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Nobody’s Boy
This is a story of an “orphan” boy. When he is eight, he finds out that the woman he thought was his mother is not. He had been found abandoned as a baby, and had been kept with the hope of a fine reward when his rich family finds him. But the family needs money, and he is sold to a traveling entertainer. Follow his wandering life, sometimes so hopeful and sometimes so hopeless, to the surprising conclusion of the story. 237 pages; paper.
Nobody’s Girl
Thirteen-year-old Perrine arrives in Paris with her sick mother. They want to get to her dead father’s relatives north of Paris before their money and health run out. However, the mother dies while still in the city, so Perrine journeys on alone. Even in her desperate poverty, she will not stoop to stealing but proves her truthfulness and loyalty at her new job. And in the end, her dying mother’s vision came true, for she had said, “I see my darling will be loved!” 220 pages; paper.