Orphan at My Door

Orphan at My Door

Author: Jean Little

Publisher: Markham, Ont. : Scholastic Canada

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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Through the diary of 10-year-old Victoria Cope, we learn about the arrival of ragged Mary Anna, one of the thousands of impoverished British children who were sent to Canada at the beginning of the century. Mary Anna joins the Cope family as a servant and is treated well, but she has to cope with the initial apprehension of the family members and the loss of her brother, Jasper, who was placed with another family. Victoria vows to help Mary Anna find her brother, so they can be a family once again.


Dear Canada: Orphan at My Door

Dear Canada: Orphan at My Door

Author: Jean Little

Publisher: Scholastic Canada

Published: 2011-09-01

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 144311314X

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Through the diary of 10-year-old Victoria Cope, we learn about the arrival of ragged Mary Anna, one of the thousands of impoverished British children who were sent to Canada at the beginning of the century. Mary Anna joins the Cope family as a servant and is treated well, but she has to cope with the initial apprehension of the family members and the loss of her brother, Jasper, who was placed with another family. Victoria vows to help Mary Anna find her brother, so they can be a family once again.


Orphan Doors

Orphan Doors

Author: Bea Seidl

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781480037168

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Orphan Doors is the story of Bea Seidl, who as a young girl growing up in the Fox River Valley in northeastern Wisconsin, who came from a dysfunctional family and was abruptly chaperoned in a fancy new dress to a new life. Before she could hardly make sense of what was happening, she was the newest resident of St. Joseph's Orphanage in Green Bay, where stern nuns, rigid regiments, and scant tenderness defined her days. From her days in the orphanage she struggles to create her own family.


Dear Canada: Pieces of the Past

Dear Canada: Pieces of the Past

Author: Carol Matas

Publisher: Scholastic Canada

Published: 2013-02-01

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 1443124567

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A young Jewish girl recounts her experiences during a horrifying time in recent history. As Rose begins her diary, she is in her third home since coming to Winnipeg. Traumatized by her experiences in the Holocaust, she struggles to connect with others, and above all, to trust again. When her new guardian, Saul, tries to get Rose to deal with what happened to her during the war, she begins writing in her diary about how she survived the murder of the Jews in Poland by going into hiding. Memories of herself and her mother being taken in by those willing to risk sheltering Jews, moving from place to place, being constantly on the run to escape capture, begin to flood her diary pages. Recalling those harrowing days, includingwhen they stumbled on a resistance cell deep in the forest and lived underground in filthy conditions, begins to take its toll on Rose. As she delves deeper into her past, she is haunted by the most terrifying memory of all. Will she find the courage to bear witness to her mother's ultimate sacrifice?


The Orphan's Song

The Orphan's Song

Author: Lauren Kate

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2021-09-07

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 0735212589

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The historical adult debut novel by # 1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Kate, The Orphan's Song is a breathtaking story of passion, heartbreak, and betrayal, and a celebration of the enduring nature and transformative power of love. "A tangled knot of betrayal and love, lies and redemption. Marvelous." --Fiona Davis, author of The Address A song brought them together. A secret will tear them apart. When Violetta and Mino meet, one finds true love and the other denies it. Both orphans at the Hospital of the Incurables in Venice, an orphanage and music conservatory, they meet and make music together clandestinely until Violetta is selected for the Incurables' renowned chorus. In order to join she signs an oath never to sing beyond the church doors, effectively sequestering herself for life. Mino flees, heartbroken. Too late, Violetta realizes what she has lost. In rebellion she begins a dangerous and forbidden nightlife, unknowingly drawing closer to Mino as he searches Venice for his long-lost mother. Mino and Violetta must each journey through passion, heartache, and betrayal before a dangerous secret reunites them, leading to a shocking and final confrontation.


Anne of Green Gables, My Daughter, and Me

Anne of Green Gables, My Daughter, and Me

Author: Lorilee Craker

Publisher: NavPress

Published: 2015-08-20

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1496409736

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A charming and heartwarming true story for anyone who has ever longed for a place to belong. “Anne of Green Gables,” My Daughter, and Me is a witty romp through the classic novel; a visit to the magical shores of Prince Edward Island; and a poignant personal tale of love, faith, and loss. And it all started with a simple question: “What’s an orphan?” The words from her adopted daughter, Phoebe, during a bedtime reading of Anne of Green Gables stopped Lorilee Craker in her tracks. How could Lorilee, who grew up not knowing her own birth parents, answer Phoebe’s question when she had wrestled all her life with feeling orphaned—and learned too well that not every story has a happy ending? So Lorilee set off on a quest to find answers in the pages of the very book that started it all, determined to discover—and teach her daughter—what home, family, and belonging really mean. If you loved the poignancy of Orphan Train and the humor of Mennonite in a Little Black Dress, you will be captivated by “Anne of Green Gables,” My Daughter, and Me. It’s a beautiful memoir that deftly braids three lost girls’ stories together, speaks straight to the heart of the orphan in us all, and shows us the way home at last.


Orphan Eleven

Orphan Eleven

Author: Gennifer Choldenko

Publisher: Yearling

Published: 2021-09-21

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0385742568

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For readers who love the circus, and anyone who has dreamed of finding the perfect home, comes an engaging adventure from a Newbery Honor-winning storyteller. Four orphans have escaped from the Home for Friendless Children. One is Lucy, who used to talk and sing, until life at the Home silenced her. The other orphans find work and friends at the circus, but no one will hire a mute girl. Lucy must find her voice or she will be left behind when the circus goes on the rails. Meanwhile, people are searching for Lucy, and her puzzling past is about to catch up with her. This irresistible, heartfelt novel by the master storyteller of the Tales from Alcatraz series is full of marvels and surprises.


The Orphan Master's Son

The Orphan Master's Son

Author: Adam Johnson

Publisher: Random House Incorporated

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 0812992792

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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.


Every Whispered Word

Every Whispered Word

Author: Karyn Monk

Publisher: Bantam

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 0553584421

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The irrepressible aristocrat Genevieve MacPhail encounters an unexpected passion with an unconventional young inventor, in a romance set against the backdrop of Victorian England. Original.


Dear Canada: A Prairie as Wide as the Sea

Dear Canada: A Prairie as Wide as the Sea

Author: Sarah Ellis

Publisher: Scholastic Canada

Published: 2011-09-01

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1443113344

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Ivy Weatherall is just 11 years old when her family leaves England for the promised riches of Canada's expanding West. They've come to join her uncle for the available land, the lush harvests, and the opportunity for success. But in Milorie, Saskatchewan, their dreams crumble into dust when they reach Uncle Alf's small sod hut and discover that jobs are scarce, and that they can barely make ends meet. Ivy's relatives pack up and head back to England, but to Ivy, Canada is full of wonder and beginning to feel like home. There are challenges in her new life, but Ivy's feisty character and her sense of wonder for a prairie as wide as the sea make her adventure one that readers won't easily forget. Vetted by a historical expert, this book contains maps, period illustrations/documents, and an extensive historical note.