When Hannah Perkins and her siblings were orphaned, they went to live with their Uncle who ran an eating house. Uncle Ernest only agreed to keep the children out of the workhouse if Hannah sang to entertain his customers.
In 1850, Carrie Kenworth had gone into service for the wealthy James Goodwin. When she learned that her employer’s granddaughter, Olive had run away five years ago, Carrie offered to go search for her.
Orphan Sarah Blane was sure she had found her long lost sister, Martha, working for a mysterious woman called ‘The Duchess’ who ran a school for beggars. Sarah was determined to win the girl’s confidence and affection, so that they could be reunited and live together with Sarah’s guardians. Sarah joins the academy in the hopes of getting close to ‘Martha’.
Young Emperor John of Maltavia had a giant black eagle which obeyed his commands – only his sister, Iris, knew it was one of his own mechanical inventions. When ex-Prime Minister Zarkos plotted to kill the royal pair and take over the country, they were saved by old Hanna of the woods. They hid in the woods and were joined by loyal people who want to help them.
Disguised as a crippled waif, ten year old Hannah Weston had taken a job in a strange doll shop. The shop was owned by Mrs. Scradget and Hannah gains her confidence so she can investigate the shop and secretly help the young children who are made to work in the shop. She discovers Mrs Scradget drains the children’s strength, transferring it to the dolls, so the dolls can be used to rob rich homes.
After a cholera epidemic, Sir Frederick Winton, a wealthy man decides to help orphan children taking them into his home. Clare Gaston is the first orphan he rescues and she becomes responsible for supervising the other children.
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Emily Dove, maid-of-all-work at Wildewood Court, is hiding her younger brother and sister in the house to save them from the dreaded Castleways Orphanage.
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A magical sundial enables Vicky Carson from 1991 and Emma Renshaw from 1891 to switch time periods. Vicky soon hates 1891, but Emma loves 1991 so much that she becomes reluctant to switch back.
