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Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
225 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Twelve-year-old Jaden, an emotionally damaged adopted boy fascinated by electricity, feels a connection to a small, weak toddler with special needs in Kazakhstan, where Jaden's family is trying to adopt a "normal" baby.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
392 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
In China, a foundling girl with a deformed hand raised in secret by an American woman must navigate China's strict adoption system when she is torn away from the only family she has ever known.
Author
Series
Greenglass House volume 1
Formats
Description
At Greenglass House, a smuggler's inn, twelve-year-old Milo, the innkeepers' adopted son, plans to spend his winter holidays relaxing but soon guests are arriving with strange stories about the house sending Milo and Meddy, the cook's daughter, on an adventure.
5) Trouper
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Description
Trouper, a three-legged dog, remembers his life as a stray, before he was adopted.
6) Gizmo
Author
Series
The puppy place. Main series volume 32
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
89 pages ; 20 cm
Description
After taking in Gizmo the Sheltie puppy, the Petersons learn this little puppy must have something to do before his energy destroys everything in Charles and Lizzie's house.
7) Gus
Author
Series
The puppy place. Main series volume 37
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
84 pages ; 20 cm.
Description
Mom Peterson has trouble finding a family good enough to adopt the adorable Labradoodle, Gus.
8) Shoe dog
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
In order to stay in the warm and cozy home he has longed for, Shoe Dog must learn to stop chewing shoes.
10) Found
Author
Series
The missing volume 1
Formats
Description
When thirteen-year-olds Jonah and Chip, who are both adopted, learn they were discovered on a plane that appeared out of nowhere, full of babies with no adults on board, they realize that they have uncovered a mystery involving time travel and two opposing forces, each trying to repair the fabric of time.
Author
Publisher
Two Lions, a trademark of Amazon
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"How MUCH is the crazy-much love?" This simple question is answered as two parents recount the journey of adopting their daughter and the many milestone moments that follow. From the child's first bath and first time riding a tricycle, all the way to her boarding that big yellow bus, the crazy-much love grows SO MUCH that it spills out the windows and busts down the doors. A warm, lyrical celebration of the deep love parents hold for their children,...
12) The stray
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 27 cm
Description
"A family tries to adopt a stray alien, with unexpected results"--
15) Levi's family
Author
Series
Formats
Description
Introduces Levi and his parents who first took care of Levi as foster parents when he needed a safe place to live and then adopted him.
17) Otis
Author
Series
Kitty corner volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
89 p. ; 19 cm.
Description
When Michael and Mia hear about an abandoned kitten at the animal shelter, they volunteer to take Otis in until they can find him a permanent home.
18) Pick a pup
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 29 cm.
Description
After observing different types of dogs in his neighborhood, Sam and Gram go to the local pet shelter to choose a puppy.
20) Fleabag
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
A stray dog and a lonely boy become fast friends at a neighborhood park, but everything changes when the boy's family decides to move away.
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