, is hired as governess to three young children who have been raised by wolves and must teach them to behave in a civilized manner quickly, in preparation for a Christmas ball.
Author
Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Miss Penelope Lumley, a governess trained at the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, takes the three Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place to London, England, and learns they are under a curse.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Abandoned by a grieving mother to raise herself in a walled-off property in rural Washington, Linda escapes into a hostile outside world before a potential friendship and an unexplained fire unleash life-threatening consequences.
Author
Publisher
Two Lions
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Lost at sea as a baby, Leo grew up in a family of sea lions and when he is suddenly reunited with his human parents, Leo finds he loves them too, but feeling like a fish out of water, he tries to a find a way to be a part of both his families.
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Raised off the grid by his survivalist father in the middle of nowhere, his own survival skills not yet honed, Remy is days shy of his eighth birthday when his father unexpectedly dies. He is found--near feral, silent, and terrified--in the small rural town of Blaire. To Anne, a nurturing mother of two adopted teenagers who's still dealing with her own childhood rejections, Remy is not a lost cause. Just a challenging one. As Remy cautiously adapts...
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