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Fifteen-year-old Miss Penelope Lumley, a recent graduate of the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, is hired as governess to three young children who have been raised by wolves and must teach them to behave in a civilized manner quickly, in preparation for a Christmas ball.
3) Wild
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"When Cade, a boy who has lived in the forest his whole life, saves a regular teen from a bear attack, he is brought into modern civilization for the first time"--
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Mowgli, the man-cub who is brought up by wolves in the jungles of Central India, is one of the greatest literary myths ever created. As he embarks on a series of thrilling escapades, Mowgli encounters such unforgettable creatures as Bagheera, the graceful black panther, and Shere Khan, the tiger with the blazing eyes. A rich and complex fable of human life, Kipling's enduring classic dazzles the imagination with its astonishing descriptive powers...
6) Dogchild
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2020.
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English
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Jeet was raised by a pack of wild dogs. Recaptured and 'rehumanised', Jeet now lives with the last of his people in an ancient walled town in the vast expanse of the Deathlands, besieged by a much larger enemy clan. They are preparing for the final battle and it's Jeet's task to record the events. But Jeet is struggling to come to terms with his half-human, half-dog identity. Can the impending conflict, and his relationship with another rehumanised...
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Ferals volume 3
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English
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When a spider feral appears vowing to uphold the Spinning Man's legacy and return Blackstone to an era of crime and fear, Caw must protect his loved ones and stop this new feral.
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Ferals volume 2
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English
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When the evil Mother of Flies emerges from the defeat of the Spinning Man and begins searching for the last vital piece of Blackstone's legacy, Caw, the last survivor of his line, teams up with his friend Lydia and loyal crow allies to protect their city.
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Melody Bird is fascinated by the walled off "plague" house she discovered near the the graveyard, but she is even more fascinated by the mysterious boy, Hal, she finds living there in secret; he tells her he is a spy-in-training, a story that Melody's friends Matthew and Jake do not believe, and they set out to find out more--and uncover a riddle even more confusing than Hal's spy story.
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Unhappy Penelope Lumley is trapped in unhappy Plinkst! Even the beets for which Plinkst is inexplicably famous fail to grow in this utterly miserable Russian village. Penelope anxiously counts the days and wonders how she will ever get back to England in time to save all the Ashtons--who, she now knows, include herself and the Incorrigible children, although their precise location on the family tree is still a mystery--from their accursèd fate....
14) The unseen guest
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English
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"Miss Penelope Lumley embarks on an investigation into the mysteries surrounding the Incorrigible children, Lord Ashton, the forests of Ashton Place, and her own past"--
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Series
Young Merlin trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
[1996]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A foundling rediscovers his identity through the help of the falconer who adopts him.
16) The wild girl
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Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
A young girl and a little brown dog live together, alone in the wilderness, until a big bear tries to share their cave.
18) The wild kid
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Pub. Date
1998.
Edition
First edition.
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English
Description
Twelve-year-old Sammy, who is mildly retarded, runs away from home and becomes a prisoner of Kevin, a wild kid living in the woods.
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Wild child volume 1
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
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English
Description
"A shy girl teaches a wild boy everything about modern living so he can impress Gam Gam at a family dinner"--Provided by publisher.
20) Tarzan
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1999.
Edition
First edition.
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English
Description
A baby boy, left alone in the African jungle after the deaths of his parents, is adopted by an ape and raised to manhood without ever seeing another human being.
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