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61) The final case
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"A provocative new novel from the best-selling author of Snow Falling on Cedars--a moving father-son story that is also a taut courtroom drama and a bold examination of privilege, power, and how to live a meaningful life. In a small rural town outside Seattle, Joanna, an Ethiopian girl adopted by a white fundamentalist Christian family, is found dead of hypothermia in her own backyard--setting in motion a gripping journey into the complexities of...
62) Bad Bella
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
Description
After a family leaves her at the pound, Bella is taken in by a new couple, but begins to worry that she will be abandoned again.
63) Birthright
Author
Description
When 5,000-year-old human bones are found at a construction site in the Blue Ridge Mountain town of Woodsboro, the news draws archaeologist Callie Dunbrook out of her sabbatical and into a whirlwind of adventure, danger and romance.
64) Rescuing Penny Jane: one shelter volunteer, countless dogs, and the quest to find them all homes
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Formats
Description
"Drawing on her work at a shelter, her experiences living with her own two rescue dogs, and years of research, bestselling author and columnist Amy Sutherland takes us on an unforgettable journey into the special world of rescue and shelter dogs--and the growing number of dedicated people who are deeply invested in saving these precious lives."--
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"From the bestselling author of ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW comes a searing memoir of class, inequality, and grief-a daughter's search to understand the lives her adoptive parents led, the life she forged as an adult, and the lives she's lost. In this country, unless you attain extraordinary wealth, you will likely be unable to help your loved ones in all the ways you'd hoped. You will learn to live with the specific, hollow guilt of those who leave hardship...
68) Moose
Author
Series
Puppy place. Main series volume 23
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home. Charles is determined to help Moose, a giant Great Dane puppy. The problem is that this huge pup is scared of everything - loud noises, other dogs, even his own shadow! Charles has his work cut out for him. Can he help Moose calm down in order to find the perfect forever home?"--Page [4]...
69) I found a kitty!
Author
Series
Can I be your dog? volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Arfy finds a homeless kitten, he writes letters to prospective owners, hoping to find the perfect home for his new friend.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
You hear all sorts of things said or implied about adoption. Some information comes from people who know a lot about it, while some comes from people who don't know anything about it but make assumptions anyway. Some comes from people whose experiences have been good; some from those whose experiences have been bad. The result? Enough conflicting information to make your head spin.
So when everyone has an opinion and most of the books on the market
...71) The confession
Author
Series
Heritage of Lancaster County volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11
Description
Katie Lapp's identity had been shattered when she found the baby dress in the attic of her parent's Amish home. After being shunned, she sets out to find the ailing birth mother she has never known.
Author
Description
"When teenager Allison Glenn is sent to prison for a heinous crime, she leaves behind her reputation as Linden Falls' golden girl forever. Her parents deny the existence of their once-perfect child. Her former friends exult her downfall. Her sister, Brynn, faces whispered rumors every day in the hallways of their small Iowa high school. It's Brynn--shy, quiet Brynn--who carries the burden of what really happened that night. All she wants is to forget...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"What happens when life doesn't turn out like you planned? Mother of three adopted children--two with Down syndrome--Heather Avis learned that it's truly the lucky few that recognize God's plan is best, even when it is radically different from the plan we have ourselves. Your life may be uncomfortable and messy but you can be among the lucky few" -- provided by publisher.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Description
In this evocative and heartwarming novel for readers who loved The Thing About Jellyfish, the author of I Can Make This Promise tells the story of a Native American girl struggling to find her joy again. It's been a hard year for Maisie Cannon, ever since she hurt her leg and could not keep up with her ballet training and auditions. Her blended family is loving and supportive, but Maisie knows that they just can't understand how hopeless she feels....
76) Only mine
Author
Series
Description
While screening eligible bachelors for a romance reality competition being filmed in Fool's Gold, Dakota Hendrix is drawn to Finn Anderssen, a sexy stranger who, arriving in town with a chip on his shoulder, will do anything to keep his twin brothers off the show.
77) Lucky Girl
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Description
In a true story of family ties, journalist Mei-Ling Hopgood, one of the first wave of Asian adoptees to arrive in America, comes face to face with her past when her Chinese birth family suddenly requests a reunion after more than two decades.
In 1974, a baby girl from Taiwan arrived in America, the newly adopted child of a loving couple in Michigan. Mei-Ling Hopgood had an all-American upbringing, never really identifying with her Asian roots or...
Author
Pub. Date
20200225
Description
The true story of a 6-year-old boy with a dreadful secret.
Oskar’s school teacher raises the alarm. Oskar’s mother is abroad and he has been left in the care of ‘friends’, but has been arriving in school hungry, unkempt, and with bruises on his arms, legs and body. Experienced foster carer Cathy Glass is asked to look after him, but as the weeks pass her concerns deepen. Oskar is far too quiet for a child of six and is clearly scared of something...
79) Pollyanna
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Description
An abridged version of the tale of orphaned, eleven-year-old Pollyanna, who comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, bringing happiness to her aunt and other members of the community through her philosophy of gladness. Pollyanna knows the secret to finding a smile -- even when really bad things happen. From the moment she arrives in Beldingsville, she shares her Glad Game with everyone around her. But the person who needs Pollyanna's help...
80) Lion
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"As a five-year-old in India, I got lost on a train. Twenty-five years later, from Australia, I found my way back. This is what happened in between..." (Front cover).
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