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Bad Kitty (Chapter books) volume 4
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Language
English
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Bad Kitty is not pleased when a baby joins her family. Includes fun facts and tips for training a cat to perform tricks.
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Language
English
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From New York Times bestselling Joanna Ho, of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, and award-winning educator Liz Kleinrock comes a powerful companion picture book about adoption and family. A young girl who is a transracial adoptee learns to love her Asian eyes and finds familial connection and meaning through them, even though they look different from her parents'. Her family bond is deep and their connection is filled with love. She wonders about her...
6) Barney
Author
Series
Puppy place. Main series volume 57
Language
English
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Lizzie Peterson is excited to watch her best friend Maria in an equestrian competition. As the horses get ready to compete, a curious dachshund races straight into the ring! When Lizzie finds that the puppy belongs to a family who is a bit overwhelmed, she decides to help them re-home Barney. But finding the perfect owners for this loud and peppy dog might not be so easy.
7) Gus
Author
Series
Puppy place. Main series volume 37
Language
English
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Mom Peterson has trouble finding a family good enough to adopt the adorable Labradoodle, Gus.
9) Just like me
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In this story about unlikely friendships and finding your place in the world, three very different girls, adopted as babies from the same Chinese orphanage, spend a week at a summer camp, where the adoption agency coordinator wants them to journal their "bonding" experience.
11) Gizmo
Author
Series
Puppy place. Main series volume 32
Language
English
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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.
12) Found
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Series
The missing volume 1
Language
English
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.
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Series
Can I be your dog? volume 1
Language
English
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A dog looking for a home sends letters to prospective owners on Butternut Street, with surprising results.
15) Greenglass House
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Series
Greenglass House volume 1
Language
English
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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.
16) Jupiter rising
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Language
English
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"When Jack's P.E. coach pairs him up with Jay Perkins for the cross-country team, neither of them is happy about it. Jack is grieving the loss of Joseph, his foster brother, and adjusting to his role as big brother to Jupiter, Joseph's orphaned daughter. Dealing with Jay Perkins--who'd once ganged up with his buddies to jump Joseph in the locker room--is the last thing he wants to do. But then Jack realizes that Jay is grieving too--the loss of his...
Author
Series
Mermaid tales volume 20
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Pearl Swamp is not happy when her selection as the next winter princess is overshadowed by her family's decision to adopt a baby boy.
20) If Only
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English
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BEFORE: When Bridget imagined her life at sixteen, it didn't look like this. She didn't think that her boyfriend would dump her for another girl. And she certainly didn't think that she would be pregnant. With just a few months until she gives birth, Bridget must envision an entirely new futureone for her baby. But as she sifts through the many paths and the many people who want to parent her child, she can't help but feel that there is no right decision....
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