Author: George JacquePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
The sweep's apprentice, by the author of 'Three street orphans'.
Author: George JacqueGrandma and her grandchildren, by the author of 'Three street orphans'.
Author: GrandmaCharles Dickens and the Street Children of London
Author: Andrea WarrenPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547395744
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
The motivations behind Dickens' novels and the poverty-stricken world of 19th century London.
Children of the Street
Author: Kwei QuarteyPublisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0812981677
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In the slums of Accra, Ghana’s fast-moving, cosmopolitan capital, teenagers are turning up dead. Inspector Darko Dawson has seen many crimes, but this latest string of murders—in which all the young victims bear a chilling signature—is the most unsettling of his career. Are these heinous acts a form of ritual killing or the work of a lone, cold-blooded monster? With time running out, Dawson embarks on a harrowing journey through the city’s underbelly and confronts the brutal world of the urban poor, where street children are forced to fight for their very survival—and a cunning killer seems just out of reach.
Children of Bombay
Author: Dario MitidieriPublisher: Dewi Lewis Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Winner of the 1994 European Publishers Award for Photography, this outstanding book focuses on the street children of India's largest city where an estimated 30,000 children are homeless. Living on the streets, under bridges, in railway stations, or anywhere they can find without being harassed by the police or criminals, these children have no rights and are generally considered a nuisance. An extraordinarily forceful work by one of Italy's most respected photographers.
Alone in the World
Author: Catherine ReefPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618356706
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
From the almshouses of the 1800s to the foster home programs of the present, find out about our country's evolving attitudes toward its neediest children.
Orphan Trains
Author: Marylin Irvin HoltPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803235977
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
"From 1850 to 1930 America witnessed a unique emigration and resettlement of at least 200,000 children and several thousand adults, primarily from the East Coast to the West. This 'placing out,' an attempt to find homes for the urban poor, was best known by the 'orphan trains' that carried the children. Holt carefully analyzes the system, initially instituted by the New York Children's Aid Society in 1853, tracking its imitators as well as the reasons for its creation and demise. She captures the children's perspective with the judicious use of oral histories, institutional records, and newspaper accounts. This well-written volume sheds new light on the multifaceted experience of children's immigration, changing concepts of welfare, and Western expansion. It is good, scholarly social history."—Library Journal
The Orphan's Song
Author: Lauren KatePublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735212589
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
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.
Orphan Train Rider
Author: Andrea WarrenPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395913628
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Discusses the placement of over 200,000 orphaned or abandoned children in homes throughout the Midwest from 1854 to 1929 by recounting the story of one boy and his brothers.
The Orphans of St Halibut's
Author: Sophie WillsPublisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1529013380
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Stolen cakes, major explosions and an unforgettable cast of characters – dive into The Orphans of St Halibut's, a hilarious caper from debut author Sophie Wills and million-copy bestselling illustrator, David Tazzyman. Perfect for fans of Roald Dahl and Lemony Snicket. Life has been perfect ever since the orphans of St Halibut's buried their matron – don't look like that, it was an accident! Tig, Stef, Herc, and Pamela the goat just have to make sure nobody finds out they're on their own. Discovering that an Inspector is on his way, they'll need to convince him that everything is peachy or they'll be sent to the Mending House – where badly behaved orphans go, never to return. But the Inspector is not quite what he seems and things very quickly go from bad to spectacularly out of hand . . . Can these crafty kids outsmart the adults and save their home? 'This book reminded me of an old fashioned film caper – a little like St Trinians meets Oliver with a twist of Matilda thrown in' Year 6 Teacher and Parent ‘I would recommend this book to people that like spooky, funny and adventurous stories’ Reader, aged 8