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Tag Archives: orphans
The Humming Room
The Humming Room by Ellen Potter Roo has always kept to herself. Perhaps it was this tendency that kept her safe as her family was killed. Once Roo is officially on her own, rather than just functionally on her own, … Continue reading
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Anyone else feeling nostalgic for a green copy with Mary on the front? I swear this makes it look like a guide to gardening rather than a children’s classic. As is the case … Continue reading
Mandy
Mandy (Julie Andrews Collection) by Julie Edwards (okay fine, by Julie Andrews, she of Mary Poppins and Sound of Music fame) Any book that starts with an orphan at an orphanage is bound to be fraught with social issues if … Continue reading
Maggie & Oliver or A Bone of One’s Own
Maggie & Oliver or A Bone of One’s Own by Jennifer Thermes I grabbed this off the new books shelf at my local library because I never could resist a scampish dog and it did look so old-fashioned and heartwarming. … Continue reading
Posted in Primary Grades
Tagged adoption, Boston, child labor, dogs, historical fiction, orphans
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The Root Cellar
The Root Cellar by Janet Lunn Rose has never really had a home, or friends. Her parents died when she was quite young and her grandmother has brought her up traveling all over the world. When her grandmother dies in … Continue reading
Ninth Ward
Ninth Ward is a small book of exquisite beauty. A stark contrast to all the epic stories out there these days, Ninth Ward gives us a mere ten days with our characters: the days immediately prior to Hurricane Katrina, through … Continue reading
Understood Betsy
I loved this book as a child, I’ve read it countless times. Little Elizabeth Ann has been raised by her dear Aunts in the city. She is a frail little thing who is prone to tears and easily frightened. When … Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grades, Primary Grades
Tagged adoption, education, favorites, historical fiction, orphans, parenting
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