Margaret O'Brien
Language
English
Description
A classic adventure of a young orphan sent to live at the dark and foreboding English estate of her widowed uncle and his crippled son. Led by a strong will and a stubborn temperament, Mary Lennox discovers the existence of a secret garden, the history of which slowly reveals the mystery of her uncle and his son's embittered lives. Eventually, the beloved garden becomes the only hope for their happiness and restoration from the haunting grip of the...
2) Lost Angel
Language
English
Description
A little girl named Alpha looks like a typical six-year-old. But to the professors she's an experiment: an orphan raised to be a genius. After newsman Mike Regan interviews the prodigy and gets her thinking about life beyond ivy-clad walls, Alpha flees her 'home' for adventure. The enterprising tot tracks Mike to a boxing match and soon gets involved with his job, his love life and, maybe, his future, if the irresponsible Mike ever realizes that what...
4) Jane Eyre
Language
English
Description
Jane comes to Thornfield Hall as a governess to the young ward of Edward Rochester. Denied love all her life, Jane can't help but be attracted to the intelligent, vibrant, energetic Mr. Rochester, a man twice her age. But just when Mr. Rochester seems to be returning the attention, he invites the beautiful and wealthy Blanche Ingram and her party to stay at his estates. Meanwhile, the secret of Thornfield Hall could ruin all their chances for happiness....
5) Madame Curie
Language
English
Description
Young Marie Sklodowska of Poland dreamed of being something more than being just a wife and mother. She defied convention to study physics and mathematics at the Sorbonne and with Pierre Curie, the professor who became her husband, goes on to make one of the greatest breakthroughs in 20th-century science.