Orphans Home

Some families look alike, some don't. Some families are formed through birth, and some families are formed by adoption. But as the little girl in this heartwarming book makes clear, being a family isn't about who you look like or where you were born - it's about the love that binds you together. Adoptive families are sure to delight in the special story of the narrator's adoption - from her parents' excited preparations and long journey by airplane to meet her, to their life together as a family. A reassuring look at how one little girl came into her parents' world - and made them a family forever.

آمل لأجلك أنت، ألا تكون قد اخترت قراءة هذا الكتاب بحثًا عن تجربة سارة. إن كان الأمر كذلك، فأرجوك أن تضع هذا الكتاب جانبًا في الحال، لأنه، ومن كل الكتب التي تصف حياة أيتام بودلير التعيسة، الورشة البائسة هو الأكثر تعاسة حتى الآن.

إذا كنت تبحث عن قصة تحكي عن صغار مبتهجين، يقضون وقتًا ممتعًا في مدرسة داخلية، فابحث بعيدًا عن هنا. ﭬيوليت وكلاوس وصني بودلير أطفال أذكياء وماهرون، وقد تتوقع أنهم سيبلون بلاءً حسنًا في المدرسة، لكن الحقيقة غير ذلك. كانت المدرسة الداخلية بالنسبة إلى الإخوة بودلير حلقة بائسة أخرى من حياتهم التعسة. والحقيقة أنه في فصول هذا الكتاب المروِّع سيواجه الإخوة الثلاثة عضات الكابوريا، والعقوبات الصارمة، والطحالب، والامتحانات الشاملة، وحفلات الكمان، والنظام المِتريّ. ومن واجبي أن أظل مستيقظًا طوال الليل لكتابة تاريخ هؤلاء الإخوة الثلاثة وأنتَ تغط في نوم عميق، وفي هذه الحال قد يكون عليك اختيار كتاب آخر!

Thousands of years ago, the Evernight came to the Silver Kingdom and turned everything to darkness and chaos. It was defeated thanks only to the skill and bravery of the Witches. But now, the Evernight is about to return, released by the evil Mrs Hester, and the only spell that might stop it is lost, deep below the great city of King’s Haven. Larabelle Fox stumbles across a mysterious wooden box while treasure hunting in the city’s sewers. Little does she realise she is about to be catapulted into an adventure, facing wild magic and mortal danger - and a man who casts no shadow.

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?

Forgiveness is beyond the power of the Siren. Magic and mystery fill the Siren’s Realm, but danger seeps into the cracks of her world. The Compère has arrived, bringing with him spectacle laced with brutality. In the face of unprecedented fear, the people of the Siren’s Realm need a champion to defend them. But Bertrand Wayland has fled the Siren’s Realm and the people who dwell there. The Siren does not take abandonment lightly. As the danger from the Compère grows, the Siren casts Maggie Trent from her realm and into a world of darkness where death lurks in every shadow. With her ...

Bei Mr. Deere wohnen und für ihn arbeiten - etwas Schlimmeres kann sich Josch gar nicht vorstellen. Denn Mr. Deere ist kein bisschen nett, sondern hart und unfreundlich. Da bleibt Josch nur eins: Er reißt aus dem Waisenhaus aus. Die Geschichte ist so liebevoll und anschaulich erzählt, dass man bis zum Ende mitfiebert.

Book 2 of “Emma Puff’s Secrets Series” continues the adventures and antics of Emma Puff and friends along with Rusty, her talking puppy that only Emma and her friend George can hear, and Mr. Musk, the mischievous talking parrot. Once a 90-year-old woman and now a nine-year-old girl, Emma, her old dog Rusty, and her lifelong best friend, George, were transported to their youth by the same purple potion that Mr. Musk meddled with. Puppy Rusty serves as the award-winning series’ narrator. Now Emma, George, Rusty and Mr. Musk all live with the Goldhearts, a loving foster family.

Lili jest zwykłą dziewczynką… choć może nie do końca. Jako niemowlę została znaleziona przez starą kwiaciarkę i przez nią wychowana jak córka. Gdy ma już dziewięć lat, postanawia odnaleźć swoją mamę i wyrusza na długą wędrówkę w nieznane. Jednak już niebawem na jej drodze stanie dziwny wędrowiec i od tej pory wszystko potoczy się inaczej... „Lili w Krainie Baśni” to niezwykła opowieść o trosce o innych, odwadze i poszukiwaniu swojego miejsca w świecie, a przede wszystkim o tym, że dobro zawsze zwycięża.

What Is Your Story? is an engaging audiobook that gives children permission to discover their unique journey of adoption or kinship. The book's goal is to normalize the questions children have while at the same time normalizing the need to ask them. Each chapter can be listened to independently and even out of order in an effort to focus on each child's specific story.

The Robyn Hood series follows the crusades of thirteen-year-old Robyn Hood, an orphan and benevolent thief who uses her masterful skills to help people in need by taking from those who prey on the weak and innocent. With the help of her ragtag band of sidekicks, the Hoods, Robyn seeks justice against an urban backdrop of mystery, danger, and suspense.

Christmas Eve. While the rest of London is celebrating, Private Investigator Ryan Kyd is drowning his sorrows in his local pub. On his way back to the office to crash out on the sofa, he sees a woman being mugged in the street. Her handbag has been stolen - and it contains a priceless necklace that she has borrowed from the auction house where she works. If she can’t get it back she faces not only losing her job, but a jail sentence as well. Gallantly, Ryan Kyd comes to her rescue.

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.

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.

Marie, jeune orpheline de mère et dont le père a disparu, est placée chez des gens cupides comme écosseuse de petits pois. Ses seuls amis sont Jean le galopin, qui travaille au château, et une araignée, "l'Etourdie", qui peine à tisser ses toiles, mais qui parle. Paolo, son père, a été condamné à tort et purge sa peine loin de là ; il revient dans la région une fois libéré et, grâce aux pouvoirs de la magie, il retrouvera sa fille.

Apprentice tea witch Yesterday Crumb is on a mission to find her mother. First stop in her search is London to watch The Wild Feast, the biggest magical cooking competition in Europe. But when the teashop Yesterday and her friends call home is shrunk by the Faerie Queen's Spymaster, she must join the competition to win it back. Yesterday will have to face more than just a fierce competition when new enemies emerge and members of the Faerie Court start to go missing.

A beautifully written story about two children trying to find their way in a world that's grey and cold, and what happens when the sky turns blue. "I've put this story together from the diaries I kept when Zac and I were children. I wrote them because I felt we were almost invisible and I wanted to make sure our story was told, and also in the hope that life would get better for the small unloved girl that was me, and my even smaller unloved brother. And if life didn't get better or at least more interesting I was going to make it up...."

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.

Devorah’s world is shattered by the tragedies of post-Great War Europe: gas poisoning, famine, typhoid, and influenza. Then comes the Night of the Burning, when Cossacks provoke Christian Poles to attack their Jewish neighbors.

Once upon a time, in a dark city far away, there lived a boy called Walter, who had nothing but his name to call his own. The handwritten book, with its strangely vivid illustrations, has been hidden in the old house for a long, long time. Tonight, four students and their teacher will find it. Tonight, at last, the haunting story of Walter and the mysterious girl called Sparrow will be read – right to the very end.