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Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Alice's life is about to change. She's a skinny orphan. She's never been able to hear too well. And she can't speak too well, either. The only person who seems to care for her -- one of the nuns at the orphanage -- gets taken away from Alice in a freak accident. And then one day somebody calls Alice by the wrong name. Miami, she says. Miami Shaw. Miami Shaw, who may be Alice's twin sister. Who lives only a few miles away. Who has what Alice has always...
2) Edgar Allan
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Selected as one of the New York Times Book Review's Best Books of the Year and honored worldwide, Edgar Allan was an immediate sensation when it was first published. "This is not a novel about prejudice or race relations or brotherhood, or anything too simple. It is about parents and children, young people and older people, about love and failure, loss and discovery, coming to terms with our self and others. Edgar Allan . . . is a work of Art." Its...
Author
Series
Amish blessings volume 2
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Abigail's Amish life has always followed a certain path . . . until an Englisch woman disrupts all she's known to be true. Growing up Amish, Abigail Bontrager often felt like a square peg in a round hole. Her pie crusts always turned out tough. Her stitches always ran crooked. She was clumsy. Not ideal for an aspiring Amish wife and mother, but her faith and love of her family, which are so much more important, are solid. Plus, her relationship with...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Birthmothers presents intimate and stirring accounts of more than seventy women who surrendered babies for adoption. It follows their lives long-term, from discovery of their pregnancies through the present, and identifies the Birthmother Syndrome-a pattern of behavior and emotions resulting from surrender. With heartwarming candor, Birthmothers reveals the stories of the invisible side of the adoption triangle, and touches everyone involved in adoption,...
Author
Series
Publisher
The University of South Carolina Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A Southern family's adoption of a Korean orphan uncovers long-buried tensions in this novel of family, heritage, and clashing cultures. Set in the insular South of Broad neighborhood of Charleston, South Carolina, A Southern Girl is a tale of international adoption and Southern identity, of family bonds and hidden biases. With two sons and a successful career, Coleman Carter's life seems complete until his wife, Elizabeth, champions their adoption...
6) Bad Bella
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Bella, Bella, Bella! A wonderful, funny, heartfelt tale of a very good 'bad' dog, and her enduring quest for that thing we all seek: a place to call home. I loved this book! I love Bella!" -Garth Stein, New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain
Perfect for fans of Racing in the Rain and Because of Winn Dixie! Ali Standish, author of the critically acclaimed The Ethan I Was Before and August Isle, delivers a rebarkable...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A young girl hopes to find her mother as she rides an Orphan Train to find a new life out west in "this finely crafted, heart-wrenching story" ( Publishers Weekly , starred review). Marianne, heading west with fourteen other children on an Orphan Train, is sure her mother will show up at one of the stations along the way. When her mother left Marianne at the orphanage, hadn't she promised she'd come for her after making a new life in the West?...
8) Just Like Me
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In the tradition of Every Soul a Star and Inside Out & Back Again , Just Like Me is a funny, uplifting summer camp story about unlikely friendships and finding your place in the world from the award-winning author of This Journal Belongs to Ratchet . Who eats Cheetos with chopsticks?! Avery and Becca, my "Chinese Sisters," that's who. We're not really sisters-we were just adopted from the same orphanage. And we're nothing alike. They like egg rolls,...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Fans of Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech's Ruby Holler will love her latest tween novel about finding family when you least expect it. When a young couple finds a boy asleep on their porch, their lives take a surprising turn. Unable to speak, the boy Jacob can't explain his history. All John and Marta know is that they have been chosen to care for him. And, as their connection and friendship with Jacob grow, they embrace his exuberant spirit and...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Minna wishes for many things. She wishes she understood the quote taped above her mother's typewriter: Fact and fiction are different truths. She wishes her mother would stop writing long enough to really listen to her. She wishes her house were peaceful and orderly like her friend Lucas's. Most of all, she wishes she could find a vibrato on her cello and play Mozart the way he deserves to be played. Minna soon discovers that some things can't be...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The doctrine of adoption -- God's decision to adopt sinful men and women into his family -- stands at the heart of Christianity. In light of this, Christians' efforts to adopt beautifully illustrate the truth of the gospel. In this popular-level and practical manifesto, Russell Moore encourages Christians to adopt children and to help other Christian families to do the same. He shows that adoption is not just about couples who have struggled to have...
12) Mother of My Son
Author
Publisher
Pelican Book Group
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
College student Amber Swansen gives birth alone. In desperation, she abandons the newborn, buries her secret, and attempts to get on with her life. No matter how far she runs, she can't escape the guilt. Years later and still haunted by her past, Amber meets Beth Dilinger. Friendship blossoms between the two women, but Beth's son is a constant, painful reminder to Amber of the child she abandoned. When heartache hits, causing Amber to grapple with...
Author
Publisher
Crossway
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
A stirring call to Christian families and churches to be a people who care for orphans, not just in word, but in deed. The gospel of Jesus Christ-the good news that through Jesus we have been adopted as sons and daughters into God's family-means that Christians ought to be at the forefront of the adoption of orphans in North America and around the world. Russell D. Moore does not shy away from this call in Adopted for Life, a popular-level, practical...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
"Cynthia Hand is the master of pulling at your heartstrings. The How & the Why tells both sides of an adoption story with love, compassion, and care." -Brigid Kemmerer, New York Times bestselling author of Letters to the Lost
A poignant exploration of family and the ties that bind, from New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Hand.
Cassandra McMurtrey has the best parents a girl could ask for; they've given Cass a life she wouldn't trade for the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Hope Bowman believes God is punishing her for giving up her firstborn son when she was a teenager. She's hidden this secret from her husband, who is thankful for their daughters but longs for a son. Hope prays desperately, but the son God sends her isn't a new baby but the fifteen-year-old boy she gave up years ago.
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This uplifting, fun collection of photographs and biographies of rescue dogs is the perfect book for animal lovers.
Man's best friend! What better way to showcase adoptable dogs than by letting their true personalities shine in a photo booth! In the tradition of the best-selling dog photography book, Underwater Dogs, Shelter Dogs in a Photo Booth wins the heart of all dog lovers.
Often seen as sad, rejected, and behind cold metal bars, it's no wonder...
Author
Series
Publisher
Dogwise Publishing
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
What exactly is a Do-Over Dog? It might be a shelter dog you're working with to help her become more adoptable. Perhaps it's the dog you've adopted, rescued, or even found running stray who is now yours to live with and love ... forever. Or it could be the dog you've lived with for years but you realize he still has "issues-that make him a challenging canine companion. A Do-Over Dog is any dog that you think needs--make that deserves--a second chance...
Author
Publisher
Weldon Owen
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
More than 200 tips on choosing and caring for your new feline friend, from North America's largest non-profit pet adoption website. Includes photos! From adoption and care to behavior and communication, this comprehensive guide to cats comes from the experts at Adopt-a-Pet.com, who have spent many years connecting homeless pets to their new families. It covers: Basics: Understand your new kitten or cat, prepare for a new arrival, get the skinny on...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
From the author of The Kid Who Changed the World , this hilarious rhyming story, complete with charming art, offers comfort to children who often feel left out or are in need of a good friend. At some point, almost every child struggles with feeling like they don't fit in or are left out -- just like Henry Hodges. Henry is a lonely little boy on a lonely little street who longs for a friend. One day, his mother and father take him to a pet rescue...
Author
Series
Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Is the past sometimes best left alone?
Fiona Norwood is happily married, with a small daughter and another baby on the way. Her life should be complete. But she has a secret in her past, and a part of her cannot forget the baby girl she was forced to give up for adoption when she was seventeen.
Meanwhile, Debbie Hargreaves has known ever since she was a little girl that she was adopted. Her parents are kind and loving and she has a happy home life,...
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