The boxcar children: Four orphaned siblings set up housekeeping in an abandoned boxcar because they think their grandfather is mean; but after becoming acquainted with him, they realize he is a nice man and they move into his house and live happily ever after. Surprise Island: The Alden children spend living on their grandfather's island. The yellow house mystery: Relates the exploits of the four Alden children as they locate a missing man. The...

Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.

After the death of the stern aunt who raised them since they were orphaned, eleven-year-old Sallie and her fifteen-year-old sister escape their self-serving guardians and begin an adventure resembling those in the dime novels Sallie loves to read.

Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.

Journeying from his rat kingdom in the London sewers into the human world, timid young rat Efren learns of a human doctor's plans to destroy the entire rat population, a danger that compels Efren's friendship with a sensitive boy.

"From the internationally best-selling author, a twisted, multi-layered spin on the classic horror novel. In the wake of his parents' tragic deaths in a house fire, fourteen-year-old Richard Elauved has been sent to live with his aunt and uncle in the remote, insular town of Ballantyne. Richard quickly earns a reputation as an outcast, and when a classmate named Tom goes missing, everyone suspects the new, angry boy is responsible for his disappearance....

Teenaged orphan Alice Ringwald has no memory beyond six months ago. The only life she knows is the new one she's creating one day at a time with the loving couple that recently adopted her and gave her new hope. That hope, however, is shattered one night when she is abducted by a strange man. Renamed Eden, she is taken to a swamp and brought into a world where God doesn't make sense. When she turns 18 and learns she has money coming to her, a trip...

When Pierce and Darlene meet in her father's tailor shop, their lives are on very different paths. But neither can forget the other. My Valentine: New York City, 1835. Pierce, heir of a prominent businessman, meets Jewish shop girl Darlene in her father's tailor shop. Will their social, cultural, and religious differences put them on different paths? Little shoes and mistletoe: New York City, 1898. Can Eliza and her Aunt Phoebe put their faiths into...

"The Amish Suitor: With his orphaned nephew depending on him, Amish carpenter Eli Troyer moves to Harmony Creek Hollow to start over. And when schoolteacher Miriam Hartz offers to teach Eli, who is hard of hearing, how to read lips, he can't refuse. Spending time with Miriam forges a bond between them. Can two wounded hearts overcome their pasts to make a family together? Her Forgiving Amish Heart by Rebecca Kertz: Leah Stoltzfus hasn't forgiven Henry...

Theo Stein-Meyer loves being part of the Magic Misfits. Armed with his trusty violin bow, he completes the team with his levitation skills, unflappable calm, and proper manners. But when a girl named Emily begins to spend time with the group, Theo is surprisingly drawn to her. She seems to understand the pull he feels between music and magic, between family and friends. Then a famous ventriloquist arrives in town, and the Misfits are sure he (and...