Splendors And Glooms
When Clara vanishes after the puppeteer Grisini and two orphaned assistants were at her twelfth birthday party, suspicion of kidnapping chases the trio away from London and soon the two orphans are caught in a trap set by Grisini's ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance to shed before it is too late.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 82
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
subjects: puppets, orphans [X], kidnapping, witches, blessing and cursing, london (england) [X], great britain, audiobooks, magic, historical fiction, historical fiction, electronic books [X], puppets and puppet plays, juvenile fiction / toys, dolls, puppets, electronic books
Oliver Twist
An abridged version of the adventures of the orphan boy who is forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 800
subjects: orphans [X], brigands and robbers, robbers and outlaws, london (england) [X], great britain, thieves, electronic books [X], electronic books
Alistair Grim's Odditorium
In Victorian England, Grubb, an orphan about twelve years old, escapes his life of drudgery as a chimney sweep's apprentice and finds himself in a very strange house filled with magical objects and creatures, but soon he learns that there are dark forces seeking his new master.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 860
subjects: magic, apprentices, dwellings, animals, mythical, orphans [X], london (england) [X], great britain, houses, mythical animals, fantasy, fantasy fiction, electronic books [X]