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They're just momentary glimpses at first: her front door is red instead of its usual green, there's a pre-school where the garden store should be. But when her whole town disappears for hours, fading away into rolling hills and grazing buffalo, Natalie knows something isn't right. She gets a visit from the kind but mysterious apparition she calls "Grandmother, " who tells her: "You have three months to save him." And when she meets Beau, it's as if...
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Greenglass House volume 1
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English
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It's wintertime at Greenglass House. The creaky smuggler's inn is always quiet during this season, and twelve-year-old Milo, the innkeepers' adopted son, plans to spend his holidays relaxing. But on the first icy night of vacation, out of nowhere, the guest bell rings. Then rings again. And again. Soon Milo's home is bursting with odd, secretive guests, each one bearing a strange story that is somehow connected to the rambling old house. As objects...
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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An inspiring story of identity and self-esteem from celebrated athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick. When Colin Kaepernick was five years old, he was given a simple school assignment: draw a picture of yourself and your family. What young Colin does next with his brown crayon changes his whole world and worldview, providing a valuable lesson on embracing and celebrating his Black identity through the power of radical self-love and knowing your inherent...
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Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Daniel loves birds, and wants to learn how to whistle as a gift for his new adoptive baby sister Angela. On the day of her adoption, Daniel still can't whistle. It is through meeting Jessie, Angela's birthmother, that Daniel may learn the trick to whistle like the birds he loves."--
8) Gold
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Publisher
Creston Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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Who belongs and who doesn't? Do members of the same family all look the same? This wordless picture book plays with our assumptions about family. Is the little girl making food an uninvited guest, taking advantage of the bear family's open door? Or is she someone else entirely?
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NubeOcho
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"Adopted children are very wanted. A sweet story to talk about the long wait for the parents. The arrival of the child and the happiness of the family. One of the few picture books that talk about adoption in sucha beautiful way. A both that is both beautiful and necessary"--Provided by publisher.
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Gifted clans volume 3
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Disney/Hyperion
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Thirteen year-old Riley was not born to be a leader, but the magical community thinks she and her adopted brother, Dahl, are meant to lead the world into the Age of the Final Eclipse, so now the one thing Riley must do is believe in herself.
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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...
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Paw Prints Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Jeet and his puppy Fudge love to read books and wish they could make more friends who also like to read. Inspired by another Sikh boy practicing his seva (his selfless act of kindness) by donating books to people in need, Jeet and Fudge set out with their Mom and Dad to give back to their community. Could it bring some reading buddies their way as well?"--
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Pub. Date
2023
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English
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This children's picture book specifically introduces the concept of adoption to young minds. The story follows two husbands and their journey to build their family with the help of a wishing star and the biological mother who answers their prayers. An uplifting tale, the book simplifies how a non-traditional family comes to be through whimsical rhyming verse. The story conveys the clear message of a family being built through love.
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Paw Prints Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Jeet, his puppy Fudge, and their Dad are at the local waterpark to volunteer for the animal shelter adoption event. After they are done helping, it's time for some rides, including THE ULTIMATE waterslide. Woo hoo!!! But before they're able to take their turn, they'll need to learn the Sikh values of patience, compassion, and self-control!"--
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Mascot Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Montana is a thinker and a rememberer, and tomorrow is his Memory Day. He used to be a foster kid, but now he lives with New Mom, who adopted him. There's a differentness about this mom--she's like a steady stream that gurgles. But Montana is still adjusting to his place in this family, and life on a farm in the middle of winter"--Publisher description.
17) Dog rules
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Balzer + Bray, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
Description
Two dogs try to teach their new puppy to be a good dog. But instead of growling, it tweets. Instead of doing tricks, it eats a worm. Will the puppy ever learn the dog rules?
18) Vee in between
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Second Story Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Vee's favorite story is the day she met her parents. When Vee was still a baby, they flew to China to adopt her and bring her home. But when she struggles to keep up in Chinese dance class, Vee longs for a closer connection with her birth culture. At the same time, people in her community make Vee feel out of place in her own family. Vee wants to embrace every part of herself, but it's hard when she feels like she has to choose. With help from another...
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Donut dreams volume 3
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
Description
Everything's better with a donut. Molly has always considered her adopted family her real family. She's never had reason to question where she fits until she has to do a report on her family tree for school. Suddenly, she has nothing but questions. If the point of a family tree is to show where she comes from, is it okay to include people that aren't her birth family? Being mixed up with doubt may not be a recipe for success, but when Molly reaches...
20) Heaven
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Heaven trilogy volume 1
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English
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At fourteen, Marley knows she has Momma's hands and Pops's love for ice cream, that her brother doesn't get on her nerves too much, and that Uncle Jack is a big mystery. But Marley doesn't know all she thinks she does, because she doesn't know the truth. And when the truth comes down with the rain one stormy summer afternoon, it changes everything. It turns Momma and Pops into liars. It makes her brother a stranger and Uncle Jack an even bigger mystery....
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