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Orphan Eleven

Gennifer Choldenko

Ages: 9+

Published: 2020

Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books/Random House

ISBN: 978-0-3857-4255-9

Keywords: Elephants

In 1939, four young people escape from an abusive orphanage and find hope when they join the intriguing world of a traveling circus.