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Orphans

A Theory of Relativity

Jacquelyn Mitchard

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Life of Pi

Yann Martel

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Roses for Mama

Natasha Sperling

Since the death of their parents, teenage Angela and her older brother have been providing the material needs of three younger siblings, but she fears for the future.

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The Miserable Mill

Lemony Snicket

Accidents, evil plots, and general misfortune abound when, in their continuing search for a home, the Beaudelaire orphans are sent to live and work in a sinister lumber mill.

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The Vile Village

Lemony Snicket

Under a new government program based on the saying "It takes a village to raise a child," the Baudelaire orphans are adopted by an entire town, with disastrous results.

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The Austere Academy

Lemony Snicket

As their outrageous misfortune continues, the Baudelaire orphans are shipped off to a miserable boarding school, where they befriend the two Quagmire triplets and find that they have been followed by

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The Reptile Room

Lemony Snicket

After narrowly escaping the menacing clutches of the dastardly Count Olaf, the three Baudelaire orphans are taken in by a kindly herpetologist with whom they live happily for an all-too-brief time.

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The Wide Window

Lemony Snicket

Catastrophes and misfortune continue to plague the Baudelaire orphans after they're sent to live with fearful Aunt Josephine who offers little protection against Count Olaf's treachery.

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Motherless Brooklyn

Jonathan Lethem

Lionel Essrog, a victim of Tourette's syndrome, is rescued from the St.

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The Long Season of Rain

Helen Kim

When an orphan boy comes to live with her family, eleven-year-old Junehee begins to realize that the demands placed on Korean women can destroy their lives.

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