An updated handbook explains how to get started in researching one's family history on the Internet, describes useful online sources of and services on genealogical information, and offers tips on accessing the Library of Congress's huge resources. Original. (Beginner).

After he is thrown out by his stepfather when his mother dies, Alex must manage on his own on the streets of Rio de Janeiro, where he meets the 'Angels of the Asphalt,' a group of children who survive by stealing and by sniffing glue.

Fergus is a teenager, damaged by his past. When he discovers that the one person he had come to love has also betrayed him, he sets out to find her in the west country village of Middlehempston. He teams up with an escaped killer dog, and this unlikely doomed pair become a force to contend with.

The incredible story that fans of The Sun Sword series have been waiting to read-the battle for control of House Terafin-from a writer of "talent and depth."* Orphaned and left to fend for herself in the slums of Averalaan, Jewel Markess- Jay to her friends-meets an unlikely savior in Rath, a man who prowls the ruins of the undercity. Nursing Jay back to health is an unusual act for a man who renounced his own family long ago, and the situation becomes stranger still when Jay begins to form a den of other rescued children in Rath's home. But worse perils lurk beneath the slums: the demons that once nearly destroyed the Essalieyan Empire are stirring again, and soon Rath and Jay will find themselves targets of these unstoppable beings.

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Sometimes statues are granted a chance to become warm, breathing creatures. The stone lion has only one dream—to run, pounce, and leap in the park across from where he sits. But one snowy night, when a baby is abandoned at his paws, he is compelled to think differently. This heartwarming and inspiring tale, with stunning Depression-era illustrations by Ritva Voutila, demonstrates the power of kindness and its profound ability to change lives.

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