Author: Charlie King
Publisher: New Generation Publishing
ISBN: 1787193551
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188

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Sam Watkins, an orphaned young teenager, possesses the ability to read the minds of almost everyone he meets. Howard Lyons, the owner of the orphanage where Sam has lived since he was a baby, has been reluctant to let Sam leave the orphanage. Unable to read the mind of Mr Lyons, he takes it upon himself to investigate the reasons behind the owner's decisions and learn more about the origin of his ability, his parents and the potential of his power. However, Sam's investigation and mind-reading abilities reveal a power struggle at the top of a faltering orphanage between Mr. Lyons and his assistant Natalie. Sam's involvement in this conflict leads him to look for ways to save the orphanage and uncover the true motivations of both the owner and his assistant while trying to learn about his past.

Author: Charles King
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781717596277
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 226

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Ten years on from the events that took place inside The Lyons Orphanage, Sam is still no closer to finding his parents.Sam takes a job at the Crown Prosecution Service to find clues about the identity of his parents by investigating the case against Howard Lyons, who was sectioned as a result of his actions.Nicholas Lyons, stricken with illness, pleads with Sam to visit his brother and have him transferred to a prison for his crimes, to save Howard from the indignity of life in a psychiatric hospital.This sets Sam on a path to learn all he can about the case but clean-cut Sam knows he'll have to break a few rules to get to the bottom of it.

Author: John E. Murray
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226924106
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 291

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The first public orphanage in America, the Charleston Orphan House saw to the welfare and education of thousands of children from poor white families in the urban South. From wealthy benefactors to the families who sought its assistance to the artisans and merchants who relied on its charges as apprentices, the Orphan House was a critical component of the city’s social fabric. By bringing together white citizens from all levels of society, it also played a powerful political role in maintaining the prevailing social order. John E. Murray tells the story of the Charleston Orphan House for the first time through the words of those who lived there or had family members who did. Through their letters and petitions, the book follows the families from the events and decisions that led them to the Charleston Orphan House through the children’s time spent there to, in a few cases, their later adult lives. What these accounts reveal are families struggling to maintain ties after catastrophic loss and to preserve bonds with children who no longer lived under their roofs. An intimate glimpse into the lives of the white poor in early American history, The Charleston Orphan House is moreover an illuminating look at social welfare provision in the antebellum South.

Author: Lancelot Andrewes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anglican Communion
Languages : en
Pages : 612

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Author: London Orphan Asylum (LONDON)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148

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Author: Lancelot Andrewes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 748

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Author: Hebrew Orphan Asylum of New York
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120

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Author: Steven A. Reich
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 144085081X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 848

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This two-volume set is a thematically-arranged encyclopedia covering the social, political, and material culture of America during the Jim Crow Era. What was daily life really like for ordinary African American people in Jim Crow America, the hundred-year period of enforced legal segregation that began immediately after the Civil War and continued until the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965? What did they eat, wear, believe, and think? How did they raise their children? How did they interact with government? What did they value? What did they do for fun? This Daily Life encyclopedia explores the lives of average people through the examination of social, cultural, and material history. Supported by the most current research, the multivolume set examines social history topics—including family, political, religious, and economic life—as it illuminates elements of a society's emotional life, interactions, opinions, views, beliefs, intimate relationships, and connections between individuals and the greater world. It is broken up into topical sections, each dealing with a different aspect of cultural life. Each section opens with an introductory essay, followed by A–Z entries on various aspects of that topic.

Author: Joan F. Smith
Publisher: Imprint
ISBN: 125062469X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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For fans of John Green and Emily X.R. Pan, The Half-Orphan's Handbook by Joan F. Smith is a coming-of-age story and an empathetic, authentic exploration of grief with a sharp sense of humor and a big heart. It’s been three months since Lila lost her father to suicide. Since then, she’s learned to protect herself from pain by following two unbreakable rules: 1. The only people who can truly hurt you are the ones you love. Therefore, love no one. 2. Stay away from liars. Liars are the worst. But when Lila’s mother sends her to a summer-long grief camp, it’s suddenly harder for Lila to follow these rules. Potential new friends and an unexpected crush threaten to drag her back into life for the first time since her dad’s death. On top of everything, there’s more about what happened that Lila doesn’t know, and facing the truth about her family will be the hardest part of learning how a broken heart can love again. An Imprint Book

Author: Albany County (N.Y.). Board of Supervisors
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Albany County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1056

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