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Author
Series
Orphan trains trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Multnomah Publishers
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
345p. 21cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Broadway Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The touching and revealing first-person account of the remarkable work of Dr. Randy Christensen. Trained as a pediatrician, he works not in a typical hospital setting but, rather, in a 38-foot Winnebago that has been refitted as a doctor's office on wheels. His patients are homeless adolescents and children living on the outskirts of Phoenix.
Author
Series
Orphan trains trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Multnomah Publishers
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
355p. 21cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Orphan trains trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Multnomah Publishers
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
349p. 21cm.
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
"Invisible Child follows eight dramatic years in the life of Dasani Coates, a child with an imagination as soaring as the skyscrapers near her Brooklyn homeless shelter. Born at the turn of a new century, Dasani is named for the bottled water that comes to symbolize Brooklyn's gentrification and the shared aspirations of a divided city. As Dasani grows up, moving with her tight knit family from shelter to shelter, her story reaches back to trace the...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, he is tracked down by a man he's never met -- a man his mother claimed was dangerous. The man tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"It's June's first day at Huey House, and as if losing her home weren't enough, she also can't bring her cherished viola inside. Before the accident last year, her dad saved tip money for a year to buy her viola, and she's not about to give it up now. Tyrell has been at Huey House for three years and gives June a glimpse of the good things about living there: friendship, hot meals, and a classical musician next door. Can he and June work together...