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The orphan collector  Cover Image Large Print Book Large Print Book

The orphan collector / Ellen Marie Wiseman.

Summary:

"In the fall of 1918, thirteen-year-old German immigrant Pia is left to tend to her infant twin brothers after her father enlists in the Army. Since her baby died days ago, Bernice Groves has been lost in grief and bitterness. Bernice plans to transform the city's orphans and immigrant children into what she feels are "true Americans." When Pia returns home one day her brothers are gone. It will be a long and arduous journey to learn what happened even as Bernice plots to keep the truth hidden at any cost." -- Provided by publisher

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781643587608
  • ISBN: 1643587609
  • Physical Description: 614 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
  • Edition: Center Point Large Print edition.
  • Publisher: Thorndike, ME : Center Point Large Print, 2021.
Subject: Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 > Fiction.
Immigrants > Fiction.
Orphans > Fiction.
Orphanages > Fiction.
Justice > Fiction.
Genre: Large print books.
Historical fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 8 of 8 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 0 of 0 copies available at Webb City Public.
  • 0 of 0 copies available at Webb City Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date

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1001 . ‡aWiseman, Ellen Marie, ‡eauthor. ‡0(ME)17985
24514. ‡aThe orphan collector / ‡cEllen Marie Wiseman.
250 . ‡aCenter Point Large Print edition.
264 1. ‡aThorndike, ME : ‡bCenter Point Large Print, ‡c2021.
264 4. ‡c©2020
300 . ‡a614 pages (large print) ; ‡c23 cm
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338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier
340 . ‡nlarge print ‡2rda
520 . ‡a"In the fall of 1918, thirteen-year-old German immigrant Pia is left to tend to her infant twin brothers after her father enlists in the Army. Since her baby died days ago, Bernice Groves has been lost in grief and bitterness. Bernice plans to transform the city's orphans and immigrant children into what she feels are "true Americans." When Pia returns home one day her brothers are gone. It will be a long and arduous journey to learn what happened even as Bernice plots to keep the truth hidden at any cost." -- ‡cProvided by publisher
650 0. ‡aInfluenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 ‡vFiction.
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650 0. ‡aOrphans ‡vFiction. ‡0(ME)28001
650 0. ‡aOrphanages ‡vFiction.
650 0. ‡aJustice ‡vFiction.
655 7. ‡aLarge print books. ‡2lcgft ‡0(ME)833781
655 7. ‡aHistorical fiction. ‡2lcgft ‡0(ME)209
655 7. ‡aBildungsromans. ‡2lcgft ‡0(ME)181
655 7. ‡aNovels. ‡2lcgft ‡0(ME)311
902 . ‡aMJ8 ‡b10/18/2023 ‡cmerged
904 . ‡aMARCIVE 2023
904 . ‡aMARCIVE 2023
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